FULL TIME - The Raiders have a strong second half to take a 36-24 win
Matt Burton converts from close enough to in front
Liam Knight gets a rare four pointer as the kick went up, Averillo taps it back and it goes to Liam Knight who scores
The Raiders almost go through the middle of the Bulldogs defence again but the Dogs do just enough
Croker converts from in front
Too hard and too fast as Josh Papali'i cannot be stopped running straight at the gap in the defensive line
PENALTY RAIDERS: Luke Thompson penalised for a high shot
Jarrod Croker converts to extend the lead to 12
Jordan Rapana who has been strong this afternoon gets the try as the Bulldogs continued to gift the ball to the Raiders
UNSUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE - The Raiders lose the ball but Elliott Whitehead kicks it before it hits the ground and it's kicked dead by the Bulldogs who challenge and lose
Bulldogs have lost their radar now after the last try as they gift the Raiders good field position
AWFUL from the Bulldogs out of dummy half deep in their own end and the Raiders are attacking
Jarrod Croker converts again to extend their lead out to 6 again
Nik Cotric gets to the line and it was a lot to do as the pass went out the back, the Bulldogs defence rushes up but can't make the tackle
PENALTY RAIDERS: Rapana loses the ball but Gerard Sutton rules that it was from crowding by Kikau as the Rapana-Kikau battle is heating up
Matt Burton converts from 20m in from touch as the scores are back level
Show and go from Toby Sexton and he goes through the line and scores the try and the scores could be back level
Canberra give six again away as James Schiller makes an unnecessary play at the ball
Jarrod Croker converts from wide out
A poor play from the Bulldogs throwing the pass into touch hurts them as the Raiders go into attack mode and Rapana sets up Timoko again
The Raiders cough up possession in good attacking position
PENALTY RAIDERS: A lazy high shot from Braidon Burns penalised
NO TRY - Corey Horsburgh loses the ball short of the line
SIX AGAIN - The Raiders look to lose the ball but Sutton says six again for the Raiders
Josh Addo-Carr down the sideline as the Bulldogs chance their arm and instead of passing it into the middle of the park he holds it and is ankle tapped and goes out
SECOND HALF IS GO!
HALF TIME - The Bulldogs thought they were getting one more chance after getting a penalty after the Raiders were offside but the kick for touch was touched by the Raiders and a great call from the Touch Judge ends the half
Jamal Fogarty misses the field goal shot
PENALTY BULLDOGS: Raiders get a penalty late in the first half working it out of their own end
Matt Burton converts from wide out
Jacob Kiraz has to juggle and juggle and juggle again before holding the ball as the Raiders put themselves under pressure
He's done it plenty of times for Penrith but Kikau puts the Bulldogs onto the attack after a shoulder charge
Jarrod Croker converts his own try
Jarrod Croker goes over but there's some surprise of how easy it was after Croker took Fogarty's kick with ease
Matt Burton converts from out wide
Blake Wilson gets over after the great play to start with and the spread to the left catches out the Raiders as contact from Rapana's knees is high but cleared
What a play by Burton and the Foxx - Burton short dropout then as Rapana bats it back in Addo-Carr picks it up and races away until he gets tackled
Blake Wilson takes the cross-field kick but loses his perspective as he goes into touch
NO TRY - Just wanting to cross their 'T's and dot the "I's" - Gerard Sutton and his TJ Kieren Irons want to make sure Josh Addo-Carr doesn't get the ball down which he did but just over the deadball line
All gets messy for the Raiders as it looks like the officials miss a knock-on but it works out for the Bulldogs with the ball going into touch
PENALTY BULLDOGS: Elliott Whitehead compounds losing the ball in a 1-on-1 strip by giving away a penalty for a second effort
PENALTY RAIDERS: Reed Mahoney isn't the brightest player as to slow things down he pushes the Raiders man playing the ball
A good kick from Matt Frawley from outside the 40 and the touch judge marks it inside the 10
Jarrod Croker from almost right in-front converts
Matt Timoko goes on the board as the Bulldogs defence on their left is caught out again and Rapana getting involved goes through a gap and finds Timoko to score
Blake Wilson loses the ball in the air off the Matt Burton kick
SET RESTART DOGS - Raiders offside on their own line and Sutton calls six more
SIX MORE - Luke Thompson gets six more after the Raiders tried a 1-on-1 strip but don't get it back
Emre Guler running hard onto the ball and he puts the ball down as the Bulldogs have the pressure relieved
PENALTY RAIDERS: High shot penalised by Gerard Sutton, nothing more than the penalty as the Raiders enter the redzone
Matt Burton puts the kick out on the full and more pressure on the Bulldogs
An error from the Raiders as they started to mount some pressure
Corey Waddell loses the ball in the first error of the game
Both sides completing their opening sets no real stretch of each defence at the moment
GAME ON! Gerard Sutton has the whistle this afternoon and the Bulldogs have first use of the ball
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Chris Sutton, Kieren Irons
Video Referee: Ben Cummins
CANBERRA RAIDERS (36)
Tries: Matthew Timoko (2), Jarrod Croker, Nick Cotric, Jordan Rapana, Josh Papali'i
Field Goals: Jamal Fogarty (0/1)
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (6/6)
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (24)
Tries: Blake Wilson, Jacob Kiraz, Toby Sexton, Liam Knight
Conversions: Matt Burton (4/4)