Match Centre

FULL TIME - Penrith were brave tonight but in the end Canberra prove too good. Full wrap to come.

Canberra Raiders 22-12

Penalty Raiders, Croker will shoot for 2 most likely.

Canberra Raiders 20-12

Awful call by the refs. Only one in the tackle.

Canberra Raiders 20-12

Penalty against Penrith.

Canberra Raiders 20-12

Lee is in all sorts of the kick off.

Canberra Raiders 20-12

Surely that's game over. Fisher Harris goes high.

Canberra Raiders 18-12

Drop out Raiders.

Canberra Raiders 18-12

Bad penalty, Fisher Harris collects Wighton high.

Canberra Raiders 18-12

Canberra survive.

Canberra Raiders 18-12

Penrith scrum on halfway!

Canberra Raiders 18-12

Rapana cleans up a Moylan grubber.

Canberra Raiders 18-12

BUNKER - TRY TIME PANTHERS!

Canberra Raiders 18-6

Merrin is almost through and offloads to Leilua.

Canberra Raiders 18-6

Penalty Penrith. Wow if they won this...

Canberra Raiders 18-6

Great set Penrith but Canberra get the Carty offload, Sezer is off and a knock on by Croker.

Canberra Raiders 18-6

Big kick coming up.

Canberra Raiders 18-4

Iosia Soliola drops it.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

Great run by Moylan.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

Moylan with a good run but the pass is forward.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

Penrith with another poor last tackle.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

Paulo pinned for a fore arm.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

Canberra's defence too good.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

Rapana is taken out. Good work Penrith.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

Merrin now drops it.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

Wighton is through now but throws it forward... worrying look.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

BUNKER - Possible try to Croker!

Canberra Raiders 12-0

VAUGHAN BURSTS STRAIGHT THROUGH

Canberra Raiders 12-0

Hodgson forces a drop out.

Canberra Raiders 12-0

Rapana was dropping it but it's penalty for a high tackle. As a Penrith fan I saw that coming and that was amazing!

Canberra Raiders 12-0

WOW! AKAUOLA SMASHES RAPANA!

Canberra Raiders 12-0

Both sides out, Penrith need to clean up their errors. They have the ability to score. We all know that.

Canberra Raiders 12-0

HALF TIME - Canberra dominating at the moment whilst errors are killing Penrith. 12-0.

Canberra Raiders 12-0

Canberra looked dangerous but Whitehead with a poor kick that goes out.

Canberra Raiders 12-0

1 minute left. Raiders 40 out.

Canberra Raiders 12-0

Fisher Harris now drops it, errors from Penrith have been awful.

Canberra Raiders 12-0

Penrith need to hold on. A try would be good though!

Canberra Raiders 12-0

BUNKER - Rapana looks to have scored!

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Penrith need to keep Canberra to 6.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Grevsmuhl now drops it. Errors killing them.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Bateman heading for a HIA test.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Another penalty for Penrith. They really need to capitalise.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Great break by Wighton. DWZ takes a bomb.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Cartwright drops it. Bad error.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Whitehead drops it after a good tackle by Cleary.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Great defence by Canberra to stop Merrin from what looked a try.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Another penalty for Penrith, they're coming now.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Yeo down.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Penalty for a high shot on Yeo.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Good for Penrith getting some field possession, should have two more penalties by now, Canberra getting away with a lot in the ruck.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Moylan forces a drop out.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Penalty Penrith.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

BUNKER - Croker strips it off Cartwright but 2 in the tackle.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Leilua breaks 10 tackles but passes it to Latu. Would have been a try if it got away.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

A lot of penalties going Canberra's way.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Great metres by Penrith and Hardaker is tackled on the last 10 out. Canberra are slowing this game down a lot in the ruck.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Lee takes a high Cleary bomb.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Raiders looked very dangerous but Paulo drops it.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Hodgson forces the drop out.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Wallace drops it as he makes a break.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Canberra looking very dangerous but they drop it on the last.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Penalty Canberra again for Peachey.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Raiders forwards looking the goods as Hodgson kicks it out.

Canberra Raiders 6-0

Soliola has looked very good!

Canberra Raiders 4-0

Raiders scrum fee. Why? Not sure.

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Razzle dazzle by Canberra but a knock on ruled.

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Good offload Papalii.

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Getting physical.

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Croker goes ever so close! Great defence Penrith.

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Penalty Canberra for inside the 10.

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Penrith with a subdued last tackle. Handover.

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Penrith 40 out.

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Penalty to Penrith after Boyd is pinned.

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Another poor 5th tackle by Canberra after Soliola broke through.

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On their 20.

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Good kick Wallace Raiders 20 out.

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Dangerous set by Canberra offset by a bad kick by Austin.

Good first set by Penrith but Cleary kicks it dead.

KICK OFF - Cartwright almost spills it.

Both sides are out!

Kick off very shortly!

Watch for one of the match ups of the year: BJ Leilua and Rapana vs Mansour and Peachey!

It remains to be seen how long Austin and especially Hodgson last. If both are just as good as they usually are that will go a long way to securing a win. But, after last night's thriller I'm back another Extra Time nail biter with both sides to be locked up at 18-all at full time. A Moylan field goal will separate them.

Hello and good evening to tonight's blockbuster Semi Final between Canberra and Penrith! Blake Austin and Josh Hodgson have shocked most and will suit up tonight but Clay Priest is not as lucky... he's broken his ankle and is replaced by Paul Vaughan. For Penrith, they have an injury concern with Waqa Blake ruled out with a shoulder injury. Zak Hardaker is given a chance to impress whilst Moses Leota joins the bench.