Full Time
80:00
5:40pm Sat October 3, 2020
Finals Week 1 - GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce / Ngunnawal - Crowd: 9602
78min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Townsend from the right sideline, snicks the upright and goes over

Raiders lead Raiders 32 - 20 Sharks
78min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Sione Katoa. Kick to come.

Katoa intercepts the pass from Whitehead to Croker and he runs 90 metres to score in the right corner.

Raiders lead Raiders 32 - 18 Sharks
74min

SCRUM RAIDERS - They'll get a set inside the Sharks half

71min

Sharks with a 7 tackle set after the Raiders kick is far too heavy

68min

Set restart Sharks

67min

SCRUM SHARKS - CNK ruled to have lost the ball

65min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Jarrod Croker.

Croker from the left sideline, fails to convert

Raiders lead Raiders 32 - 14 Sharks
65min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Elliott Whitehead. Kick to come.

On the last, Raiders go left to Croker, who grubbers into the Sharks in-goal and Whitehead cleans up to score in the corner

Raiders lead Raiders 32 - 14 Sharks
65min

Off to the bunker

61min

SCRUM SHARKS - Williams drops the pass cold.

61min

Set restart Raiders - They are still inside the Sharks 10m

60min

SCRUM RAIDERS - Katoa drops the ball on the first tackle after the scrum. Raiders now with a full set inside the Sharks 10m

59min

SCRUM SHARKS - Young spills the ball trying to get to his feet.

58min

Set restart Raiders

57min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker converts from right in front

Raiders lead Raiders 28 - 14 Sharks
57min

Try: Raiders
Scored by George Williams. Kick to come.

After Young's run, Wighton gets the ball and runs back towards the posts before dishing a short ball to Williams who barges over under the posts

Raiders lead Raiders 26 - 14 Sharks
56min

Young makes a break

56min

Set restart Raiders

55min

Sharks running down the right side, Katoa put into space who eventually gets cleaned up 25m from the Raiders line. Townsend's kick on the next is a bit shallow, allowed to bounce and eventually cleaned up by Williams.

53min

SCRUM SHARKS - Young drops the ball in the tackle.

52min

Play stopped after Fifita accidentally copped a knee from Whitehead to his forehead. Young also getting some water service

51min

SCRUM SHARKS - Williams drops the ball at the back of the scrum

51min

SCRUM RAIDERS - Katoa knocks on, 10m from the Sharks line.

49min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker from just left of centre, slots another goal.

Raiders lead Raiders 22 - 14 Sharks
49min

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

On the last, Williams chips to the left and Wighton is shot out of a cannon, outleaps everyone, juggles the ball and then he plants the ball down for a try.

Raiders lead Raiders 20 - 14 Sharks
48min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Sharks with a short restart but give away a penalty. Raiders with their tails up now.

48min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker converts from right in front.

Raiders lead Raiders 16 - 14 Sharks
47min

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

Wighton takes the quick tap and strolls through the Sharks middle defence, catching them napping to score under the posts.

Tied up at Raiders 14 - 14 Sharks
46min

PENALTY RAIDERS - 20m from the Sharks line.

46min

Raiders let a Townsend bomb bounce, Woods collects it and links with Mulitalo who is somehow denied a try. Play stopped as Sorensen gets treated for an ankle injury. He's currently the fill-in rake with Brailey out for the rest of the game.

44min

SCRUM SHARKS - Katoa rushes up on Whitehead and he drops the ball

43min

Set restart Raiders - They get a full set inside the Sharks 25m

40min

Raiders get us back underway

37min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Jarrod Croker.

Croker from the right sideline can't convert

Sharks lead Raiders 10 - 14 Sharks
37min

Try: Raiders
Scored by George Williams. Kick to come.

Sharks on the attack down the left side and Graham with a short ball to Hamlin-Uele but it is intercepted by Williams who then runs 65 metres to score in the right corner.

Sharks lead Raiders 10 - 14 Sharks
37min

Wighton grubbers for CNK who collides with Fifita and the ball goes dead. 20m restart and 7 tackle set for the Sharks.

35min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Sharks with the cohesion of a pen and frog risotto. A rushed kick goes backwards and catches Sharks attackers offside.

33min

Sharks go left side again, this time Dugan grubbers and CNK has to run it dead. Raiders drop out.

32min

SCRUM SHARKS - Talakai crunches Cotric and forces the ball loose. Scrum will set on halfway

31min

Sharks turn the ball over 10m from the Raiders line.

30min

PENALTY SHARKS - Raiders with an illegal strip, 5m from their line, right in front of the posts. Brailey comes off now

29min

Brailey is struggling out there

28min

Kennedy runs it on the last down the right side, then grubbers which Valemei cleans up, before a wave of Sharks defenders push him dead in goal. Raiders drop out.

27min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Townsend converts from in front.

Sharks lead Raiders 6 - 14 Sharks
27min

Brailey copped some heavy treatment in the tackle. Has a limp but he's playing on.

27min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Blayke Brailey. Kick to come.

Raiders running off their own line, Whitehead spills the pass forward, Brailey catches it, dummies and then scores while twisting in the tackle, getting the ball down under the posts.

Sharks lead Raiders 6 - 12 Sharks
26min

Sharks kicking game has been faultless so far

24min

Katoa almost slips through on his kick return

22min

Penalty Goal: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Townsend kicks a penalty goal from right in front.

Sharks lead Raiders 6 - 8 Sharks
21min

PENALTY SHARKS - Rudolf has the ball stripped off him in a 2 man tackle.

20min

PENALTY SHARKS - Raiders kick the ball dead from the restart. Sharks with a penalty on halfway, they find touch 30m from the Raiders line.

19min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Chad Townsend.

Townsend from the left sideline, hooks it savagely

Tied up at Raiders 6 - 6 Sharks
19min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Ronaldo Mulitalo. Kick to come.

Tracey gets the ball on the left side, drifts further left, dummies, and then throws a nice ball to Mulitalo who dives over to score in the corner.

Tied up at Raiders 6 - 6 Sharks
18min

Rudolf with a 1 on 1 strip

18min

Rudolf drops the ball in the tackle. Papalii cleans up.

17min

PENALTY SHARKS - Soliola lying around in the ruck. Sharks start their set 10m from halfway

16min

Sharks run it on the last and are easily shut down, 5m from the Raiders line.

14min

Townsend's kick into the Raiders in goal is slapped dead by Bateman. Raiders drop out.

13min

Set restart Sharks right on halfway

12min

Townsend's bomb is taken spectacularly by Mulitalo, who then amazingly passes the ball inside to Tracey, but the young half was not expecting the ball and the Raiders clean up, 5m from their own line.

10min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Croker converts from in front.

Raiders lead Raiders 6 - 2 Sharks
10min

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

Following play and Tapine refuses to be tackled in the middle, is initially met by 3 defenders, a 4th joins and then he somehow half slips out and evades 2 more cover defenders to reach out and score under the posts.

Raiders lead Raiders 4 - 2 Sharks
9min

Raiders throwing the ball around. Cotric almost scores.

8min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Toiwnsend's tackle is a smidge high

6min

Sharks playing with a lot more enthusiasm so far.

6min

Penalty Goal: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Townsend from right in front, nails the goal.

Sharks lead Raiders 0 - 2 Sharks
4min

PENALTY SHARKS - Hamlin-Uele chased Townsend's kick but was sorta tripped/bumped and taken out of the contest.

4min

Townsend grubbers ahead, regathers the ball despite a few Raiders defenders either side of him, and he gets the ball down on George Williams' boot. Now looking at interference by Bateman

1min

Townsend's bomb comes down 7m shy of the Raiders ingoal, but Hamlin-Uele pushes Valemei back in goal. Raiders drop out

Sharks kick off

Phil Carey blows the horn. Sharks have 7 players making their finals debut.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell

CANBERRA RAIDERS (32)
Tries: Joseph Tapine, George Williams (2), Jack Wighton (2), Elliott Whitehead
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (4/6)
Penalty Goals:

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (20)
Tries: Ronaldo Mulitalo, Blayke Brailey, Sione Katoa
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chad Townsend (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Chad Townsend (2/2)