<p>ne of the many teams fresh off a bye this week, the Brisbane Broncos will look to climb up the ladder when they host the Cronulla Sharks at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon.</p> <p>A rampant 44-14 victory over the Titans ended a concerning four-match losing streak for the Broncos and has them placed in seventh position.</p> <p>The win coincided with the electric return of fullback Reece Walsh, who scored a double. Despite achieving the desired result over the Dragons last round with a 30-18 comeback win, the Sharks still have plenty more to offer. They sit fifth on the ladder but interestingly would find themselves below Brisbane with a loss on Sunday, such is the closeness of the standings at the moment.</p> <p>Patrick Carrigan and Payne Haas have been named to back up from Origin II for Brisbane, while Jack Gosiewski returns after an injury layoff, replacing Ben Te Kura.</p> <p>For the visitors, Siosifa Talakai slots into the backline and Daniel Atkinson comes onto the bench with Mawene Hiroti out.</p> <p>Here’s how both sides should line up for this Suncorp showdown, as well as some betting tips for the H2H, first try scorer, and over/under markets. This is our Broncos vs Sharks prediction.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Broncos vs Sharks Teams</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Brisbane Broncos Team List</h3> <p>1. Reece Walsh</p> <p>2. Josiah Karapani</p> <p>3. Kotoni Staggs</p> <p>4. Gehamat Shibasaki</p> <p>5. Jesse Arthars</p> <p>6. Ezra Mam</p> <p>7. Adam Reynolds</p> <p>8. Corey Jensen&nbsp;</p> <p>9. Cory Paix</p> <p>10. Payne Haas</p> <p>11. Brendan Piakura</p> <p>12. Jordan Riki</p> <p>13. Patrick Carrigan&nbsp;</p> <p>14. Billy Walters</p> <p>15. Kobe Hetherington</p> <p>16. Xavier Willison</p> <p>17. Jack Gosiewski</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Cronulla Sharks Team List</h3> <p>1. Will Kennedy</p> <p>2. Sione Katoa</p> <p>3. Jesse Ramien</p> <p>4. Sifa Talakai</p> <p>5. Ronaldo Mulitalo</p> <p>6. Braydon Trindall</p> <p>7. Nicho Hynes</p> <p>8. Addin Fonua-Blake</p> <p>9. Blayke Brailey</p> <p>10. Oregon Kaufusi</p> <p>11. Briton Nikora</p> <p>12. Teig Wilton</p> <p>13. Cameron McInnes</p> <p>14. Daniel Atkinson</p> <p>15. Jesse Colquhoun</p> <p>16. Toby Rudolf</p> <p>17. Braden Hamlin-Uele</p>

<h2>Broncos vs Sharks Prediction and Betting Tips</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Head-to-Head Prediction</h3> <p>The Sharks are in the sweet spot of currently being a top team with no Origin representation.</p> <p>The same can’t be said for the Broncos in either regard at the moment. They'll have a number of players in the Origin arena and outside of a big win over the lowly Titans, haven’t resembled much of a threat for some time now.</p> <p>Can Brisbane’s Origin stars make it back from Perth in one piece? At the very least we expect to see a slight reshuffle in their pack, with either Payne Haas or Pat Carrigan, or both, playing reduced minutes and starting this one on the bench.</p> <p>Suncorp Stadium is always a factor, but all things considered we’re taking the Sharks in a close one here.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> Cronulla Sharks.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>First Try Scorer Prediction</h3> <p>If there’s one man who can save the Broncos season, it’s their mercurial fullback Reece Walsh.</p> <p>After a slow start to the season, followed by an absence through injury, Reece Lightning returned last time out, to celebrate his skipper Adam Reynolds’ 300th first grade game with a late double.</p> <p>Walsh has also scored at least one try in each of his last five home appearances against opponents that were ranked higher on the ladder, is this the start of a try scoring streak for the young superstar? We think so.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong>Reece Walsh.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Over/Under Prediction</h3> <p>Recent history is a pretty strong indicator as to how this one could play out in terms of total match points.</p> <p>Each of the last five matches between Brisbane and Cronulla have gone under the total match points line and that’s the way we’re leaning here.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong>Under total match points.</p>

<h2>Broncos vs Sharks Match Details</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> Sunday, June 22, 2025.</p> <p><strong>Kick-off: </strong>2:00pm AEST.</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.&nbsp;</p>