FULLTIME :: Raiders hold on.. just 30 points to 18.
Canberra Raiders 30-18
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! They spread it right off the restart and go close through Williame.
Canberra Raiders 30-18
A fourth tackle kick here.. and it forced a dropout. Too late for the Sea Eagles to come back though.
Canberra Raiders 30-18
What a run and chase! Tom Trbojevic explodes into the backfield and aims for the corner but he got corralled by Wighton, who tosses him into touch.
Canberra Raiders 30-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Conversion attempt by Dylan Walker successful.
Walker reduces it to twelve.
Canberra Raiders 30-18
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Scored by Apisai Koroisau. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Nothing wrong with it.. Koroisau saw nothing on, kicked it through and the Raiders defenders watched, as he scored!
Canberra Raiders 30-16
BUNKER TIME! Koroisau might have stolen one here!
Canberra Raiders 30-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Conversion attempt by Dylan Walker successful.
Walker in place of the injured Lyon, slams it through.
Canberra Raiders 30-12
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Scored by Matt Parcell. Kick to come.
There we go! Some consolation for the Eagles - Parcell noticed no one was home at dummy-half and scooted all the way!
Canberra Raiders 30-10
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Wright hit high by Whitehead.
Canberra Raiders 30-6
UNFORCED ERROR MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Brett Stewart makes an unforced error.
Manly tried to get something started with Stewart weaving through the defense but he lost it in a hard tackle.
Canberra Raiders 30-6
PENALTY SEA EAGLES!
Canberra Raiders 30-6
Man;y trying everything to stop the offloads, and it ballooned up and forced a GLDO.
Canberra Raiders 30-6
PENALTY Raiders! After a benny hill style passage of play, they get their bearings right again.
Canberra Raiders 30-6
UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Joseph Leilua makes an unforced error.
A shocker of a ball from the hooker and jugglin' Joey can't handle it.
Canberra Raiders 30-6
PENALTY Raiders! Strip, and now they are marched ten. Tonight goes from bad to worse for the Sea Eagles.
Canberra Raiders 30-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker from just inside the touchline, walks in and.. makes it 5/5
Canberra Raiders 30-6
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS: Scored by Josh Papalii. Kick to come.
Wighton scored the last one, now lays on this! He dummied and threw it to Papalii to crash over.
Canberra Raiders 28-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker with his toughest conversion of the night, and slots it too.
Canberra Raiders 24-6
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS: Scored by Jack Wighton. Kick to come.
Yes they can! Sezer puts it right on the chest of Wighton to dispell any doubts from last week.
Canberra Raiders 22-6
PENALTY Raiders! Here they come to put this beyond any doubt.
Canberra Raiders 18-6
UNFORCED ERROR MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Brayden Wiliame makes an unforced error.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Williame knocked it on.
Canberra Raiders 18-6
BUNKER TIME! We're going back.. for a possible TRY.
Canberra Raiders 18-6
UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Blake Austin makes an unforced error.
Whoops! Austin can't handle a rocket pass from Hodgson.
Canberra Raiders 18-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker fades his kick inside the posts.
Canberra Raiders 18-6
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS: Scored by Elliot Whitehead. Kick to come.
Raiders don't need to kick on fifth! Once again, Leilua sparked things.. he found Papalii in a gap who sent Whitehead across.
Canberra Raiders 16-6
KICK-OFF! Here we go again!
Canberra Raiders 12-6
Before we get into the second half; Two pieces of bad injury news for the Eagles - DCE and Lawrence both gone for the night, and Brown playing on while hurt.
Canberra Raiders 12-6
HALFTIME :: Raiders score late to take in a six point advantage.
Canberra Raiders 12-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker converts to make it 12-6.
Canberra Raiders 12-6
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS: Scored by Josh Hodgson. Kick to come.
That all came from Leilua! He refused to go down, offloaded and Hodgson waltzed across.
Canberra Raiders 10-6
UNFORCED ERROR MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Jamie Lyon makes an unforced error.
Lyon rushes in to stop the set-play and spills it.
6 all
Another PENALTY Raiders! Defenders tried to take Croker out again but it was a second effort.
6 all
PENALTY Raiders! Austin is stopped in the tackle and ball is dislodged.
6 all
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! The other Turbo, Jake this time slide through the defense and found Lyon with an offload. Tap and go.
6 all
Raiders are looking to swing it wide at every opportunity but this time, Croker is taken into touch.
6 all
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Trbojevic was held up and slung into touch.
6 all
BUNKER TIME! Tommy Trbojevic tried to slide over but he's been held up.
6 all
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Buhrer all guts at the line, attacked the line, spun and got the whistle.
6 all
UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Jack Wighton makes an unforced error.
Jack Wighton took on the line and almost got his reward but Dylan Walker with a lovely hit at the last moment to deny him.
6 all
Wright trapped by Sezer's kick. Six more for the home side.
6 all
UNFORCED ERROR MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Matt Parcell makes an unforced error.
The Raiders have started muscling up, and Parcell has it slip out of his grip.
6 all
PENALTY Raiders! Headgear on headgear violence. Croker puts on a seemingly good hit but he's pinged.
6 all
PENALTY Raiders! Leilua and Wighton earnt that with some quick play-the-balls.
6 all
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker locks us up here.
6 all
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS: Scored by Brenko Lee. Kick to come.
That is picture perfect! Raiders stripped numbers and Lee can't muck this one up.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-4
PENALTY Raiders! Whitehead got hit high..
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Brenko Lee makes an unforced error.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Brenko is a fibber! He missed it.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-0
BUNKER TIME! Checking grounding..
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-0
..and another. Manly just too enthusiastic coming off their line.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-0
PENALTY Raiders! Offside.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Lyon quietens the crowd with a conversion.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-0
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES: Scored by Daly Cherry-Evans. Kick to come.
DCE steps past Bateman and zig-zags his way to the try-line. One way to get over some drama!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0
.. and a second PENALTY for the visitors.
0 all
PENALTY Sea Eagles! Brenko Lee knocks it down looking for an intercept, referee found offsides just before though.
0 all
KICK-OFF!
Here come the embattled Sea Eagles, in their maroon jersey onto a rapidly filling Canberra Stadium. The guitar kicks in and here they are, the green machine!
TEAM CHANGES:
CAN: New recruit Junior Paulo gets a start in his first game for the green machine which relegates Josh Papalii after origin to the bench. Welcome back Iosia Soliola as well as Joseph Tapine goes to the bench.
MAN: Matthew Wright comes in for the Sea Eagles as their only change.
Welcome to a frosty Canberra Stadium where the beach boys Manly head to the capital, looking to put a terrible week behind them. For Canberra - they have been up and down all season and with the weather changing, they look to build some results.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Jared Maxwell, Adam Gee
Touch Judges: Brett Suttor, Jason Walsh
Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea
CANBERRA RAIDERS (30)
Tries: Brenko Lee, Josh Hodgson, Elliot Whitehead, Jack Wighton, Josh Papalii
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (5/5)
Penalty Goals:
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (18)
Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans, Matt Parcell, Apisai Koroisau
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jamie Lyon (1/1), Dylan Walker (2/2)
Penalty Goals: