Full Time
80:00
7:50pm Thu April 5, 2018
Round 5 - GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce / Ngunnawal - Crowd: 11800
80min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Attempted by Moses Mbye.

Mbye kicks about as well as the Bulldogs have played tonight. Game over.

Raiders lead Raiders 26 - 10 Bulldogs
80min

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

Morris scores in the corner on the final siren.

Raiders lead Raiders 26 - 10 Bulldogs
79min

Penalty Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

From the ensuring penalty, Croker adds another two to take the lead to twenty points.

Raiders lead Raiders 26 - 6 Bulldogs
78min

Time off late here with Sezer down after being hit after a kick by Josh Jackson, who is ON REPORT.

77min

Awful stuff from the Bulldogs winding this game down. Canberra arguably could've put plenty more on.

72min

Penalty Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker adds the two and it's eighteen the difference.

Raiders lead Raiders 24 - 6 Bulldogs
71min

Canterbury penalised inside their own half for an obstruction. To remove any doubt, Croker will take the two.

67min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Jarrod Croker.

Croker misses this one.

Raiders lead Raiders 22 - 6 Bulldogs
64min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Jarrod Croker. Kick to come.

Sezer goes aerial and Croker comes down with it. Canterbury in all sorts.

Raiders lead Raiders 22 - 6 Bulldogs
58min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker converts his own try.

Raiders lead Raiders 18 - 6 Bulldogs
57min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Jarrod Croker. Kick to come.

No halfback, no worries! Sezer finds Croker steaming through with a perfect kick and the Raiders go back ahead by ten!

Raiders lead Raiders 16 - 6 Bulldogs
57min

No good for Hopoate but it was an incredible attempt. Now Sam Williams is coming off with a leg injury after copping some friendly fire.

57min

Bunker for a Hopoate no try. Checking grounding.

54min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Moses Mbye.

Margin reduced to six and suddenly the GIO Stadium faithful are getting nervous...

Raiders lead Raiders 12 - 6 Bulldogs
52min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Kieran Foran. Kick to come.

Foran makes a break and finally gets his side across the stripe!

Raiders lead Raiders 12 - 4 Bulldogs
50min

Whitehead bombs a try on the left flank!

48min

Raiders force a drop-out with Holland trapped by Tapine.

44min

Canterbury penalty, a rake from Canberra and they go on the attack.

41min

Back underway. Canberra first possession.

40min

Grubber from Foran goes dead and that's halftime. Canberra up by twelve at oranges.

40min

Oldfield goes off for a HIA. Whitehead moves to the centres, Croker to the wing and Soliola comes on in the back row.

39min

Canterbury get six more after the ball was touched on its' way to Montoya out wide on the last. Oldfield's down a bit dazed here.

38min

A clever Foran kick finds the goalpost pad and ultimately traps the Raiders in goal, forcing a drop-out.

37min

Play resumes with the Canterbury penalty.

37min

Hingano off for a HIA. He won't pass it and won't be back tonight.

37min

Time off after Hingano goes down after being trampled by Greg Eastwood. Canterbury go wide on the next play and nearly score but instead pick up a penalty.

36min

Big line break from Mbye sees the Bulldogs get some footy in the middle of the park after looking trapped in their own half.

32min

Now we have time off as Josh Morris is down injured.

32min

Up to the Bunker for a possible Raiders try. Leilua is claiming a hat-trick but it looks like he lost it in the put-down, but it's a penalty to the Raiders anyway as the Canterbury markers weren't square.

29min

Holland almost caught out of position on a clever behind-the-play kick, Rapana wins the race to it but loses it. 'Dogs scrum.

28min

Penalty to the Bulldogs, but they lose it a few plays later through Faitala-Mariner.

27min

Bateman comes off for a HIA. Canterbury scrum on their own 10m.

26min

Time off with Bateman down after slipping ahead of a tackle by Woods and Fualalo. He's dropped the pill as well.

26min

Josh Morris forced in-goal off a grubber, great defence by Joe Tapine. They use the short drop-out, it's not successful and Croker has it.

25min

Brett Morris HIA is failed. He won't return tonight, Kerrod Holland remains on the park.

24min

Penalty to Canberra. Big chance for the hosts to put this game in their keeping early.

23min

Forward pass from the fullback on the last and it's a scrum to Canberra.

22min

Canberra markers not square at the play-the-ball, penalty to Canterbury.

20min

Nearly a 40/20 for Canberra but Sam Williams' foot was on the 40m. No dice, Dogs' scrum.

19min

Injury update: another backline dilemma for Canterbury with Brett Morris off after copping a boot in the face after Leilua's first try. A bit of blood around the snoz.

17min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker's converison attempt hits the post... and it goes in!

Raiders lead Raiders 12 - 0 Bulldogs
15min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Joseph Leilua. Kick to come.

Leilua with a quick-fire double, this one in the corner. Great combination with Rapana for the second time today. Canterbury all at sea in defence.

Raiders lead Raiders 10 - 0 Bulldogs
13min

Canterbury back on the attack after a penalty.

11min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker converts the opening try. Correction on the run for the try - Rapana, not Cotric.

Raiders lead Raiders 6 - 0 Bulldogs
10min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Joseph Leilua. Kick to come.

Leilua goes over one play after a huge run from Nick Cotric.

Raiders lead Raiders 4 - 0 Bulldogs
9min

A set play sees a Canberra knock-down so the tackle count restarts again for the Dogs, just 10m out!

8min

Another penalty against Canberra for inside the ten.

7min

Six again for the Bulldogs after a Foran cross-field chip is touched by Canberra.

6min

Relieving penalty for the 'Dogs coming out of their own end. Set starts 40m out for the visitors.

5min

A clever kick from Williams sees Oldfield win a 30m race for the ball, but he spills it! Canterbury scrum.

3min

Nothing kick at the end of that first set from the Raiders and Canterbury come away with it.

2min

A short side kick from Foran goes out on the full on the last at the end of the first set. Big chance early for the Green Machine.

1min

We're underway and it's Canterbury who'll have first use of the pill.

Crunch time for both clubs tonight as Canberra and Canterbury open Round 5. Late mail sees Jack Wighton out for the Raiders while Josh Papalii was dropped earlier in the week. Luke Bateman comes into the starting back row for Papalii, while Oldfield joins the backline and Cotric moves to fullback for Wighton. Canterbury have opted for Eastwood and Fine over Tualau and Brown on the bench in an otherwise unchanged side.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins, Alan Shortall

Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Jon Stone

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Luke Patten

CANBERRA RAIDERS (26)
Tries: Joseph Leilua (2), Jarrod Croker (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Jarrod Croker (2/2)

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (10)
Tries: Kieran Foran, Josh Morris
Field Goals:
Conversions: Moses Mbye (1/2)
Penalty Goals: