That's full-time here at Leichhardt Oval. What an entertaining game that was!
Lots of talking points and excellent performances from individuals in the Raiders.
The Tigers had their chances, but just couldn't make them count.
Canberra Raiders 30-22
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS
Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Great conversion from the right touch line and he gives a shout after it soars through!
Canberra Raiders 30-22
What a game. It's the biggest comeback victory for the Raiders in their history!
Canberra Raiders 28-22
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS
Scored by Jordan Rapana. Kick to come.
Another quick decision and the Raiders seal the victory! Just kept control of the ball as it was grounded.
Canberra Raiders 28-22
VIDEO REFEREE - A possible try to Jordan Rapana on the right wing! Just checking the touch line and grounding
Canberra Raiders 24-22
HANDOVER Tigers - Poor last tackle option and they turn it over on halfway!
Canberra Raiders 24-22
Another crushing run from Frank Paul and the Raiders with a big set to get out of their area.
Just three minutes to go!
Canberra Raiders 24-22
NO TRY - Penalty for obstruction after just one look at the video. A interesting decision there. Galloway had run through, touched no-one, but it's ruled an obstruction!
Canberra Raiders 24-22
VIDEO REFEREE - Exciting play here! The Tigers for the ball from a dodgy knock-on decision and have been attacking the line.
We are now going to the video for a possible try to Brooks...
Canberra Raiders 24-22
Maybe it was cramp, but he's back in the line now and take the tackle!
Canberra Raiders 24-22
Sisa Waqa is down in back-play. Looks in real pain. Play is continuing.
Canberra Raiders 24-22
40/20 attempt from Hodgson, but it doesn't take that right-hand turn.
Canberra Raiders 24-22
Brooks has lost the ball after a promising play down the left and he had Simona on his left! Raiders work it out of their 20 metres.
Canberra Raiders 24-22
Ten minutes to go here! It's still anyone's game!
Canberra Raiders 24-22
Richards with ANOTHER high kick-off and this time Wighton knocks it on!
Another knock-on from the Tigers on the 3rd tackle sees them run it over though.
Canberra Raiders 24-22
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL CANBERRA RAIDERS
Penalty goal attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
From 43 metres out, Croker nails the kick! Raiders in the lead!
Canberra Raiders 24-22
PENALTY Raiders - They're on the Tigers 40 metre line and they've chosen to go for goal with the wind behind them!
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Richards tries for another high kick-off, but this time the Raiders take care of it.
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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS
Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker unsuccessful.
Croker with a shocker from 20 metres in from the right touch line. Skews it across the face.
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TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS
Scored by Jack Wighton. Kick to come.
Raiders are in! Wighton barges past Luke Brooks and scores on the right. That ties up the game!
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Galloway about to make his way back on the field after the earlier injury scare. Seumanufagai OFF.
Wests Tigers 22-18
UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Martin Taupau makes an unforced error.
Poor pass from Farah, but Taupau knocks it on. Tigers attack, stopped.
Wests Tigers 22-18
Williams with a try-saver on the Raiders left edge. Naiqama almost in!
Wests Tigers 22-18
A grubber from Farah is cleaned up by Austin, but he's ruled to have knocked it on. Tigers scrum feed, 10 metres out.
Wests Tigers 22-18
Clever grubber in-goal from Brooks, but it's cleaned up by Edrick Lee who is tackled in-goal. Drop-out.
Wests Tigers 22-18
PENALTY Tigers - Aaron Woods hit his head on the ground after a solid tackle from Papalii. It's on REPORT, but nothing to answer for there.
Wests Tigers 22-18
Back to a grinding game now. The Raiders seem to be on top, but Kurt Baptiste, who has been having a storming game, has been replaced by Josh Hodgson.
Wests Tigers 22-18
Robbie Farah, back on!
Wests Tigers 22-18
Tedesco picks up the ball expertly after an attacking Raiders grubber. He can do some freaky things!
Wests Tigers 22-18
NO TRY. Held up. Raiders still have three tackles in this set.
Wests Tigers 22-18
Lots of hands involved, but I don't think the video ref can overturn this one...
Wests Tigers 22-18
VIDEO REF - Paul Vaughan looks to have gone over here, but the on-field ref has declared NO TRY.
Wests Tigers 22-18
PENALTY Raiders - 5-2 for the Raiders now. Another infringement in the ruck.
Wests Tigers 22-18
A clever kick from Baptiste into the in-goal, but the Tigers knock it over the in-goal line. Drop-out.
Wests Tigers 22-18
PENALTY Raiders - They get a chance to hit the lead here...
Wests Tigers 22-18
Austin BOMBS a try for the Raiders! A great run through the middle with some excellent passing, but Austin doesn't give it to Rapana to score!
Wests Tigers 22-18
It's all good, Aaron Woods has put the head-band back on.
Wests Tigers 22-18
Papalii with a kick! It results in nothing though.
Wests Tigers 22-18
CROWD: 13,198 at Leichhardt Oval for this afternoon's clash.
Wests Tigers 22-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS
Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Easily converts from in front.
Wests Tigers 22-18
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS
Scored by Frank Paul Nuuausala. Kick to come.
Powerful try from Frank Paul! He's been having a big game and this time he runs onto a short pass from Baptiste to score under the posts!
Wests Tigers 22-16
Tedesco fumbles a big Raiders bomb and we will have a line drop-out here. Tedesco is having a mixed game at the back!
Wests Tigers 22-12
Farah has NOT returned in the second half. Tigers' fans hearts skip a beat.
Wests Tigers 22-12
What a restart to the game! Richards puts up a rocket of a kick-off and Ava Seumanufagai runs through to catch it on the full!
Wests Tigers 22-12
A Raiders touch finder will round out the first half and we have the Tigers up by 22-12 at the half. An entertaining, albeit sloppy, game so far!
A bit of a break and we'll be back with the second half!
Wests Tigers 22-12
Tigers on the attack, 30 metres out, with two minutes remaining in the half!
Wests Tigers 22-12
UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS
Kurt Baptiste makes an unforced error.
FORWARD pass. Bad mistake at a critical time from the Raiders.
Wests Tigers 22-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS
Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker converts his try from 20 in from the left and we have an interesting game here!
Wests Tigers 22-12
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS
Scored by Jarrod Croker. Kick to come.
Raiders are right back in it! Excellent set from the penalty and Austin floats a kick into the in-goal for Croker who soars, grabs the ball and just plants it down!
Wests Tigers 22-10
The Raiders take the tap and Nuuausala makes a great run!
Wests Tigers 22-6
PENALTY Raiders - Too much attention in the ruck from the Tigers.
Wests Tigers 22-6
SUBSTITUTION Raiders.
Hodgson OFF.
Baptiste ON.
Wests Tigers 22-6
UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS
Sam Williams makes an unforced error.
Another big error for the Raiders as they looked to attack. It's not that cold!
Wests Tigers 22-6
Vaughn OFF.
Nuuausala ON.
Wests Tigers 22-6
UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS
Edrick Lee makes an unforced error.
Raiders put up a midfield bomb and Croker catches it, but then passes to Lee who just drops it cold!
Wests Tigers 22-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS
Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker slots it from just left of the posts.
Wests Tigers 22-6
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS
Scored by Shannon Boyd. Kick to come.
After a sloppy pass, Boyd picked up the ball and powered over the line to score. The Raiders needed that! Good strength.
Wests Tigers 22-4
VIDEO REF - Possible try to Shannon Boyd here. Just a question on the grounding. Ref has said TRY.
Wests Tigers 22-0
Rapana with a nice break after a Tigers kick and the Raiders on the attack!
Wests Tigers 22-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WESTS TIGERS
Conversion attempt by Pat Richards unsuccessful.
Missed it from the left-hand touch line. Bit too much hook!
Wests Tigers 22-0
TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Pat Richards. Kick to come.
Too easy for the Tigers. Through the hands to the left and he scores in the corner without being touched. The left-side is causing massive issues for the Raiders!
Wests Tigers 22-0
Uh oh. Robbie Farah with a potential injury here. He's a-limping!
Wests Tigers 18-0
Hodgson made a good run, forces the pass after the tackle and the Tigers get it back! Brooks sprints down the field and they're on the attack 25 metres out!
Wests Tigers 18-0
PENALTY Raiders - High shot from Sironen, but nothing to answer for there.
Wests Tigers 18-0
What a hit! Brooks is SMASHED by Soliola. Look for that in the highlight reel!
Wests Tigers 18-0
Tedesco almost breaks the line again! Big metres today!
Wests Tigers 18-0
News from the sheds is that Galloways injury is his hip. Doubts surround him returning today.
Wests Tigers 18-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WESTS TIGERS
Conversion attempt by Pat Richards successful.
Kicks it easily from 20 in from left touch line.
Wests Tigers 18-0
TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Luke Brooks. Kick to come.
WHAT A TRY! After a Tedesco break down the left he manages to pass inside to Simona who gives it to Brooks to finish off. Great stuff!
Wests Tigers 16-0
Settling set from the Raiders as well as both teams complete a couple of sets.
Wests Tigers 12-0
Wighton has handled two high balls very well so far. He's a good kid.
Wests Tigers 12-0
An ALMOST try. Papalii would have scored but the ball from Sam Williams is ruled forward. He was over!
Wests Tigers 12-0
Raiders on the attack and a little kick from Hodgson is knocked on my Brooks. They'll get the ball back from the scrum, 10 metres out.
Wests Tigers 12-0
PENALTY Raiders - A relieving penalty for them.
Wests Tigers 12-0
Frantic start to this game from both teams. Tigers with a settler finishes with a towering bomb that Jack Wighton takes well.
Wests Tigers 12-0
Frank Paul Nuuausala with a bit of push and shove after a tackle. A double hand slap? He gets away with it though!
Wests Tigers 12-0
Galloway has gone off the field with an arm injury. Sue comes on for him. Big loss if he's gone for the day.
Wests Tigers 12-0
Jordan Rapana is having a shocker to start this game, it has to be said.
Wests Tigers 12-0
WOW. The Raiders are sabotaging themselves here. They get the ball back after a Tigers attack on their line and then throw it away almost straight away!
Wests Tigers 12-0
Naiqama almost scores down the right!
Wests Tigers 12-0
Another big set from the Tigers, making metres with ease here. The Raiders look rattled.
Wests Tigers 12-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WESTS TIGERS
Conversion attempt by Pat Richards successful.
Easy conversion for Richards again. 12-0!
Wests Tigers 12-0
The Raiders will really need to improve their defence and discipline here early. The Tigers could run rampant!
Wests Tigers 10-0
TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Keith Galloway. Kick to come.
The big man barges through some flimsy defence and the Tigers are in again!
Wests Tigers 10-0
PENALTY Tigers - Looked to be a knock-on from dummy half, but rules a penalty with too much attention in the play of the ball.
Wests Tigers 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WESTS TIGERS
Conversion attempt by Pat Richards successful.
Easily slots it from in front
Wests Tigers 6-0
TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Tim Simona. Kick to come.
Great try to the Tigers! They put the pressure on the line repeatedly and a brilliant cut-out ball from Brooks finds Simona and he runs around under the posts. First blood!
Wests Tigers 4-0
UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS
Jordan Rapana makes an unforced error.
From dummy half, Rapana drops the ball cold! Tigers with a great chance to post first points!
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Tidy first set for the Tigres finishes with a tricky kick from Brooks for Tedesco, but he can't quite gather it up.
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Game on! The Tigers start with the ball!
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The players are making their way onto the field here. We're not far away from kick-off!
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Looks to be a great crowd in at Leichhardt Oval though. Kick-off in just over 10 minutes!
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The Wests Tigers are as per program for this afternoon's match.
Canberra have made a series of changes to their named side with Shaun Fensom ruled out. Jordan Rapana replaces Jeremy Hawkins on the wing, while Frank-Paul Nuuausala comes into the starting side at prop, shifting Josh Papalii to the second row, and Jarrad Kennedy to the bench. Fensom's omission sees Paul Vaughan come in at lock. Shannon Boyd, Kurt Baptiste and Luke Bateman are the new benchies, with Glen Buttriss and Mark Nicholls the men left out.
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Good afternoon and welcome to one of the old local grounds, Leichhardt Oval for today's Round 7 clash between the Wests Tigers and the Canberra Raiders!
Both teams are out of the top eight currently, with the Raiders only managing 2 wins, whilst the Tigers have 3. It is an important game for both teams!
The weather has turned a little nasty this arvo. Autumn has really hit with a chilly wind and possible rain on the horizon.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Henry Perenara, Gavin Reynolds
Touch Judges: Chris Sutton, Anthony Elliott
Video Referee: Matt Cecchin, Luke Patten
WESTS TIGERS (22)
Tries: Tim Simona, Pat Richards, Keith Galloway, Luke Brooks
Field Goals:
Conversions: Pat Richards (3/4)
Penalty Goals:
CANBERRA RAIDERS (30)
Tries: Shannon Boyd, Jarrod Croker, Frank Paul Nuuausala, Jack Wighton, Jordan Rapana
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (4/5)
Penalty Goals: Jarrod Croker (1/1)