Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat March 12, 2016
Round 2 - GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce / Ngunnawal - Crowd: 12423
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FULLTIME :: Raiders take a gritty 21-20 win in the nation's capital.

Canberra Raiders 21-20

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Williams kicks it across the sideline. One set for the Roosters to go the length.

Canberra Raiders 21-20

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Roosters go short.. too short. RAIDERS PENALTY. Can they put it away?

Canberra Raiders 21-20

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SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL CANBERRA RAIDERS: Field goal attempt by Sam Williams successful.

Raiders go early with the field goal, Williams slots it.

Canberra Raiders 21-20

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40/20 CANBERRA RAIDERS: Josh Hodgson kicks a 40/20.

Great play from Josh Hodgson! He positioned himself behind the 40, and kicked a beauty.

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UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Jackson Hastings makes an unforced error.

Hastings with a mazy run but can't find the line. Raiders ball!

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Friend stabs one in to force a repeat set. After some messy work from Evans.

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Jarrod Croker makes an unforced error.

Dear, oh dear.. after a surging run they tried to offload to try-scorer Croker who spilled it.

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.

Croker with a kick to level things up again.. converting his own try.. swings it over.

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TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS: Scored by Jarrod Croker. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Croker stuck with nowhere to go, spun around.. and sliced through to touchdown.

Sydney Roosters 20-18

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BUNKER TIME! Double movement check..

Sydney Roosters 20-14

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UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Latrell Mitchell makes an unforced error.

Mitchell trying to help out his forwards, was carrying it too loose.

Sydney Roosters 20-14

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PENALTY RAIDERS! Some superb milking, you would think it was straight from the farm.

Sydney Roosters 20-14

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PENALTY ROOSTERS! Raiders losing their head here..

Sydney Roosters 20-14

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Jack Wighton makes an unforced error.

Papalii almost the hero again but the inside ball to Wighton is spilled.

Sydney Roosters 20-14

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SIN BIN: Joseph Leilua is sent to the sin bin.

Well then.. after all the action, the bunker reviewed and found Leilua threw a punch. So he sits down for ten.

Sydney Roosters 20-14

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Leilua is collected high, and Dylan Napa is ON REPORT.

Sydney Roosters 20-14

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Latrell Mitchell unsuccessful.

Some reverse swing from Latrell Mitchell but still doesn't bring him a goal.

Sydney Roosters 20-14

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TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Jayden Nikorima. Kick to come.

It's been threatening all afternoon and Jayden Nikorima gets the space he needed and scores a much needed TRY.

Sydney Roosters 20-14

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RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! It'll be a dropout.

Sydney Roosters 16-14

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BUNKER TIME! Whitehead ended up with the ball after something happened.. so we're headed to the monitors.

Sydney Roosters 16-14

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker unsuccessful.

Croker amidst taunts of 'lolly legs' hooks it wide.

Sydney Roosters 16-14

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TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS: Scored by Josh Papalii. Kick to come.

Papalii has a double and has dragged his team back into this. Baptiste at dummy-half rocketed it to Papalii, who spun and scored.

Sydney Roosters 16-14

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PENALTY RAIDERS! Wighton with a great take, and the defenders double dip conceding the penalty.

Sydney Roosters 16-10

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UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Jackson Hastings makes an unforced error.

Hastings tries to take them on, and knocks on. Raiders let off.

Sydney Roosters 16-10

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Joseph Leilua makes an unforced error.

Leilua tried to struggle away from defenders but spilled it.

Sydney Roosters 16-10

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PENALTY ROOSTERS! Just unnecessary from the Raiders to allow the Roosters some breathing space.

Sydney Roosters 16-10

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Jarrod Croker makes an unforced error.

Raiders created some second phase play and Croker couldn't hold onto it.

Sydney Roosters 16-10

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PENALTY Raiders! Offside and the crowd are back into this!

Sydney Roosters 16-10

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker unsuccessful.

Tough assignment for Croker here.. starts from the sideline and misses.

Sydney Roosters 16-10

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TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS: Scored by Josh Papalii. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS..TRY! Papalii with a wingers finish there and gets the Raiders back into it!

Sydney Roosters 16-10

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BUNKER TIME! Raiders might have scored right from the off! Roosters let the ball bounce and paid for it.

Sydney Roosters 16-6

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We're back underway! Raiders behind by ten, and have the ball first!

Sydney Roosters 16-6

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HALFTIME :: The Roosters were the first team to settle down and put an impressive performance in to lead by ten at the break. 16-6.

Sydney Roosters 16-6

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Latrell Mitchell unsuccessful.

Mitchell 0/3 from his conversions thus far with another tough one out wide.

Sydney Roosters 16-6

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TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Aidan Guerra. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS..TRY! It was all back and Friend's scooped pass found Guerra to give the Roosters a buffer going into the break.

Sydney Roosters 16-6

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BUNKER TIME! Guerra might have a TRY just checking knock ons from both teams.

Sydney Roosters 12-6

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Latrell Mitchell unsuccessful.

A wide attempt is missed by Mitchell.

Sydney Roosters 12-6

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TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Blake Ferguson. Kick to come.

Aubusson made up for the error with a huge break that set them up for a four-pointer. SKD headed to the right and harbour bridged it to Ferguson to touchdown.

Sydney Roosters 12-6

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Jordan Rapana makes an unforced error.

Rapana could spy open grass but the pass was grassed.

Sydney Roosters 8-6

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UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Mitchell Aubusson makes an unforced error.

Pass was too hard for Aubusson and Soliola is on the counter! PENALTY.

Sydney Roosters 8-6

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Edrick Lee makes an unforced error.

Lee used his long limbs to just knock down the pass before Ferguson could position SKD.

Sydney Roosters 8-6

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Croker squared once again conspire to almost gift it to the Roosters but Jarrod booted it dead just in time.

Sydney Roosters 8-6

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More pressure incoming.. Raiders knock on in-goal.

Sydney Roosters 8-6

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PENALTY ROOSTERS! Right after the NO TRY call, the Raiders concede a soft penalty.

Sydney Roosters 8-6

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Sam Williams makes an unforced error.

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Williams touched it over the dead-ball line.

Sydney Roosters 8-6

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BUNKER TIME AGAIN! Vaughan might have pinched it.. checking the grounding.

Sydney Roosters 8-6

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.

Jarrod Croker from besides the sticks, pushes it through.

Sydney Roosters 8-6

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TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS: Scored by Iosia Soliola. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS..TRY! Not enough to overturn and Soliola gets the four-pointer!

Sydney Roosters 8-4

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BUNKER TIME! Soliola might have burrowed over.

Sydney Roosters 8-0

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UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Dale Copley makes an unforced error.

Copley tries to bust the line from the scrum but couldn't reel it in.

Sydney Roosters 8-0

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Iosia Soliola makes an unforced error.

Raiders are just shooting themselves in the foot in the first twenty or so minutes. Another knock on here from Soliola.

Sydney Roosters 8-0

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SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Penalty goal attempt by Latrell Mitchell successful.

Mitchell adds two more to his tally.

Sydney Roosters 8-0

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PENALTY ROOSTERS! Napa got worked on in the face. Two more coming up.

Sydney Roosters 6-0

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Jordan Rapana makes an unforced error.

RED LIGHTS..NO TRY! The contest was all good but Copley spilled it in the act of scoring. Double knock on. Roosters ball.

Sydney Roosters 6-0

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BUNKER TIME! Dale Copley could be across for his first in new colours! Checking everything!

Sydney Roosters 6-0

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Lovely stabbed kick from Hastings is backed up well by Guerra's chase that forced Wighton in-goal.

Sydney Roosters 6-0

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SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Penalty goal attempt by Latrell Mitchell successful.

Latrell pilots it through.

Sydney Roosters 6-0

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Another PENALTY! Soliola done for a flop. Roosters opt for the penalty goal.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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PENALTY ROOSTERS! SKD was javellined into the turf by Joey Leilua.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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PENALTY ROOSTERS! Now they come back inside the Raiders half.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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The head knock suffered by Fensom in the first minute has RULED HIM OUT!

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Jarrod Croker makes an unforced error.

Raiders swept left, looking for captain Croker who couldn't hold it.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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Mitchell is able to pick up the scraps after Williams slide the kick through.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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PENALTY RAIDERS! Well milked there. Kept Napa's hand in the ruck, so the whistle blew.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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Bruising defense from the Roosters forced the error there.. but on replay, Napa with some foul play. PENALTY.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Latrell Mitchell unsuccessful.

Mitchell wasn't able to convert his own effort.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Latrell Mitchell. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Mitchell slammed it down hard and no problems.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

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BUNKER TIME! Latrell Mitchell sliced through, and looked to have scored. Checking the grounding though.

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Whitehead tried to find Rapana in space but only succeeded in gifting it to the person in Row C.

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PENALTY RAIDERS! Nikorima tried the wraparound play but obstructed the defense.

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Sloppy opening here. Hodgson tried to isolate Jackson Hastings but his pass drifted forward.

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UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Dylan Napa makes an unforced error.

Right from the tap, Napa spills it cold.

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An early blow for the Raiders. Shaun Fensom is being helped from the field.

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PENALTY ROOSTERS! Croker squared were caught up with Blake Ferguson who busted through the line.

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KICK-OFF! Here we go! Roosters with first use

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Roosters are onto Canberra Stadium, wearing black armbands in honour of Des O'Reilly who died last week. A healthy roar helps the Raiders onto their home turf with new halves in Sam Williams and Lachlan Croker.

TEAM CHANGES:

CAN: 1-17

SYD: A reshuffle in the backline sees Latrell Mitchell go to FB, Ferguson into the centres and SKD onto the wing. Sio Siua Taukeiaho will also start at lock. Liu drops to the bench.

Welcome to Canberra Stadium! For the first of tonight's triple header with the Canberra Raiders with a new halves pairing taking on the chastened Roosters. Coverage will start in 5 mins!

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins, Gavin Reynolds

Touch Judges: Brett Suttor, Belinda Sleeman

Video Referee: Ben Galea, Jason Robinson, Bernard Sutton

CANBERRA RAIDERS (21)
Tries: Iosia Soliola, Jarrod Croker, Josh Papalii (2)
Field Goals: Sam Williams (1/1)
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (2/4)
Penalty Goals:

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (20)
Tries: Latrell Mitchell, Blake Ferguson, Aidan Guerra, Jayden Nikorima
Field Goals:
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (0/4)
Penalty Goals: Latrell Mitchell (2/2)