Raiders again go left and Croker is again hit by Manu and smashed into touch. He's getting an HIA now.
SCRUM RAIDERS - Manu drops the ball in a good tackle by Croker.
Neither side able to crack the other yet
Sezer grubbers and Manu cleans up, but is tackled in-goal. Roosters drop out.
Play resumes, Tapine is playing on.
Tapine is down after a strong run, trying to power over the tryline. He's getting treatment now.
PENALTY RAIDERS - Roosters give away a penalty on their own line.
PENALTY RAIDERS - Wighton caught a bit high. They take the quick tap.
Whitehead with a 1-on-1 strip.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Raiders kick chase offside.
Croker from the left of the posts, adds another 2
Hodgson with a grubber into the Roosters in-goal and Whitehead grounds the ball for a try.
PENALTY RAIDERS - Raiders with a piggy back into the Raiders half.
Keary with a nice grubber which CNK cleans up just before he gets tackled ingoal by Aubusson. Raiders drop out.
CNK drops the ball 5m from his own line and the Roosters kick chase cleans up the loose ball.
SCRUM ROOSTERS - Tapine drops the ball as he tries to get a quick play-the-ball on the Roosters line
SCRUM RAIDERS - Forward pass by the Roosters in their set after the restart.
Mitchell's conversion from out wide is just wide.
Tedesco with an unbelievable pass, as he was falling forward and Tupou sweeps around and onto the ball to score out wide on the left side.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Rapana with an elbow/shoulder to Mitchell's head. It barely makes contact
Next play and the Roosters turn the ball over and CNK cleans it up.
Crichton makes a break right up the middle, but there's no support.
Raiders go left, but the Roosters defence shut them down on the last though.
PENALTY RAIDERS - Crichton pinged for illegal strip. Raiders start their set on halfway.
SCRUM RAIDERS - Crichton throws a flick pass out the back, but it travels forward.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - High tackle. Roosters start their set 10m inside the Raiders half.
Roosters kick charged down and regathered by the Raiders right on halfway.
SCRUM ROOSTERS - 10m from their own line
SCRUM RAIDERS - Mitchell attempts an intercept but knocks on
SCRUM RAIDERS - Cronk finds touch with a nice low kick.
SCRUM ROOSTERS - Fast passing by the Raiders, but the last pass goes forward.
Mitchell from the left sideline, and he nails the goal again.
Keary with a deft chip and Tupou leaps high to take the catch and falls over the line for a good try.
Wighton breaks through but is ankle tipped and falls over.
Radley drops a short flat ball.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Raiders defensive line are offside.
SCRUM ROOSTERS - Rapana loses the ball in a heavy tackle after fielding the kick. Roosters with a full set inside the Raiders 10m
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Manu fields a grubber and cops some knees in the back
Bateman this time with a 1-on-1 strip.
Mitchell from the left sideline, nails the goal.
Nicoll-Klokstad leaps up to take a spectacular catch over the top of Tupou but drops it. Mitchell cleans up, pushes away Cotric, busts out of another tackle and the using raw power, stretches out to score a good try.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Raiders pinged for striking at the ball in the scrum.
SCRUM ROOSTERS - The Raiders attack the left corner but are bundled into touch
Raiders strong defence forces the Roosters to drop the ball inside their own half.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Cotric crawls across the line, but it's a clear double movement.
PENALTY RAIDERS - Croker takes a quick tap and makes another 12 metres.
PENALTY RAIDERS - They get another piggy back into the Roosters half.
Raiders lost the ball around halfway, Tetevano cleaned up, ran into Hodgson, who stripped the ball loose and the Raiders get the ball back
Croker from on the left side, adds another goal
Tapine takes a crash ball into the Roosters line, he loses the ball backwards, Hodgson cleans up, and offloads to an unmarked Croker who just places the ball over the line.
PENALTY RAIDERS - In the set after the restart, JWH gives away a penalty. Raiders find touch 15m inside the Roosters half.
Croker from out wide on the right side, nails the goal.
Bateman surged in towards the tryline, got an amazing offload away to Rapana, who takes it low and dives over the line for a good try.
PENALTY RAIDERS - They have a full set now inside the Raiders 20m
Roosters kick is a bit deep and Simonsson takes it ingoal. 7 tackle set for the Raiders.
Mitchell nails the goal from right in front.
Tedsco drifts to the right, slices thorugh the defence, draws the fullback and then gets a good ball to Radley, who races away to score.
Both sides searching each other out. No real advantage to either side yet
Raiders kick off
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein, Chris Sutton
Touch Judges: Belinda Sharpe, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea
CANBERRA RAIDERS (18)
Tries: Jordan Rapana, Jarrod Croker, Elliott Whitehead
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (3/3)
Penalty Goals:
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (22)
Tries: Victor Radley, Latrell Mitchell, Daniel Tupou (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (3/4)
Penalty Goals: