The Warriors try a miracle kick and Seb Kris is there to field it. The Raiders will hold on for a gutsy win to improve to 9-3 on the year while the Warriors will fall to 8-3. Next week, the Warriors will be on the road to Homebush to play the Rabbitohs, while the Raiders will also travel to Sydney to play the Roosters
Seb Kris dies with the ball, Warriors have to go 91 metres in 7 seconds
The ball is loose and the Warriors play at it, Raiders have a fresh set and a minute to run out
Leka Halasima drops the ball and the Raiders have 90 seconds to survive. The Warriors should possess the ball one more time
No try confirmed, Warriors have three tackles to play with
Going upstairs to check for a possible Warriors try, the ref thinks Marata Niukore was held up
Chanel Harris-Tavita's kick is too deep but the Warriors get the penalty for a late tackle by Tom Starling. The Raiders will challenge, it's unsuccessful and Kasey Badger sends Starling to the bin
Raiders give away a penalty for a shoulder charge. We have a grandstand finish coming up here
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak knocks on in an aerial contest, allowing Savelio Tamale to make a run out of trouble. He knocks on but the ref rules no advantage from the initial knock on
The Warriors almost make a mess of the long drop out but Capewell is able to keep it from going into touch. Their field position suffers as a result
Kaeo Weekes is tackled in goal, Raiders will drop it out
Savelio Tamale undoes the challenge, knocking it on on tackle 1 to give it right back to the Warriors
The challenge is successful, ruled Ethan Strange retained possession the whole time
Adam Gee rules knock on Raiders but they are challenging
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak throws a desperation ball as he was going over the sideline and Ethan Strange is there to clean things up. Raiders survive as Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad re-enters the game
Xavier Savage knocks the kick on and the Warriors have six more tackles
Luke Metcalf grubbers through for himself but Kaeo Weekes is there to clean things up. Raiders go the long drop out
Hosking penalised for a strip, fresh set coming up for WAR
Zac Hosking never looked comfortable under the kickoff, slipping over and knocking it on to give the Warriors a golden opportunity to hit straight back
Jamal Fogarty converts his own try
The Raiders take advantage of their one man advantage, Joseph Tapine putting Ata Mariota through half a gap, who then gets a great offload away to Jamal Fogarty in support, who burns the Warriors fullback to give his side the first lead of the match
Terrible mistake by the Raiders, Owen Pattie making a break but having no one at dummy half. Warriors catch a break
Fogarty levels us up once again
The Raiders will kick for two to even things up once again
The Warriors turn to have a man in the bin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad sitting down for 10 just as Horsburgh did in the first half. How both sides navigate this next 10 minutes will go a long way to deciding the game one would think
Set restart for CBR
The Warriors can't handle the Raiders grubber this time, knocking it on and giving Canberra a fresh attacking set
Leka Halasima makes another mistake, Raiders scrum feed around halfway
Terrible last play from the Raiders, Strange forced in to a rushed grubber that Chanel Harris-Tavita stops with his feet. Warriors hang on
Leka Halasima makes a mistake in the set after points, Raiders with a chance to respond immediately
Luke Metcalf puts his side back in front
Jackson Ford is hit high and the Warriors will kick to retake the lead
Warriors on top now, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad returning the kick to beyond halfway
Challenge is successful, Luke Metcalf knocked it back, not forward
Warriors called for a knock on, they are challenging though claiming it went backwards
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is rewarded for a flop, mixing it up with Seb Kris and then diving when the Raiders centre retaliates. Warriors will go on the attack
Jamal Fogarty gets it wrong again, putting way too much on the grubber and gifting the Warriors a 7-tackle set
Jamal Fogarty's kick is too short and easily handled by Chanel Harris-Tavita, Warriors survive
Demitric Vaimauga is penalised for a high shot on Corey Horsburgh, Raiders will have the first attacking opportunity of the half
Back underway here in New Zealand as Josh Papali'i hits it up for the visitors
Players back out on the field ahead of the second half
Jamal Fogarty evens things up and that's half time
A bad mistake from the Warriors, Adam Pompey mistiming his run and ending up offside from the dropout to end the half, gifting the Raiders two points
Fogarty's kick falls loose in the in goal and it's grounded by the Warriors, who go long with the dropout
Set restart for CBR
Kaeo Weekes catches the short dropout, Raiders on the attack
Luke Metcalf knocks the ball dead, his side will drop it out momentarily
Raiders get a penalty on tackle 1, given away by Jackson Ford
Jamal Fogarty makes no mistake
The Raiders get something going out of nowhere, with Seb Kris going right through a hole to set Starling up for the try
Chanel Harris-Tavita loses the ball
The Warriors are unable to take advantage as Chanel Harris-Tavita's bat on can't be saved by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Adam Gee utilises the sin bin as Corey Horsburgh heads to the sheds to sit down for 10
A poor kick from Fogarty on the last sees the Warriors come up with possession on halfway with a chance to go bang bang.
Luke Metcalf nails it from the sideline
Warriors find some space on the left and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck wins the one-on-one battle with Xavier Savage to score the first try of the afternoon
Set restart for WAR
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck gets a great ball to Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad upon receiving Fogarty's bomb and the former Raider goes 60 metres, putting his side on the attack
The Raiders hang on, dragging Adam Pompey over the sideline
Savelio Tamale can't handle Metcalf's bomb and the Warriors will go right back on the attack
Luke Metcalf puts the first points on the board
Warriors are taking the shot at goal
Warriors get a traditional penalty now, for a crusher this time
Another set restart for WAR
Set restart for WAR
Warriors get a relieving penalty now and will go on the attack for the first time
Another penalty to the Raiders for offside, they will keep the pressure on and it's the wrong decision as Horsburgh loses it two tackles later
A Warriors player knocks on and it's picked up by a teammate in an offside position, Raiders will tap and go on the attack
Penalty CBR, Warriors offside
Warriors get a penalty due to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck being run off the ball in an aerial contest
Ethan Strange throws a terrible pass over the sideline, Warriors survive
First mistake of the day made by the Warriors as Charnze can't handle Fogarty's bomb. Raiders on the attack
Both sides with a well disciplined start, each completing their opening sets
Underway and the Warriors are the ones who receive the opening kickoff
I know technically the Raiders are in fourth but they have two more wins than the team officially in 3rd, let's be serious here
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Sunday footy and in an origin effected week there'll just be the one game on today, but it's a corker as the 2nd placed Warriors take on the 3rd placed Raiders. In the late mail, Ali Leiataua returns for the Warriors, pushing Kurt Capewell to the back row, and Marata Niukore to prop, meaning Jackson Ford will come off the bench. The Raiders are 1-17 from team list Tuesday. Kickoff just over 5 minutes away
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Gee
Touch Judges: Wyatt Raymond, Michael Wise
Video Referee: Kasey Badger
WARRIORS (10)
Tries: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Luke Metcalf (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Luke Metcalf (2/2)
CANBERRA RAIDERS (16)
Tries: Tom Starling, Jamal Fogarty
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jamal Fogarty (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Jamal Fogarty (2/2)