Full Time
80:00
7:35pm Sat May 29, 2021
Round 12 - Industree Group Stadium, Gosford / Darkinjung - Crowd: 10113
80min

FULL TIME - The Roosters comprehensive in victory as they beat the Raiders 44-16

80min

NO TRY - A tough call at live speed for the officials but Sebastian Kris grounded it simultaneously on the tryline and corner pot junction.

80min

Jeez a tough one for Ashley Klein - Sebastian Kris has crossed in the corner but the ball might have hit the corner post on the way down

79min

Back to back penalties for the Raiders as the Roosters are pinged for a late hit and a strip

77min

Matt Ikuvalu outjumps Caleb Aekins but knocks on

71min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Adam Keighran.

Adam Keighran splits the uprights with his conversion attempt

Roosters lead Roosters 44 - 16 Raiders
70min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Sitili Tupouniua. Kick to come.

Sitili Tupouniua pushing up the inside of Joseph Suaalii who attracts the defence and fends them off before finding Tupouniua who scores

Roosters lead Roosters 42 - 16 Raiders
67min

Sam Williams loses the ball after going himself at the line

64min

NO TRY - Josh Morris lost the ball but Tom Starling made high contact with Morris and the Roosters get the penalty

64min

BUNKER: Having a burger with the lot basically - Josh Morris has crossed and Grant Atkins says NO TRY

63min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Adam Keighran.

Adam Keighran into the wind pushes the conversion across of the face the posts

Roosters lead Roosters 38 - 16 Raiders
62min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Josh Morris. Kick to come.

Josh Morris somehow gathers the ball that bounces above his head one-handed and then putting the ball down behind his back

Roosters lead Roosters 38 - 16 Raiders
61min

SIX MORE - Joey Manu in the slips... His kick is played at by the Raiders and then takes a great catch

60min

PENALTY RAIDERS: Ryan James penalised for a high tackle - No further action from the officials

59min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Adam Keighran.

Adam Keighran converts

Roosters lead Roosters 34 - 16 Raiders
57min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Joseph Manu. Kick to come.

IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE? IT'S JOEY MANU - Flying through the air off the Lachy Lam kick and Manu outjumps Simonsson and Aekins to score

Roosters lead Roosters 32 - 16 Raiders
56min

Joey Manu for the second time in less than 10 minutes, strips it 1 on 1

55min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Sam Williams.

Sam Williams converts from close range to close the gap

Roosters lead Roosters 28 - 16 Raiders
54min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Ryan James. Kick to come.

Ryan James stems the flow of Roosters points as he crashes on the ball, spins out of the Butcher and Lam tackle and slams the ball on the line

Roosters lead Roosters 28 - 14 Raiders
53min

Grant Atkins giving the Roosters a warning on the run as they concede a run of six agains

52min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Adam Keighran.

Adam Keighran converts the Roosters try and pushes the lead out to 18

Roosters lead Roosters 28 - 10 Raiders
50min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Joseph Manu. Kick to come.

I don't know really what happened there but Joey Manu some how pulled off a 1 on 1 strip and then in slow motion he lands short then has to control the ball and get it to the line

Roosters lead Roosters 26 - 10 Raiders
49min

SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: JWH ruled to have lost the ball, he claims a strip and the challenge backs up the big man

48min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Adam Keighran.

Off the upright and.... In

Roosters lead Roosters 22 - 10 Raiders
46min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.

Sideline to sideline? Daniel Tupou on the outside as he does has space and goes down the sideline as Rapana comes in and Tupou scores

Roosters lead Roosters 20 - 10 Raiders
45min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Joey Manu originally ruled to have lost it but Grant Atkins gets a tip from one of his fellow officials, most like Phil Henderson then rules strip

44min

SET RESTART: Raiders too slow from the ruck and the six again comes from Grant Atkins

43min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Jordan Rapana penalised for a high shot on Joey Manu. Corey Horsburgh down with a shoulder injury to start with

42min

Sam Williams kick fro touch on the Roosters 20 loses ground for the Raiders

41min

PENALTY RAIDERS: And it's a scrum clock penalty as the Raiders fail to pack it in time

40min

CHN bursts through looks for support and throws the pass but it's to Josh Morris

40min

Back underway for the second half as the 12-man Raiders use the ball first defending the Brisbane Water end of the ground

40min

Half Time at Central Coast Stadium - The Roosters hold a 16-10 lead after the Raiders lead 10-0 early on

39min

PENALTY RAIDERS: James Tedesco penalised for making high contact with Caleb Aekins

38min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Adam Keighran.

Adam Keighran converts the try from the same position he missed his first

Roosters lead Roosters 16 - 10 Raiders
37min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Sitili Tupouniua. Kick to come.

Sitili Tupouniua crosses as he runs a good line

Roosters lead Roosters 14 - 10 Raiders
36min

Ryan James is off to the sin bin after he got caught by Grant Atkins dropping his knee into JWH

35min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Adam Keighran.

Adam Keighran converts the Lachlan Lam try from the left of the upright

Tied up at Roosters 10 - 10 Raiders
34min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Lachlan Lam. Kick to come.

BACK TO BACK - James Tedesco doesn't look too hampered by the hip injury, splits open the Raiders defence with a big dummy and then he finds Josh Morris who gives it on to Lachlan Lam to score

Raiders lead Roosters 8 - 10 Raiders
33min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Adam Keighran.

Adam Keighran drags his kick t right as it hooks into the post and bounces away

Raiders lead Roosters 4 - 10 Raiders
31min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Joseph Suaalii. Kick to come.

Chalk it down as May 29; The first try of Joseph Suaalii who scored after Caleb Aekins lost the ball behind him and Suaalii was the first man on the spot to clean it up

Raiders lead Roosters 4 - 10 Raiders
30min

James Tedesco back on the field after his 10 minute sojourn off the field getting treatment

27min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Sam Williams.

Sam Williams has an easier kick from right in front which he sends out towards the Central Coast Highway and Brisbane Water

Raiders lead Roosters 0 - 10 Raiders
26min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Corey Horsburgh. Kick to come.

Off the back of a quick play the ball, Josh Hodgson with a smart ball across the face of Ryan James which draws defenders in and Horsburgh goes through to score

Raiders lead Roosters 0 - 8 Raiders
26min

NO TRY - Ashley Klein in the bunker rules that there is an obstruction in the lead up

25min

BUNKER: Nat Butcher has crossed to the line and potentially scored; Grant Atkins wants to check for obstruction and grounding

24min

PENALTY RAIDERS: Siosiua Taukeiaho penalised for a high shot.... no further action again

22min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Sam Williams.

Sam Williams conversion is a poor one as he pushes it across the face of the posts

Raiders lead Roosters 0 - 4 Raiders
22min

James Tedesco OFF the field with a hip injury

21min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Josh Hodgson. Kick to come.

Elliott Whitehead kicks back inside and Josh Hodgson chases through and gets to it first and scores

Raiders lead Roosters 0 - 4 Raiders
17min

PENALTY RAIDERS: Nat Butcher penalised and put on report for a Crusher tackle

16min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: James Tedesco slips and gets caught high, no further action than the penalty

13min

Curtis Scott loses the ball into Daniel Tupou

11min

Roosters defend two sets on their own line but Canberra don't throw much at them in either

8min

JWH holds the ball too long as Tedesco bursts through and finds him; JWH finally passes but it's straight to Grant Atkins and Canberra clean up

7min

End to end action at the moment with both teams feeling each other out

5min

Raiders go short side on the last as Caleb Aekins brought down half a metre short

4min

SET RESTART: Roosters slow away from the ruck and an early set restart

3min

Jack Wighton's strange third tackle kick comes up with a result as Matt Ikavalu loses the ball behind him and takes it dead

2min

PENALTY RAIDERS: Ben Marschke inside the 10 off the kick from Lachlan Lam and the Raiders get good positioning to start their first set

Grant Atkins calls time on in Gosford and the Roosters using the ball first

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Liam Kennedy

Video Referee: Ashley Klein

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (44)
Tries: Joseph Suaalii, Lachlan Lam, Sitili Tupouniua (2), Daniel Tupou, Joseph Manu (2), Josh Morris
Conversions: Adam Keighran (6/8)

CANBERRA RAIDERS (16)
Tries: Josh Hodgson, Corey Horsburgh, Ryan James
Conversions: Sam Williams (2/3)