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Welcome to The Furnace! A weekly game preview with each team's burning questions for Round 12.
Welcome to The Furnace!
Canterbury Bulldogs vs Dolphins at Accor Stadium, 7.50pm AEST
In this weekly preview, foxsports.com.au dissects every game by looking at each team's burning question.
Read on for The Furnace for Round 12
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THURSDAY MAY 22
Warriors miss Barnett, Fisher-Harris; Raiders lose Young; several Warriors players doubtful due to injuries.
The Warriors will be without their form prop Mitch Barnett while the Raiders will be down back rower Hudson Young due to Origin duties.
The Warriors though will come into this game without fellow prop James Fisher-Harris, due to suspension, while Jackson Ford, Edward Kosi, Ali Leiataua and Rocco Berry are all doubtful due to injury.
Joe Tapine is shocked by Corey Horsburgh's Origin omission, calling it a boost for opponents.
Joe Tapine was shocked by Corey Horsburgh's State of Origin omission and the Canberra Raiders captain said it created a monster for their opponents.
Horsburgh's produced a strong start to the NRL season as part of a Raiders team that's sitting third on the ladder.
But Queensland coach Billy Slater opted for other forward options whose statistics were inferior to Horsburgh's - including three forwards from the last-placed Gold Coast Titans.