Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat September 12, 2020
Round 18 - WIN Stadium, Wollongong / Dharawal - Crowd: 2588
80min

FULLTIME! Raiders run riot in the second half.

80min

Dragons get some space but again, Cotric's active hands repel them.

79min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Williams knocked on.

78min

BUNKER TIME! Raiders might have finished in style. Called TRY.

78min

Field Goal: Raiders
Kicked by George Williams.

Williams tops off his afternoon with a field goal.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 37 Raiders
76min

Dragons lose it again coming out of their own end.

70min

Dragons try to play from their own half and Aitken spills it.

70min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Toughest kick of the afternoon for Croker. He nails it.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 36 Raiders
69min

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

That was simple, sweet Raiders style. All three of their key men got involved to send Valemi across.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 34 Raiders
68min

Raiders short passing game has killed the Dragons today. Croker strode through, Dufty knocked it out of the hands of the attacker.. it pinballed around and ended with a dropout.

67min

Dragons go high again. Lomax gets into a contest with Valemi. Called Lomax knock on. CHALLENGE. It is UNSUCCESSFUL.

61min

PENALTY DRAGONS! Not square at marker.

61min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker nails it.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 30 Raiders
61min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Jack Wighton. Kick to come.

It only takes one tackle. Williams holds it up for Wighton to smash it.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 28 Raiders
61min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! That was closer than anticipated. Sutton almost rolled over but the tricep of Kade Ellis saved the day

61min

BUNKER TIME! Checking if Ryan Sutton might have rolled over.

55min

John Bateman turns into a halfback, chips it wide and Lomax is forced in-goal.

55min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker from mid range. Nails it.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 24 Raiders
55min

Try: Raiders
Scored by John Bateman. Kick to come.

That was a play made in England! Williams sliced through off a quick pass, timed his pass perfectly and sent countryman Bateman over.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 22 Raiders
53min

PENALTY DRAGONS! Bateman ran behind his defender and it was a classical shephard.

52min

Dragons keep their line intact. Raiders tried to target the left side. First through Wighton then fourth, Croker was swamped by several defenders and escorted over.

51min

Vaughan coughs it up.

50min

Raiders try the fancy play on last. Lose it.

50min

Time off here. Dragons defenders Billy Britain and Josh Kerr both have to leave for HIAs. They clashed heads trying to tackle Hudson Young.

49min

PENALTY RAIDERS! Blake Lawrie done for a crusher.

48min

Pair of set restarts for the Saints coming from their own end.

44min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Jarrod Croker.

Croker misses.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 18 Raiders
44min

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

Raiders run it last.. kick through and Croker is first to meet it.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 18 Raiders
42min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Held up. Tackle five.

42min

BUNKER TIME! Kerr tried to wrestle over. Looks to be held up.

41min

PENALTY DRAGONS! Lomax leaps high, Valemi loses it and Whitehead loses it offside.

40min

It is all happening today! Adam Gee is now gone with a calf injury. Referee down. We're back on for the second half though.

40min

Penalty Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker slices it over.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 14 Raiders
40min

That was almost a magic moment. Cody Ramsay steals the ball and goes the length. Unfortunately, the referee doesn't have the same sense of theatre. He called him offside. Croker has the final kick of the half.

37min

Not having a happy afternoon with his hands Lomax. Third error.

37min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Zac Lomax.

Lomax misses left.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 12 Raiders
37min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Cody Ramsey. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Double on debut! It was a bullet pass from Dufty, he had to reel it in, tip toe and touched it down.

Raiders lead Dragons 8 - 12 Raiders
37min

BUNKER TIME! Ramsay might have a double.

36min

Dufty tries to kick for himself, toes ahead and the Raiders defense gets there. Dropout.

35min

He has had a solid first half, Hudson Young but lost that in the ruck.

32min

Raiders tried to run it on last, unfortunately, George Williams went without it.

30min

Papalii goes bang! He lined up Cam McInnes there and forced it free.

29min

Dragons just survive the set. McInnes had to make a huge tackle on the line.

27min

Norman flies one into the wind and it goes out on the full.

27min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker nails his second.

Raiders lead Dragons 4 - 12 Raiders
26min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Jack Wighton. Kick to come.

The bounce fools the Saints. Pereira was wrong footed, the Raiders get it back, three passes later Wighton goes over.

Raiders lead Dragons 4 - 10 Raiders
25min

Dragons stripped the numbers again but Cotric showed active hands to tip the ball, catch it and launch the counter.

21min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker knocks it over.

Raiders lead Dragons 4 - 6 Raiders
21min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Hudson Young. Kick to come.

Raiders worked it to the middle several times and got their reward. Hudson Young showed some footwork and goes over.

Tied up at Dragons 4 - 4 Raiders
20min

Dragons try to go wide again but Lomax loses it.

18min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Zac Lomax.

Lomax fades it wide.

Dragons lead Dragons 4 - 0 Raiders
16min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Cody Ramsey. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! YES HE DOES! Welcome to First Grade. He got the cut out from Dufty and did the rest. He was mobbed by his team mates post-try.

Dragons lead Dragons 4 - 0 Raiders
16min

BUNKER TIME! Cody Ramsay might have a dream debut.

14min

Norman kicks on fourth for Dufty who is just beaten to the punch by Valemi. Dropout.

13min

Good kick from Hunt. Charnze was right on it and the gang tackle forced it loose.

12min

Wonderfully worked from the Raiders. Wighton, Whtiehead, Croker to Valemi but the last link lost it.

11min

Raiders have monopolised the ball in recent minutes. The short kick is grounded by Dufty.

9min

Dragons try to find some second phase but Lomax is rocked by Valemi.

8min

Lui trying to strip the ball at every opportunity. This time he got it wrong and it will be Dragons ball.

5min

Dragons can't make their advantage count. Dunamis Lui rips it out. Hunt tries to get it back and knocked it on.

4min

Rapana knocks it down to deny the Dragons a chance.

2min

Corey Norman slices through! He doesn't use his winger and gets tackled. Dufty tries a shortside play which goes wrong. Penalty though.

1min

PENALTY DRAGONS! Lucky escape for the Saints. No one called the bomb, Dufty eventually ended up with it. Dunamis Lui was offside though.

KICK-OFF! Raiders with first use.

It is a fabulous day on the south coast! Here come the Raiders in their lime green jersey getting a warm welcome from the locals. Next is the home side, out of contention but the fans still believe. Now can they translate it on field.

SOME LATE MAIL! Jacob Host has done his calf in the warm up and will be replaced by Tyrell Fuimaono.

Happy Saturday everybody! We start off Super Saturday down by the sea. Wollongong the venue as the Dragons, left with nothing but pride, to play for take on the Raiders. Canberra are locked into the top eight but are eyeing off a top four spot to make their journey less bumpy. Injuries have plagued the visitors this season but Papalii lines up in the green tonight. Dragons it has been inconsistency and the inability to finish off a game - shown in the last fortnight - can they pull off the upset today?

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee

Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Drew Oultram

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (8)
Tries: Cody Ramsey (2)
Conversions: Zac Lomax (0/2)

CANBERRA RAIDERS (37)
Tries: Hudson Young, Jarrod Croker, Jack Wighton (2), John Bateman, Semi Valemi
Field Goals: George Williams (1/1)
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (5/6)
Penalty Goals: Jarrod Croker (1/1)