That's officially full time, with the Raiders gaining an important but ugly two points. Next week, they face a huge task in the Melbourne Storm, while the Dragons are up against the Panthers
Andrew McCullough's offload is picked off by Tom Starling. That'll be curtains for the Dragons hopes tonight
Ravalawa's offload finds Croker, who knocks on. Dragons have to score early in this set
The Dragons regather off the short restart and gain a penalty after Feagai was tackled in the air
Williams' grubber is batted dead by Adam Clune. The Dragons will go short from the dropout
Set restart for CBR
Jack Bird knocks it on. Raiders can put it beyond doubt right here
No try confirmed, Dragons have a 7 tackle set but still have it all to do
Semi Valemei is taken touch in goal but the ref is taking it upstairs just in case
Set restart for CBR
Jack de Belin is on report for putting a Raiders player in a dangerous position
Andrew McCullough's kick goes into touch in a bad outcome for the Dragons
Josh Hodgson knocks on. Dragons remain a slight hope.
Mikaele Ravalawa makes a mess of the play the ball. Raiders again in good field position
The Raiders opt for the 2, and Jarrod Croker makes no mistake
Penalty Raiders, Lomax makes high contact
Sam Williams kicks a 40/20, putting the Raiders in a great position
Jack Bird knocks on and the Raiders have the ball
Penalty Dragons, the ball is raked out of Mikaele Ravalawa illegally
Andrew McCullough kicks on the fourth and it is gobbled up by Rapana
The try will be pulled back, with Jack Wighton making contact with the ball before Mikaele Ravalawa knocked on. Dragons survive
Hold the phone, the bunker are reviewing this
Andrew McCullough puts in a deft grubber kick that Jordan Rapana and Jack Bird compete for in the in goal. It goes dead, and the ref says it last came off Bird, so it'll be a 20 metre tap for the Raiders
Penalty Dragons, Josh Mcguire was hit off the ball by Hudson Young
Tapine's offload is scooped up by the Dragons, before Lawrie knocks on for the Dragons. It's a double knock on, first one Raiders. Dragons with another huge opportunity
Adam Clune's kick is gathered by Rapana, Lomax then gives away a penalty that the Raiders will very much appreciate
Set restart for STI on the first
The Dragons' pass is knocked down by Croker. They'll have a fresh set in attacking position
Elliott Whitehead is penalised for an illegal strip on Blake Lawrie.
Jack Wighton kicks on the third inside the 20 looking for the 20/40, but he doesn't have the angle as the Dragons are just short of halfway on the third
Jarrod Croker makes a great catch under pressure. Raiders survive
Penalty Dragons, a dubious decision is made that Emre Guler's shoulder made contact with Bird
Williams kicks on the third and Jack Bird knocks on in the kick return. The Raiders recover it and run away to score, but the ref called play back for a reason we're about to find out
Tom Starling then forces a mistake from Jackson Ford. He's back in the good books
Tom Starling throws a forward pass from dummy half. He goes from hero to zero in about 30 seconds
Croker maintains his perfect record with the boot
The try has been awarded, with it deemed Starling did in fact get to the line. Raiders hit the front for the first time tonight
Going upstairs for a possible Canberra try, the ref doesn't think Starling has scored however
Mathew Feagai knocks it on on the next play however
Williams' kick is lost backwards by Jack Bird, who recovers possession
Ravalawa brings it back for the Dragons
Players back out on the field ahead of the second 40
Raiders knock on with 40 seconds left in the half, giving the Dragons a huge opportunity, but Billy Burns lets them off the hook with a mistake of his own. That'll be half time
Raiders run it on the last and get nowhere, with Hodgson wrapped up about 5 metres short of the line
Corey Harawira-Naera hits it up for Canberra and draws a penalty
Croker levels the scores
Jack Wighton out-leaps Zac Lomax for the high ball and goes over to score. Croker has a chance to level things up with the boot
Penalty Raiders again for high contact from Sims
Mikaele Ravalawa again brings it out for the Dragons, getting up to the 20 metre line
Zac Lomax is off to the right
Adam Clune dummies and goes right through the Raiders defence. He had only Rapana to beat and linked up with Sims in support, who turned Hudson Young in and out before sliding over for the Dragons second
Set restart for STI
Jordan Rapana's offload to Tom Starling goes forward, just as the Raiders were starting to look fluent in attack
Set restart for CBR
Smith-Shields is heading off with an HIA as a result of the contact from Sims
Penalty Raiders for a high shot from Sims
Raiders make 60 odd metres off the kickoff, with Jack Bird playing it 10 metres out on tackle 1 for the Dragons
Jarrod Croker nails it from the sideline, bringing the Raiders within 2
Elliott Whitehead puts a kick in that looked way too big, but Harley Smith-Shields was able to tap it back in and Jordan Rapana was there to capitalise and take possession before grounding the ball. Raiders hit back
Matt Feagai knocks on on play 1. Raiders with their best opportunity so far
Wighton's kick is way too big, it soars over the dead ball line and the Dragons now have a 7 tackle set
Set restart for CBR
Set restart for STI
Raiders run it on the last through Valemei, who is tackled 5 metres short of the line
Jackson Fordtakes the first run for the Dragons, who have had 60% of the ball so far
Lomax hits it well
Dragons will take the two, it's a "give me" in the words of Blocker Roach
Lawrie is coming off for an HIA
Another penalty to the Dragons after Rapana's knee made contact with Blake Lawrie
Penalty to the Dragons, Matthew Timoko ran an escort on Mathew Feagai
The Raiders balls up a left side shift, with Hudson Young getting in the way of a Sam Williams pass that wasn't meant for him. Dragons on the attack again
Corey Norman gives away another 7 tackle set
Mikaele Ravalawa opts to take the first run himself
Zac Lomax nails it from the sideline
The Dragons shift it left and Corey Norman delivers a superb cutout pass to find Mathew Feagai, who goes over untouched for the first try of the game
Set restart for STI late in the count
Josh Papali'i drops it cold. Dragons now with an opportunity
Mikaele Ravalawa found some space on the right courtesy of some nice work from Lomax. Ravalawa put in a kick for himself, but it was too strong and went dead. Raiders another 7 tackle set
Set restart for the Saints now
Set restart for CBR
Norman's kick takes a Raiders bounce over the dead ball line, with Rapana bringing it out for a 7 tackle set
Williams' kick is caught by Bird, who is hit hard and taken back a couple of metres behind the 20
Clune's kick is allowed to bounce by Valemei, who watches it over the sideline
Talatau Amone is the replacement
Ramsey will be going off with an HIA after 31 seconds. McCullough will remain on the paddock
Cody Ramsey is down after a head-clash with teammate Andrew McCullough
Underway and Josh Papali'i takes the first hit up for Canberra
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Friday Night Footy and to start off we are at CBus Stadium with two teams with the finals well within reach in the Canberra Raiders and St George Illawarra Dragons. This is basically a must win for both teams who were each poor last week. Both the Raiders and Dragons are 1-17 from the side named earlier in the week. Kick-off is just around the corner
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Sutton
Touch Judges: Belinda Sharpe, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy
CANBERRA RAIDERS (20)
Tries: Jordan Rapana, Jack Wighton, Tom Starling
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Jarrod Croker (1/1)
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (12)
Tries: Mathew Feagai, Tariq Sims
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Zac Lomax (1/2)
Penalty Goals: Zac Lomax (1/1)