FULLTIME! Roosters with the easy win.
Walker takes one final kick and converts.
One final party piece. Tedesco finishes off the move from a Radley break.
PENALTY RAIDERS! One final chance to score for the hosts.
Xavier Savage is able to get around his defender to score. Bunker is checking for obstruction. Yep, NO TRY.
PENALTY RAIDERS!
Rapana converts quickly.
Kaeo Weekes gets a consolation four-pointer.
Raiders tried to go short. No good.
Suaalii misses again.
Full field effort from the Roosters! Manu pounced on a loose ball, interchanged passes with Young before taking the tackle. Roosters swing it left and Angus Crichton has the easy four-pointer.
PENALTY RAIDERS! High tackle.
Raiders were banking some possession with several six again calls. They can't find the pass again. Roosters ruck it out.
Raiders tried to get something going again but Rapana's pass goes wild.
Suaalii misses.
Roosters are on a roll! It was shape to the left this time and Joe Suaalii goes over.
PENALTY ROOSTERS! Not clearing the ruck.
PENALTY ROOSTERS! Not clearing the ruck.
Raiders tried to get something going with a counter attack but the pass goes astray.
Suaalii converts.
Roosters get one back quickly. Tedesco again got them on the front foot. White offloads to keep the move alive then Manu gets his second.
PENALTY ROOSTERS! Tapped and go!
Roosters go short and Teddy swoops.
Rapana judges the kick perfectly and forces a dropout.
Rapana judges the kick perfectly and forces a dropout.
PENALTY RAIDERS! Another easy whistle for the hosts.
Rapana sprays it wide.
Hudson Young smashes through!
PENALTY RAIDERS! They are camped on the line now.
Egan Butcher has succumbed to his injury. He hobbles off as the Raiders are right on the attack.
Egan Butcher has succumbed to his injury. He hobbles off as the Raiders are right on the attack.
Raiders have been peppering them high. Tedesco drops it.
He converts.
That is one way to start a half! Roosters just roam free then Tedesco spun like a beyblade then slams it down.
Back on for the second half. Roosters with first use.
HALFTIME! Roosters lead at the break.
Roosters are probing again. Keary get them a set restart then Dom Young spills it on the right.
PENALTY ROOSTERS! They can add some further punishment to end the half.
Suaalii takes the kicking duties and kicks it.
Roosters surge forward again. They get their structure right this time and Joey Manu strolls over.
Raiders decide to run it on last. Timoko kicks it out on the full.
Ref saved Teddy's blushes there. Raiders make a meal of catching the kick and Tedesco tries to position Young but he was not there. It comes back for no advantage. Scrum Roosters.
PENALTY ROOSTERS! They will look to get on the front foot again.
Manu tried to trick the referees. Didn't work. UNSUCCESSFUL.
Roosters munched the metres downfield. Keary goes high and Tupou gathers it, throws it back inside and Manu tries to go himself. He is tackled over the sideline. Roosters are CHALLENGING again. Saying that Raiders stripped it.
Roosters CHALLENGE the decision. It is a very good one from the tri-colours. It came off a Raider last. Seven tackle set incoming.
Ethan Strange with a mid range kick that forces the Roosters to take it dead. Dropout incoming.
BUNKER TIME! Teddy goes through easily but we will check it upstairs. Nope! It will be obstruction. PENALTY RAIDERS!
Lovely kick from Keary who chips it towards the in goal and the defence trap Rapana. Dropout.
Sam Walker is being tended to in back play. He might have an arm injury but is keeping on.
Dom Young is much more sure under the high ball there. He took it easily.
PENALTY RAIDERS! High tackle. Another easy passage for the hosts.
Rapana converts.
Raiders strike back! The kick was floated in the air, it is knocked down and Nick Cotric picks up the spoils.
PENALTY RAIDERS! Offside. They needed that.
Walker adds the easy two.
We had a BUNKER review for the score. It is ruled that Morgan Smithies impeded the five-eighth in his chase which makes it a PENALTY TRY!
The halves link up for another Roosters score! Walker kicks through and Keary touches down.
PENALTY ROOSTERS! Tedesco links up with Tupou who slices through then a few tackles later, the visitors earn the whistle.
We've settled into a rhythm after that opening score. Roosters rucking it out.
Walker from close range converts.
Roosters get a roll on with a six again then Victor Radley plunges over for the opener.
Both sides have gotten through their first sets without much incident.
KICK-OFF! We're underway here in Canberra!
Good afternoon! I hope you are all settled in for Super Saturday! We have three fabulous games to enjoy today which starts in the nation's capital! Canberra coming off a big win against Canterbury in front of a capacity crowd while the Roosters were wounded in a shootout with the high flying Sharks. So we're set up for a big clash today! Grab your drinks, snacks and anything else. We're almost ready for kick-off.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Todd Smith
Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Adam Gee
CANBERRA RAIDERS (16)
Tries: Nick Cotric, Hudson Young, Kaeo Weekes
Conversions: Jordan Rapana (2/3)
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (44)
Tries: Victor Radley, Luke Keary, Joseph Manu (2), Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, James Tedesco (2), Angus Crichton
Conversions: Sam Walker (3/3), Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (3/5)