Campbelltown Sports Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 16 NRL game between Wests Tigers and Melbourne Storm. The game kicks off at 7:35 pm with Melbourne Storm heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Wests Tigers vs. Melbourne Storm game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Saturday June 17, 2023 at 7:35 pm

Where: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

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Wests Tigers vs Melbourne Storm Preview

Wests Tigers and Melbourne Storm are both navigating wide-ranging team list changes ahead of this Saturday night encounter at Campbelltown.

Following their gallant comeback at home against Canberra in Round 14 that resulted in an agonising 20-19 loss, the Tigers produced their worst display in over two months on the Gold Coast last Thursday, crashing to a 28-12 defeat – not aided by the mid-game loss of Api Koroisau and Luke Brooks.

The pair’s absence, along with Stefano Utoikamamu’s Blues debut, disrupts the Tigers’ line-up this week.

Starford To’a is the surprise halves replacement with Brent Naden returning at centre, while 18-year-old dummy-half Tallyn Da Silva will debut off the bench and Jake Simpkins starts at hooker. Alex Seyfarth has been added to the bench.

The Storm bounced back from a jarring 45-20 loss in Townsville to destroy fellow heavyweights Cronulla 54-10, claiming outright third spot in the process.

But it’s a very different side that heads to Sydney: Cameron Munster and Harry Grant have been joined in the Queensland team by Xavier Coates, while Christian Welch is out suspended and Eliesa Katoa (eye) is injured.

George Jennings grabs a wing spot, Jonah Pezet will play five-eighth and Bronson Garlick is at hooker. Aaron Pene and Alec MacDonald join the bench, with Justin Olam (head knock) named 18th man.

The Storm are on a five-match winning streak against the Tigers, taking their overall record in the rivalry to 24-12 – coincidentally the scoreline in a scrappy 24-12 result in Round 4 at AAMI Park earlier this year. The Storm are 3-0 at Campbelltown against the joint venture.

Melbourne is well-versed in the art of performing without its Origin contingent and still possess enough class and leadership in the form of Jahrome Hughes, Nick Meaney and Nelson Asofa-Solomona to account for a significantly rejigged Wests Tigers side.

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