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Walsh saunters over, still hobbling, and cleans up a chip and there's 10 seconds remaining as he just stands there, and then Tapine absolutely smashes him, legally too. A scuffle ensues and then everyone shakes hands. Jolly good show gents

SCRUM RAIDERS - Palasia pinged for a knock on. Broncos challenge. Challenge fails.

Walsh has been struggling with some leg complaint since he scored his try

PENALTY BRONCOS - Rapana takes his second short restart since returning and he's kicked this one out on the full.

Croker coming onto the field for his last time on home soil,. with just over 3 minutes left

PENALTY BRONCOS - Raiders with a short restart and its 5m too short.

PENALTY BRONCOS - From the Broncos drop out, Young touches Cobbo off the ball. It was absolutely nothing, contact wise, but it was everything, rule-breaking wise.

Fogarty with a grubber for himself but Walsh takes it dead. Broncos drop out and the Brainsnap merchant is back on the field

Play stopped while Payne Haas gets a busted finger put back together with some blutack

Set Restart Raiders, and then they turn it over.

Set restart Raiders

Walsh with a stunning kick return, makes 35m and gets the Broncos over halfway

Broncos have activated 'stupid panic' mode

SCRUM BRONCOS - Staggs picks up Young, digs a hole and then buries him. Young loses the ball.

Raiders defending like a top 3 side but attacking like a bottom...8 side. The bottom 3 are a lot badderer

SCRUM BRONCOS - Broncos with the short drop out and the Raiders knock on.

Grubber on the next play forces a drop out.

Wighton steps through and makes 30m before eventually getting tackled 5m shy of the Broncos line

PENALTY RAIDERS

Play stopped as Papali'i comes off with an injury

Farnworth held up over the line

Broncos with a set Restart

Staggs gets outside a defender and then makes a beeline for the corner, but the green wave washes him over the sideline

PENALTY BRONCOS - Broncos challenge the decision and are successful.

First tackle and Flegler spills it

Broncos force another drop out

Mam's grubber is perfect this time and Cotric has to take it dead ingoal

Mam grubbers but its way too soft and the Raiders defence falls on it

Canberra fumble the kick and Broncos clean up right on the Raiders line

successful challenge

Broncos challenging a rule of knock on at the play the ball

PENALTY RAIDERS - Oates spills the bomb forwards and Capewell cleans up from an offside position. Raiders get a penalty 20m from the Broncos line. They will take the 2

Set Restart Broncos and then the Raiders perform a 1 on 1 strip immediately as the bell thingy rings

some great news just after the second half starts, my order from menulog is on its way!

Raiders get part 2 of this epic underway

HALFTIME at GIO Stadium Canberra. The two sides are level in a very entertaining contest.

For the second time tonight, Canberra have allowed a kickoff to go dead and been forced into a line drop out. It won't matter as the first play is the last of the half.

Errors galore from Brisbane keeping Canberra in the game. Kurt Capewell furious thinking a strip occured but he's way too late to challenge.

Brisbane their own worst enemy with errors but Canberra can't find a way through the Broncos defence.

Brisbane survive.

Canberra piling on the pressure on the Brisbane at their line, and now have a penalty and fresh set.

We're underway. In team news - honestly, go to the "Teams" tab. Canberra's lineup resembles more of a lotto draw with three backline changes. Brisbane lost Carrigan during the week so there's a change in the pack.

Canberra in their classic green jersey with hooped arms, Brisbane in white with touches of maroon and gold around the waist. The home team will have it first.

*they're the bad and mean, Green Machine... fearsome men from the ACT*

For Canberra it's the regular season farewell at home for retiring Jarrod Croker and departing Jack Wighton. The viking horn is blown by 103-game Raider Sam Williams as the stadium rises to its feet.

GIO Stadium for Saturday night footy. Corey Oates' 200th, and a chance for Brisbane to jump to the top of the table with one game remaining if they win.