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Canberra Raiders
20
Match Complete
St. George Illawarra Dragons
12
| J. Croker |  | 69 | ||
| J. Croker |  | 44 | ||
| T. Starling |  | 43 | ||
| J. Croker | | 36 | ||
| J. Wighton | | 34 | ||
| 30 | | T. Sims | ||
| J. Croker | | 24 | ||
| J. Rapana | | 23 | ||
| 16 | | Z. Lomax | ||
| 10 | | Z. Lomax | ||
| 8 | | M. Feagai |
| 3 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 3 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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Finals are on the line for the Canberra Raiders and St George Illawarra Dragons as they take to the Gold Coast in what looms as an elimination final. Keep in touch with the action from Cbus Super Stadium with live scores on The Roar from 6pm (AEST).
The Raiders’ sparkling recent form came to a crashing halt in Round 20 with a 34-24 loss to the Knights. After three consecutive wins appeared to have restored the Canberra of old, a horror first 18 minutes in which they conceded three tries is proof Ricky Stuart’s men are still far from their best.
Ryan Sutton’s return at lock should give the Raiders a badly needed injection of some steel, with Hudson Young shifting up to the second row and Corey Harawira-Naera shuffling to the bench.
The loss of talismanic captain Ben Hunt for a month with a broken arm is disaster for the Dragons – they can ill afford to be without their skipper in the race to finals. While they did go 2-2 in the month without Hunt earlier in the season after his broken leg, you suspect they’ll have to better that to leapfrog one of the Titans and Sharks into the eight.
The Dragons’ final month are as brutal as they come, facing the Panthers, Roosters and Rabbitohs; so a loss here would just about consign them to a summer of soul-searching.
Kick-off: 6pm (AEST)
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
TV: Fox League
Online: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel GO
Betting: Raiders $1.27, Dragons $3.70 (odds via PlayUp)
Canberra Raiders
1. Jordan Rapana, 2. Semi Valemei, 3. Jarrod Croker (c), 4. Matthew Timoko, 5. Harley Smith-Shields, 6. Jack Wighton, 7. Sam Williams, 8. Josh Papalii, 9. Josh Hodgson, 10. Joe Tapine, 11. Hudson Young, 12. Elliott Whitehead, 13. Ryan Sutton
Bench/Reserves: 14. Tom Starling, 15. Corey Harawira-Naera, 16. Emre Guler, 17. Elijah Anderson | 18. Iosia Soliola, 20. Matt Frawley
St George Illawarra Dragons
1. Jack Bird, 2. Mat Feagai, 3. Cody Ramsey, 4. Zac Lomax, 5. Mikaele Ravalawa, 6. Corey Norman, 7. Adam Clune, 8. Blake Lawrie, 9. Andrew McCullough (c), 10. Josh McGuire, 11. Billy Burns, 12. Tariq Sims, 13. Jack de Belin
Bench/Reserves: 14. Talatau Amone, 15. Jackson Ford, 16. Jaiyden Hunt, 17. Kaide Ellis | 18. Matt Dufty, 19. Poasa Faamausili
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