The Raiders keep their season alive with a 28-22 victory over the Knights in Newcastle. Knights flew out of the blocks in the first half but weren't able to stop them in the second half
Wow oh wow. Edrick Lee is inches off from scoring in the final stages here. The Raiders are going to come away with a great comeback win.
Penalty to the Knights for a wild shot from Papali'i. Just wasn't needed at all for the Raiders. Knights have a glimmer of hope
The Knights prevent the field goal attempt and hold the Raiders off. Can they go the length of the field?
Young Keeley coughs the ball up on halfway gifting the Raiders a chance to take the lead out of reach of the Knights
Fogarty slots his third of the afternoon with a beautiful kick from the side line
Great try from the Raiders that started with a line break from big Josh Papali'i who drew Tex Hoy and passed it to Tapine who took it to the 10 metre line and threw a wild offload out wide which found Jack Wighton, who shrugged Milford and scored in the corner to give the Raiders the lead
Wighton makes a costly error, pushing his kick out over the sideline on the full
Good kick from Milford as it trickles over the side-line about 10 metres out from the Raiders line. Knights give themselves a breather and a chance to set their d-line
Knights hang on again. Raiders were charging up the middle there but haven't been able to land the punch
Poor decision making from the Raiders, Tapine ends up with the ball on last and puts his grubber kick dead
Successful challenge from the Raiders as they overturn the decision of knock-on from Tom Starling. Good challenge, now with another set in Knights territory
An error from Rapana gives the Knights the opportunity to take some pressure off themselves. One of their only sets that will see them enter Raiders territroy.
Knock-on from Brodie Jones as he fails to collect the Raiders' grubber kick. Another big set for the Raiders
Newcastle are falling apart here, the kick-off has been kicked out on the full. Raiders with all the momentum here.
The Raiders decided to take the shot at goal and do so successfully. Fogarty levels the scores with 26 minutes to play
Penalty to the Raiders after a dangerous tackle from Dane Gagai. Another set for the Raiders on the Knights own line
Fogarty converts to reduce the Knights to just two
Young scores with some acrobatics as he dives past Tex Hoy to ground the ball before the dead ball line
An error straight away from the Knights has gifted the Raiders a set with a chance to score
Penalty to the Knights after a late shot from Corey Horsburgh on Adam Clune after he kicked the footy
Converts his first of the afternoon
The perfect start for the Raiders with Sebastian Kris grabbing his second try, the third double of the match. The bomb from Fogarty was uncontested and Kris had a free grab at the footy and scored next to the posts.
The Knights get us underway here in the second half. Big half of football coming up with the Raiders finals hopes hanging on by a thread
Half-time here in Newcastle and the Knights have come out firing and having a surprising 14-point lead heading into the break. Canberra have plenty of work to do in the second half after a sluggish performance in the first.
There we go! The first conversion of the afternoon after six missed attempts earlier in the game
Brailey scores on half-time for the Knights. A great way to finish the half for the home side after a line break from Mat Croker who draws Savage and passes inside to Brailey, scoring next to the uprights.
Knock-on from Canberra in the process of a David Klemmer offload. Knights will have a scrum on their 40 metre line with 40 seconds to go
Another kick is denied as Milford's kick hits the upright. Six attempts now for no goals
That penalty has proved costly as the Knights take no time extending their lead back to two tries. Great kick from Milford who finds Edrick Lee on the left edge who leaps above Rapana and grounds it in the corner. Great finish
Penalty to the Knights after Jack Wighton pushed Milford out of the play.
Another miss for the afternoon. Miflord and Fogarty are a collective 0/5
This Raiders finally get one back, after a poor period the Raiders hit the Knights with a right side shift which catches the Knights out for numbers allowing Rapana to score in the corner
Penalty to the Knights, Horsburgh penalised for a dangerous tackle. It's not going well for the Raiders at the moment
Milford can't get it right with the boot today, albeit they've been tough kicks, he is still yet to slot one
Young grabs his second of the afternoon after some brilliance from Dane Gagai. Gagai has had a fairly poor afternoon so far but shows his skill to leave Sebastian Kris in his wake as he beats him one on one before drawing Savage and passing to Young to score in the corner
Forward pass from Adam Elliott gives the Knights the ball on half-way. Knights looking to keep their momentum rolling
Milford misses his conversion attempt again
Dominic Young grabs his first of the afternoon after a nervous start. A great run from Milford earlier in the set unsettled the Raiders defence and this time they went right from the play the ball and had the Raiders short of numbers allowing Young to score relatively unbothered in the corner.
Penalty to the Knights, crowding the ruck by the Raiders
Penalty to the Raiders due to Dominic Young allegedly grabbing Nick Cotric in mid-air. Pretty rough call
Great run from Tex Hoy as he marches 50 metres downfield, giving the Knights a set in Raiders' territory
Fogarty's kick slides to the right of the uprights to leave the score at four a piece
Does a fantastic job to get on the outside of Dane Gagai, beating him one-on-one to score on the left edge.
Dominic Young had his heart in his throat after dropping a bomb right in front of their own line, narrowly avoiding Raiders' before rolling out for a dropout
A contentious 40/20 kick from Milford is given the all-clear. The Knights with another great opportunity here
Conversion attempt missed from Milford
Edrick Lee opens the scoring for the Knights as the attack down the left hand side
Papali'i coughs the ball up, disappointing for the Raiders who also give a penalty away
Confident start from the Canberra Raiders who earn themselves a repeat set after a nice grubber from Jack Wighton
The Canberra Raiders kick-off here in what looks like beautiful conditions in Newcastle
Welcome to Newcastle for the final game of Round 23.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (22)
Tries: Edrick Lee (2), Dominic Young (2), Jayden Brailey
Conversions: Anthony Milford (1/5)
CANBERRA RAIDERS (28)
Tries: Sebastian Kris (2), Jordan Rapana, Hudson Young, Jack Wighton
Conversions: Jamal Fogarty (3/5)
Penalty Goals: Jamal Fogarty (1/1)