Raiders
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Match Complete
Bulldogs
20
| J. Croker |  | 71 | ||
| T. Starling |  | 70 | ||
| J. Croker | | 60 | ||
| H. Young | | 59 | ||
| J. Wighton | | 54 | ||
| J. Croker | | 50 | ||
| J. Wighton | | 48 | ||
| 40 | | N. Meaney | ||
| 40 | | K. Holland | ||
| 35 | | J. Jackson | ||
| 29 | | R. Faitala-Mariner | ||
| J. Croker | | 18 | ||
| T. Starling | | 17 | ||
| J. Croker | | 16 | ||
| J. Tapine | | 15 | ||
| 10 | | N. Meaney | ||
| 9 | | D. Watene-Zelezniak |
| 6 | Tries | 4 | ||
| 5 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
The Canberra Raiders look to keep their top-four hopes alive against the Canterbury Bulldogs. Join The Roar for live scores from 6:30pm (AEST).
The Raiders dealt with the challenge posed by the Titans, coming away with a comfortable 36-16 win. The game will be remembered for that ankle tap, when a flying Josh Papalii raced 60 metres to stop Titans half Jamal Fogarty from scoring a certain try.
The Bulldogs will have unhappier memories of last weekend, twice surrendering a lead to the Warriors and throwing away a golden chance to move off the bottom of the ladder.
Steve Georgallis has responded to the capitulation by dropping prized English recruit Luke Thompson, along with Reimis Smith, Jack Cogger, Jake Averillo and Sauaso Sue. The coach is clearly trying to send a message that last week’s effort wasn’t good enough, which is admirable. Whether the Dogs have enough depth to make sweeping changes is another story.
Canberra will know a win is vital here, setting up a clash with the Roosters next week which could be decisive in who secures fourth position. Ricky Stuart’s charges have been good at beating teams below them on the ladder handily this season, and expect this to be no different.
Game information
Kick-off: 6:30pm (AEST)
Venue: GIO Stadium, Canberra
TV: Fox Sports
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, NRL Live Pass
Odds: Raiders $1.11, Bulldogs $6.50
Teams
Raiders
1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 2. Jordan Rapana, 3. Jarrod Croker, 4. Curtis Scott, 5. Nick Cotric, 6. Jack Wighton, 7. George Williams, 8. Josh Papalii, 9. Siliva Havili, 10. Dunamis Lui, 11. John Bateman, 12. Elliott Whitehead, 13. Hudson Young
Bench/Reserves: 14. Tom Starling, 15. Joseph Tapine, 16. Ryan Sutton, 17. Matthew Timoko, 18. Sam Williams, 19. Harley Smith-Shields, 20. Kai O’Donnell, 21. Matt Frawley
Bulldogs
1. Will Hopoate, 2. Nick Meaney, 3. Marcelo Montoya, 4. Kerrod Holland, 5. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 6. Kieran Foran, 7. Lachlan Lewis, 8. Ofahiki Ogden, 9. Jeremy Marshall-King, 10. Dylan Napa, 11. Josh Jackson, 12. Raymond Faitala-Mariner, 13. Aiden Tolman
Bench/Reserves: 14. Sione Katoa, 15. Renouf To’omaga, 16. Dean Britt, 17. Matt Doorey, 19. Luke Thompson, 20. Jack Cogger, 21. Reimis Smith, 22. Tim Lafai
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
bad luck Dogs, Congrats Bruce and the gang. bring on next week.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
i must agree. I honestly ca't watch Broncos ATM, so disappointing.
King in the north
Roar Rookie
The Dogs don’t deserve to be bottom of the ladder. The Broncos, on the other hand...
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70
Short Memory
Guest
Absolutely rubbish penalty call against the Doggies there.
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59
Tony the VIC pirate
Love the ball boy!!!
Short Memory
Guest
Cameron Smith is GOAT...? Are we sure? I reckon a team of 13 Jack Wightons beats a team of 13 Cam Smiths 7 days a week.
Danno1
Roar Rookie
Looks like it's the same old song for the doggies
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50
Danno1
Roar Rookie
C'mon dogs.... back on the attack now....
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Tony the VIC pirate
Doggies getting the rub of the green here
farkurnell
Roar Rookie
the obvious reason for this score line is the whole Canberra Stadium and Raiders team are in shock - Tolman has passed the ball on 3 separate occasions,they are not coping with this development.
Bloke7
Roar Rookie
About time...giving away set restarts on the 1st tackle is a blight on the rule
Caractacus
Guest
I’m a big Croker fan but he’s not having a good season.
King in the north
Roar Rookie
I did say there would be upsets this round and this is the match I was most worried about. If I had a dollar for every time the Raiders - when challenging for the top 4 - struggled against bottom 4 teams....