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80:00
7:35pm Sat July 25, 2020
Round 11 - GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce / Ngunnawal - Crowd: 1629
80min

That's full-time. Thanks for joining us tonight. The Raiders have responded with two wins following the loss of Josh Hodgson. Stay tuned for a match report.

79min

Lui has sealed this game, he's stripped the ball from Tatola.

78min

Walker's pass for Johns is deflected forward by Williams. A scrum now for South Sydney.

78min

Su'A drops the ball, backwards, Croker tries a pickup and knocks it on.

78min

The Raiders go for a try from a George Williams grubber, it goes dead and a seven tackle set coming up.

77min

Will they set up for a field goal?

76min

That's a heartbreaking error from Graham. He's dropped the pass from the scrum.

75min

The Raiders are just getting by on these sets, but a Wighton kick on the last trickles over the sideline for a 10m scrum. Huge play to give his team a breather.

74min

Reynolds down in back play at the end of the set. He participates on play five in a groggy state, Walker passes to him and Reynolds throws the ball over the sideline.

73min

Williams now has to kick from inside his 20m zone, South Sydney could force golden point here.

73min

54m on the set from the Rabbitohs. Reynolds' bomb bounces in the in-goal and the Raiders just manage to get out of their for tackle one.

72min

Tom Burgess comes out of thel ine and whacks Papalii. Wighton kicks from inside his 30m. If last week is a lesson to go by, whacking Papalii is a bad idea from South Sydney.

71min

Rapana is now coming from the field, Tapine goes back on the field.

71min

Koloamtangi loses the ball on contact from Wighton, big play for the momentum of the match. Knock-on. The Rabbitohs are using their captain's challenge. The challenge is unsuccessful.

71min

Rapana is allowed to stay on the field, for now. Surely he must come off. PENALTY RABBITOHS. Croker was offside on the previous play.

70min

55m on the set and Reynolds comes up with a smart grubber between to Raiders defenders. Valemi and Rapana make a nasty clash and Croker comes in to save the day.

69min

PENALTY RABBITOHS. George Williams kicks to Corey Allan, Cotric is too late to push him into touch.

68min

Reynolds kicks early from inside the 40m, Rapana well positioned to cut off any potential 40/20.

67min

Jack Wighton pulls away from the defensive line but Adam Reynolds manages to pull him down. On the last Canberra goes through the hands on the short side to Semi but he runs out of space and is put in touch.

66min

Smith-Shields reels in a Walker chip and chase on the last. Moments later South Sydney are offside while rushing up, penalty given.

65min

Now the Rabbitohs on the attack in the Raiders half.

65min

Word on CNK is a compound dislocation of his finger.

65min

The trainer gives Tom the all clear.

65min

Play is stopped again. It's Burgess who hasn't moved off the ground from a tackle.

64min

Burgess comes up with the run of the night on the dropout return, gets South Sydney up to 15m out. The Rabbitohs lose their way in the set and credit to the Raiders defence for turning them away.

63min

Adam Reynolds uses tackle two for a grubber kick towards the wing. Semi is clearly first to the ball and bumps it dead. Goal-line dropout coming up.

62min

SIX AGAIN PENALTY RABBITOHS. Given 10m from the tryline.

62min

PENALTY RABBITOHS. The Raiders have created an obstruction through Ryan Sutton and looked to gain an advantage from it.

60min

Gagai on a routine hit-up has lost the ball, Starling in the tackle. Knock-on, scrum.

59min

Once again Williams kicks long early, play four this time and finds the grass.

59min

Thomas Burgess gets too eager for a try as an attempted put down is short. The Rabbitohs use their captain's challenge and are unsuccessful.

58min

SIX AGAIN PENALTY RABBITOHS

57min

Struggling for metres on the set the Raiders kick long on play five, Williams finds the grass with it.

56min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker under wet conditions nails the left sideline conversion of Semi's first NRL try.

Raiders lead Raiders 18 - 12 Rabbitohs
54min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Semi Valemi. Kick to come.

Another kick deflection looks to have set up another try! Just a few metres from the line, Whitehead at dummy-half goes for a short side grubber kick, it deflects up to the winger Semi Valemi and he pushes his way over the tryline. Reviewed by the Bunker and it's all clear.

Raiders lead Raiders 16 - 12 Rabbitohs
53min

SIX AGAIN RAIDERS. Adam Reynolds held on too long in the tackle.

53min

PENALTY RAIDERS. South Sydney offside from the scrum.

52min

Two bad passes in two minutes from Cook, this one ruled forward and there's no argument to be made there.

51min

PENALTY RABBITOHS. Straight from the scrum, slows the play down.

51min

Rain now becoming a factor for the rest of this game.

50min

Cook to Walker on play four is well contained. Then on the last Cook's pass to Reynolds is a shocker, Reynolds kicks without handling the footy and it's knocked-on by Croker. Lucky break for South Sydney.

49min

The Raiders barely get out of the 30m zone before kick long, which has gone out on the full from Wighton.

49min

Here comes Johns off the field for a HIA.

49min

Rapana goes straight to fullback and is needed to take a Reynolds attacking bomb on the last.

48min

CNK is straight off. Smith-Shields on debut comes on to the field. Jack Johns still on the field we think.

47min

A much better looking Raiders set there, perhaps their best of the night. CNK has a problem with has what looks to be an ugly cut/broken finger. Jack Johns was left behind and is struggling to return to the defensive line. Friendly fire head knock.

46min

Penalty Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

A Lui offload gets the struggling Raiders up over halfway before the last. PENALTY RAIDERS. Nicholls makes late contact on the kicker, the penalty comes from where the ball lands which is 20m out and to the left of the posts. Croker converts.

Tied up at Raiders 12 - 12 Rabbitohs
45min

Strong set for South Sydney but ends with a kick not well chased. Walker comes up with a one-on-one tackle on CNK.

44min

That last update was for a Raiders set, apologies.

44min

Only 22m on the set for the Rabbitohs before the kick, heavy pressure on Wighton while getting the kick away.

43min

Tom Starling drives Murray back deep in the set to halt momentum. Cotric gets up high to securely take the last tackle bomb.

42min

CNK with a free arm offloads too far in front of George Williams to reel in, knock-on.

41min

PENALTY RAIDERS. A weird tackle without the ball ruling on Jaxson Paulo. It sets up a full Raiders set inside the South Sydney half.

41min

CNK pokes his nose through the line on an early hit-up, good signs for Canberra.

40min

We're back underway, Raiders receive the kickoff.

40min

That brings us to half-time!

39min

South Sydney are exploring lots of short side attacking raids. They do so again on the last, but they're too far away from the tryline to cause trouble and CNK cleans up.

39min

The Raiders look ready for half-time as they played a basic set and kicked long.

37min

The Rabbitohs go end-to-end on the set and by the last they attack left and a late ball for Sironen is dropped.

36min

Lui or Luai? Dunamis Lui has engaged the Rabbitohs line from first receiver and served up a lovely ball for Whitehead to split the line and score. But the Bunker has reviewed the play and denied the try because of contact with Damien Cook off the ball causing interference by Ryan Sutton.

35min

Hame Sele losses the ball on his hit-up, Wighton got in a great position in the tackle to force the ball out. Scrum.

34min

Wighton uses the last tackle to kick for Cotric's wing. Safely taken by the Rabbitohs.

34min

A one-on-one strip sees the Raiders regain possession.

33min

Alex Johnston has failed his HIA.

33min

Ryan Sutton loses the ball in the tackle. Canberra use a captain's challenge on the play, but it's unsuccessful.

33min

PENALTY RAIDERS. Rabbitohs offside.

32min

The Rabbitohs set up for a last tackle play through Reynolds' edge once again, Croker intercepts the grubber kick and is tackle metres from his goal-line.

31min

A Jaydn Su'A tackle forces the ball out of Wighton's hands, knock-on.

29min

Canberra march their way up into attacking position. On the last they push the ball through the hands, but they come up short and a pass saved by Rapana has gone to Allan to make 20m.

28min

SIX AGAIN PENALTY RAIDERS

28min

Still looking dangerous is South Sydney. 58m gained on the set and Reynolds finishes the set with a brilliant swirling bomb. Equally as good a catch at the back.

27min

An average set from Canberra, trying their best after a run of possession against them.

26min

On the last the Rabbitohs go high for CNK and he takes it well. It's been a while since the Raiders have had possesion.

26min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

That's now 1500 career points for Adam Reynolds.

Rabbitohs lead Raiders 10 - 12 Rabbitohs
25min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Adam Reynolds. Kick to come.

It was way too much pressure for the Raiders to deal with. Reynolds gets Su'A the ball on his hole run and he gets the arms free to come back to Reynolds to scurry towards the posts for the four-pointer.

Tied up at Raiders 10 - 10 Rabbitohs
24min

SIX AGAIN PENALTY RABBITOHS X2. Holding down too long on Tatola and Murray. Murray's coming on strong in this game.

23min

PENALTY RABBITOHS. The ball comes loose from a Burgess run and it's ruled to have been raked out by the Raiders.

22min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

A delightful kick from the left sideline goes between the posts.

Raiders lead Raiders 10 - 6 Rabbitohs
21min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Dane Gagai. Kick to come.

A quick play the ball from George Burgess allows Cook to dart from the ruck, he links up with his left edge and through the hands the ball gets to Gagai for a try in the corner. The play was reviewed by the Bunker for the put down and it's all clear.

Raiders lead Raiders 10 - 4 Rabbitohs
21min

Croker finds some space on the left edge in his own half and a flick pass for Whitehead is dropped.

20min

Su'a and Graham on the right looking dangerous with some silky ball movement. The kick choice on the last let all the pressure off.

19min

South Sydney's upped their intensity, only allowing 17 run metres on the Raiders set.

18min

Heavy contact for Johns on his first hit-up, very much a welcome to the NRL tackle.

18min

The Raiders regain the advantage on the restart, pushing the Rabbitohs back.

17min

Alex Johnston is coming from the field for a HIA. Jack Johns is out there now for his NRL debut.

17min

51m gained on the Rabbitohs set. Reynolds also goes high and only Johnston attempts the catch and gains the footy. Play is now stopped though as he was immediately tackled and his head made heavy contact with the ground.

16min

A decent first set after points. Wighton puts up a testing bomb on the last but Allan was up to the challenge.

15min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Easy conversion for Croker. He's only missed six goals all season.

Raiders lead Raiders 10 - 0 Rabbitohs
14min

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

The Rabbitohs force the Raiders to play six but Wighton's kick to the in-goal is deflected by Reynolds, scooped up by Croker to dive over the tryline.

Raiders lead Raiders 8 - 0 Rabbitohs
13min

PENALTY RAIDERS. No professional foul, but the Raiders get to set up for a full set.

11min

A wild end of set there! The Rabbitohs struggle for metres, kick long and Canberra were set to have not recovered the kick but the bounce goes to the supporting player (Wighton). Croker breaks 40m down field and momentum's with Canberra now.

10min

45m gained on the Canberra set. Trapping Paulo deep in his corner.

10min

Oh no! Johnston set up Jaxson Paulo for a shot at a try but the ball's slipped through his fingers and into touch.

8min

Wighton looks to play fast off a Havili hit-up but he's lost the ball on contact, decent chance for the Rabbitohs.

7min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Jarrod Croker.

From the right touchline the kick is slightly off to the left.

Raiders lead Raiders 4 - 0 Rabbitohs
7min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Nick Cotric. Kick to come.

Jack Wighton uses play six to kick across the field from 15m out. The ball isn't taken on the full, Rapana deflects it, it bounces closest to Cotric and he evades one defender to score in the corner.

Raiders lead Raiders 4 - 0 Rabbitohs
6min

SIX AGAIN PENALTY RAIDERS. Not much threatening about the Raiders but the Rabbitohs have conceded the penalty.

5min

Josh Papalii adding some intensity to this contest with a shot on Alex Johnston.

4min

The Raiders get to halfway and find Corey Allan in the corner on the kick.

2min

A confusion couple of minutes, the Raiders touched the ball and gave away another set. Then Cody Walker has thrown a ball for Corey Allan that's gone over the sideline.

PENALTY RAIDERS. It looked like a dangerous legs tackle from Cameron Murray.

The Rabbitohs with the ball from kickoff, a quick set straight up the middle for the away side.

Hello and welcome to this live update of the Raiders and Rabbitohs on your Saturday night. A close finish is going on right now between the Sharks and Dragons. We'll have kickoff for you shortly.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ashley Klein

Touch Judges: Dave Munro, Matt Noyen

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Bryan Norrie

CANBERRA RAIDERS (18)
Tries: Nick Cotric, Jarrod Croker, Semi Valemi
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Jarrod Croker (1/1)

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (12)
Tries: Dane Gagai, Adam Reynolds
Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (2/2)
Penalty Goals: