That's the game, Canberra have broken their losing streak at long last
Jordan Rapana makes a try saver on Rapana and the Bulldogs knock on on the next tackle. Raiders have the ball with under a minute to go, they should be home
The Dogs win the challenge again. 2:21 on the clock, they start the set on the Raiders 20
Burton tries another early kick however knock on in trying to regather the ball. They're challenging again
Bulldogs will win the challenge and have 3 minutes to come up with a miracle
Brent Naden knocks Frawley's kick on but he is challenging
Papali'i gets to his feet and will play the ball, he's all good
Josh Papali'i down with an apparent knee injury now.
In some encouraging scenes, Croker is up and walking off the field with his arm in a makeshift sling fashioned from his jersey
Jarrod Croker has been down injured since the contest. You really hate to see this, he was having a solid return game. They bring the green whistle out
It won't be a penalty try, it was a fair contest for the ball between Rapana and Dufty, the latter knocking it on in-goal. 7 tackle set for the Raiders coming up
Dufty is claiming a penalty try after an early Burton kick. Cummins sends it up as a no try
Burton executes a 1-on-1 steal on Joseph Tapine. Bulldogs still with a glimmer of hope
Challenge is successful, ruled that Nick Cotric took Naden out in the leadup
Tevita Pangai Junior is dragged into the in-goal area by Matt Frawley. Bulldogs are challenging the ruling of a prior knock on
Croker makes no mistake, extending the Raiders lead
Raiders are taking the two points
Brent Naden bizarrely makes the decision to pick up the ball, it looked like Frawley's kick was going dead for sure. Burton then drops it out on the full
Raiders get a relieving penalty
Josh Addo-Carr knocks on in the in-goal area, 7 tackle set for Canterbury coming up
Dogs start their set in good field position
The Bulldogs run on the last and the ball ends up over the sideline
Burton drags the conversion across the face. It remains a two score game
Matt Burton runs past Brad Schneider and is too strong for the cover defence. Dogs back in the game
Matt Burton puts an early kick in for Addo-Carr, who gets it and puts in nother one that is gathered in by the Dogs 10 metres away from the Raiders line. Dogs on the attack
The Bulldogs recover the short dropout
Jake Averillo can't get back into the field of play as Frawley forces another repeat set
Jarrod Croker is taken over the sideline, Dogs hang on
Another set restart for CBR, who are well and truly on the attack once more
Set restart for CBR
Jarrod Croker nails the penalty goal
Looks like the Raiders will be taking the two
Corey Waddell hangs out an arm and collects Brad Schneider high
Nick Cotric intercepts Matt Dufty and is brought down 20 metres out from the Dogs line. Raiders on the attack once again
Brad Schneider's kick is too big as the Bulldogs get a 7 tackle set. Disappointing attack from the Raiders
Hudson Young goes about 60 metres on the kick return before being reeled in by Dufty. Raiders on the attack
Ryan Sutton can't handle the offload
Raiders will start their set on halfway after a strong defensive set
Corey Horsburgh takes the first hit up of the second half
Players are back out on the field ahead of the second 40
That'll be half time
Matt Dufty knocks on in the tackle, Raiders survive
Bulldogs get a penalty coming out of trouble. They should get their first genuine attacking set here
Knock on confirmed, Bulldogs will have a 7 tackle set.
Jarrod Croker claiming the try after a nice kick from Matt Frawley but I'm going to wait for the bunker to confirm before putting it in the system, grounding looks questionable
Raiders get a penalty coming out of trouble
Jarrod Croker converts the try from in front
Matt Frawley does his best impression of Jack Wighton, going straight through the defensive line past Jeremy Marshall-King before beating Matt Dufty with a dummy to his right. Raiders extend their lead
Kyle Flanagan passes it behind Brent Naden, who knocks on. Jeremy Marshall-King is on report for an earlier attempted trip
Raiders kick from inside their own 40 and it's a decent kick return from the Dogs, who start the set 25 metres out from their own line
The Raiders looked to be over for their second try however Matt Frawley's pass to Hudson Young was correctly called forward. Bulldogs survive
Corey Waddell is dragged back into the in gol area on the second tackle, repeat set coming up for the Raiders
Matt Burton's kick on the last goes dead, 7 tackle set for Canberra coming up
Raiders complete their set after points, Bulldogs play the ball on their 20
Jarrod Croker's first attempt back is away to the right
The Raiders finally take advantage of all their possession/field-position, with Elliott Whitehead making a powerful 15 metre run over the top of Aaron Schoupp to open the scoring.
No try as it's ruled Corey Waddell obstructed Adam Elliott in the lead-up. Penalty Raiders
The Dogs are first on the board despite not having a single play in the Raiders 20. Matt Burton gets past some poor defence from Brad Schneider and links up with Josh Addo-Carr in support, however the bunker haven't confirmed the try yet
No try confirmed, double movement. Penalty Dogs
Going upstairs for a possible Raiders try, Cummins thinks Nick Cotric did a double movement though
Brent Naden does well to beat Nick Cotric in the air and come down with the ball. Bulldogs again hang on
Luke Thompson drops it cold, Raiders scrum feed on halfway
Penalty Bulldogs for a hand on the ball
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad makes the catch on the crossfield kick but the Dogs rally to hold him up. Changeover
Matt Burton's kick is allowed to bounce and Nick Cotric return it to the 45 metre line
Hudson Young drops it on tackle 1
The Bulldogs have given away a penalty in possession of the ball after Tevita Pangai Junior raised his forearm
Raiders roll up the field well and are able to contest the last tackle kick but knock it on. Bulldogs ball
Matt Frawley's kick is stopped by Kyle Flanagan, who dives on the ball. Bulldogs survive
Penalty Raiders as the Dogs break early from the scrum
The Raiders swing it right and Josh Addo-Carr runs the length of the field thinking he's scored a try, however the ref rules that he knocked on. Replay shows in going for the intercept he knocked the ball down onto his foot, however the ruling is correct as he did not drop it with intent to kick. Canberra scrum
Set restart for CBR, who are all of a sudden on the attack
Underway and Paul Vaughan takes the first hit up for the Dogs against his old side
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Friday Night Football nd to start off with we are in Canberra s the Raiders look to snap their losing streak against the in-form Bulldogs. Ricky has made just the one change, starting Corey Harawira-Naera at lock and benching Ryan Sutton, while the Bulldogs are 1-17 from the team named on Tuesday. Kickoff in roughly 4 minutes.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins
Touch Judges: Keiren Irons, Todd Smith
Video Referee: Chris Butler
CANBERRA RAIDERS (14)
Tries: Elliott Whitehead, Matt Frawley
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (1/2)
Penalty Goals: Jarrod Croker (2/2)
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (4)
Tries: Matt Burton
Conversions: Matt Burton (0/1)