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FULLTIME, the Raiders have continued the old hoodoo here in Canberra over the Dragons, 30-17 victors.

Canberra Raiders 30-17

VIDEO REFEREE possible Dragons try. Referee says no try, Vidot's got a finger to it therefore a knock on. Ward & Reynolds agree. NO TRY.

Canberra Raiders 24-17

Silly errors costing the Dragons here, but now we have a Raiders drop ball. Saints scrum.

Canberra Raiders 24-17

Raiders with a scrum on the Dragons 30m after Beale loses the ball. Replays should it could have been a harsh call with the ball struck out by the Raiders.

Canberra Raiders 24-17

Trying something new, Soward puts a low kick in toward the sideline, Morris just can't get there in time and it's out. Raiders scrum on their own 20m.

Canberra Raiders 24-17

Dragons earn a penalty after Soward is taken in the air while fielding a catch. Their ball 40m out.

Canberra Raiders 24-17

Dragons making metres up the middle, but there's a forward pass in there. Raiders scrum ten short of halfway.

Canberra Raiders 24-17

Dragons with some attacking footy now, a scrum 30m after a Raiders' knock-down.

Canberra Raiders 24-11

Dragons error - Tyson Frizell coming out of his own half.

Canberra Raiders 18-11

Raiders play hot potato with it on the last after a high kick but are tackled, Dragons handover.

Canberra Raiders 18-11

Nightingale dragged into touch inside Raiders' territory. Canberra scrum 40m from their own line.

Canberra Raiders 18-11

Deary me, Merrin offside from the kickoff, Raiders penalty. Crowd 12,115 at Canberra Stadium.

Canberra Raiders 18-11

Back underway at Canberra Stadium with this unusual scoreline.

Canberra Raiders 6-5

Superb stuff from Gerard Beale, a 60m run off his own line puts the Dragons in attacking territory.

Canberra Raiders 6-4

Dragons littering their game with errors at the moment. First on the attack Cooper spills it, a set later Cam King has made a mess at the play-the-ball. Raiders with a scrum on halfway.

Canberra Raiders 6-4

Dragons force a line dropout, Reece Robinson made to bat it dead.

Canberra Raiders 6-4

VIDEO REFEREE Raiders try. Reece Robinson has cleaned up the scraps of a Blake Ferguson grubber. Sandor Earl's had an airswing. Looks good despite a few players falling in the chase.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

Raiders force another line dropout but it's another they can't convert to points, Dragons come away with it after Ferguson falls short of the line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

Raiders with a penalty now after the Dragons got too friendly in the play-the-ball.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

Learoyd-Lahrs crosses, but is held up. Next tackle is the last, the Dragons have it but are forced in-goal a tackle later by great Raiders defence. Dropout.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

Raiders with plenty of ball at the moment but still not finding their way across the line.

St. George Illawarra Dragons 4-0

Dragons break up the middle, Cooper and Nightingale linking up before the former is dragged to ground. A few tackles later Trent Merrin is held up over the line.

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Soward trapped in-goal for the Dragons. Line dropout.

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Dragons' right wing being peppered with bombs tonight, this time it rolls out. Dragons handover.

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Canberra put it to the air on the last, and the Dragons spill it... and then a few moments later the Raiders spill it too. Dragons ball.

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VIDEO REFEREE - Brett Morris is given a try by referee Gavin Badger, but they're going upstairs for an obstruction. Ben Creagh will deny the Dragons here, he's made contact with Josh McCrone running the decoy. NO TRY.

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Dragons then get a penalty for a Raiders obstruction. Soward kicks long and finds touch on the bounce. Saints with it 20m from the Raiders line.

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Raiders with the first penalty of the afternoon.

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We're underway, both sides kicking deep to end their sets. Canberra find touch on theirs, Dragons scrum 10m from their own line.

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The Dragons trot out onto Canberra Stadium in their scarlet strip, the Raiders then out in their lime green home strip. The referees are in fluoro-yellow tonight, rather than the traditional pink. Kickoff imminent.

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TEAM NEWS: 21. Blake Ferguson returns for CANBERRA, with Edrick Lee dropping out. Matt McIlwrick drops off the bench with 20. Joe Picker his replacement.
For St. George Illawarra Trent Merrin and Michael Weyman have been benched, with Leeson Ah Mau (prop) and Bronson Harrison (lock) to start. Chase Stanley is out of the Dragons' backline replaced by Daniel Vidot in jersey 19.

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DO YOU BELIEVE IN HOODOOS? Welcome to our coverage of the annual Dragons hoodoo match in Canberra. Earlier in the season this time around, but St George Illawarra haven't beaten the Raiders down here since the year 2000, an incredible record. Form would suggest this is set to be a slow, dour contest, with Canberra held to 0 last week and the Dragons with only 16 points from their first two games.

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