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Canberra Raiders 20-8

Johnson kicks long for Fusitua and Ayshford from the scrum 10m out and Cotric is first to the ball.

Canberra Raiders 20-8

Leilua almost creates more points out of a nothing play. He offloads to Whitehead who had only RTS to beat but the pass was called forward.

Canberra Raiders 20-8

PENALTY RAIDERS. Hoffman strips the ball in a two man tackle.

Canberra Raiders 20-8

PENALTY RAIDERS. Croker is held down too long in the tackle on his own 20m line.

Canberra Raiders 20-8

Mannering receives a short ball at the line from Foran and drops it on impact with the defence. That's unforgivable and he knows it.

Canberra Raiders 20-8

PENALTY RAIDERS. Thompson is put on report. Sezer appears to be ok. He's moving freely. Croker sets up for a penalty goal from 15m out and in front of the posts.

Canberra Raiders 18-8

Rapana gains 15m and links with Sezer. Sezer is brought to ground and receives rough treatment in the tackle from former teammate Bodene Thompson. Thompson rubs his arm on Sezer's face and the legs bend awkwardly in the tackle.

Canberra Raiders 18-8

Johnson tries for a 40/20 on tackle three. The ball doesn't find the line but sits up in the in-goal. Still a decent result for the Warriors.

Canberra Raiders 18-8

PENALTY RAIDERS. Rapana makes a great run and forces the Warriors to penalise him to slow the play down.

Canberra Raiders 18-8

Lisone gains 20m in one run on tackle four. The effort is wasted on tackle five. Johnson elects to run with 40m to gain for the try line, they get tackled going down the short side. Hand over.

Canberra Raiders 18-8

Good controlling set from the Raiders. They play basic footy and kick to touch on the last. Warriors have to start their set needing to go the length of the field.

Canberra Raiders 18-8

The Raiders put an early grubber kick on. It rebounds off a Warrior's leg and it's six more for the Raiders.

Canberra Raiders 12-8

There's 57m on the set from the Raiders. Austin puts another nightmare bomb for Maumalo and he responds with a difficult take while sliding on the ground.

Canberra Raiders 12-8

The Warriors get their best attacking chance of the half and it's blown with a RTS handling error. They need to show patience, RTS offloaded and the pass went forward into touch.

Canberra Raiders 12-8

It's been a good first set after points until the fifth tackle. Sezer kicks low towards the corner from 40m out for Ayshford and it's sailed out of bounds on the full.

Canberra Raiders 12-8

It's a double for Leilua. A set play finally produces points. From midfield the Raiders shift right and give Leilua the ball with 10m between him and the try line. There's four Warriors players in cover defence, but they were all backing away and sliding for the corner which allowed the aggressive Leilua to barge over easily.

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Metres are hard to get for the Raiders in this set. A spiral bomb from Austin is dropped by Maumalo. It's a nightmare for any winger and he couldn't handle it. The Raiders get a scrum from 10m out.

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The Warriors gain 49m and Johnson's massive bomb is knocked on by a chasing Ayshford.

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Paulo provides an offload within 20m of the try line. The ball immediately shifts to the right for Whitehead, he offloads and the Warriors make a knock on from it. A scrum coming for the Raiders.

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PENALTY RAIDERS. Roache lifts Whitehead past horizontal in the tackle. The penalty is suffice.

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PENALTY RAIDERS. High tackle. From mid-field and 20m out Croker elects to kick for goal.

Warriors 8-6

The home side gains 55m on the set. Leilua runs short side from dummy half on fifth tackle with the threat of Rapana alongside him. He grubbers for the in goal and RTS is forced to concede a line drop out.

Warriors 8-6

Johnson had to kick from his own 30m line for the second consecutive set. The ball finds the grass but it's still given Canberra great field position.

Warriors 8-6

That's a quick set from the home side. They trap RTS within one metre of the sideline and try line.

Warriors 8-6

Johnson kicks long from inside his own half. Good kick, the Raiders' forwards are struggling to get back to the play.

Warriors 8-6

The Raiders go the length of the field and we're back to the high intensity pace of the first half. Leilua and Rapana on fifth tackle appear to try and score on a stretched defence. Leilua somehow is stopped one metre out from the line and it's a hand over.

Warriors 8-6

The Warriors go the length of the field and catch their own bomb that lands five metres out from the try line. Some quick passing to the right was a panicking move despite the six to go. Thompson throws the ball to the Raiders.

Warriors 8-6

Incomplete set from the Raiders. Their offload is pounced on by Blake Ayshford.

Warriors 8-6

Sloppy start to the second half from the Raiders too. Sezer at 10m out kicks low for Maumalo on fifth and the winger runs the ball back to the smae blade of grass the ball was kicked from.

Warriors 8-6

Both teams are back on the field. The Raiders will kick off. Ricky Stuart says he was happy with the defence and expects to get more of the football in the second half. He's relaxed and clearly trusts his team.

Warriors 8-6

It's been a fast paced game. The Warriors had 58% of possession in the first half and great field position. Their attempts to break the Canberra goal line defence have been poor quality due to ineffective set plays. The Raiders will be satisfied by just a two point deficit, because they have completed 74% of their sets.

Warriors 8-6

Here's the siren. Both teams need the half time break, as they're showing strong signs of fatigue.

Warriors 8-6

That was an A+ set from the Raiders. They get out of their own half and place their fifth tackle kick trickling to the Warriors try line.

Warriors 8-6

The set plays from Johnson and Foran aren't working for the Warriors. On tackle five a kick goes high and long to Maumalo and Kata claims a try from picknig up the loose ball. The play is referred to the bunker. No try is the ruling, Maumalo knocks on.

Warriors 8-6

Hodgson tries a 40/20 on tackle five as the Warriors only allow the Raiders 24m in their set. Maumalo fields the ball and makes quick ground on the return.

Warriors 8-6

Croker has come with the best tackle of the Raiders' season so far. One on one he stops a full speed RTS from scoring by rolling him onto his back. The Raiders restart play with a play the ball from five metres out.

Warriors 8-6

The Warriors get to start their set inside the Raiders half. Tuivasa-Sheck makes a solo break through the middle of the Canberra defence from 30m out. He's running on a angle to beat Jarrod Croker to the line. RTS is tackled over the line and the bunker is reviewing the play. On field call is no try.

Warriors 8-6

Austin kicks for the sideline from inside his own half. It trickles down towards the in goal but remains in the field of play and it's another run for RTS. It's a quick set for the Warriors but they're showing they are tired. They haven't looked dangerous for about 15 minutes.

Warriors 8-6

The Warriors again gain good field position but are back to their awful attacking sets. The execution is poor and the Warriors forwards should be doing better.

Warriors 8-6

The Raiders survive and force the Warriors back quite far considering how tired they are. This game is going at a frantic pace.

Warriors 8-6

Warriors take the ascendancy with 65m in their set. Johnson is directing this side at the moment and his fifth tackle option, a grubber kick, is taken by the Raiders before the in-goal and is a let off for Canberra.

Warriors 8-6

Leilua makes a line break on tackle four from halfway. On fifth tackle the Raiders shift to the right and they run but are tackled by a scrambling Warriors defence. Hand over.

Warriors 8-6

Johnson elects to run on fifth tackle, he beats three defenders and traps Wighton on his line again.

Warriors 8-6

Papalii offloads close to the line and the Warriors pounce on the loose ball. All momentum for the Raiders is lost there.

Warriors 8-6

PENALTY RAIDERS. Play is going quickly and Austin gains 35m on the quick kick to touch. Momentum has swung right into Canberra's favour.

Warriors 8-6

A penalty is suffice for the high contact. The Raiders were stretched and Mannering goes within centimeters of scoring. On fifth tackle the ball is stripped from the Warriors. The Warriors have had 61% of possession to this point.

Warriors 8-6

PENALTY WARRIORS. The Raiders are in danger of conceding more points. They're forced to kick long again. RTS gains 25m before meeting the defence and Leilua makes a high shot on contact.

Warriors 8-6

On tackle three Foran makes 20m scurrying down their left edge. Foran kicks high for Wighton after New Zealand made 69m on their first set after points. Wighton retrieves the ball from the sky and is tackled instantly.

Warriors 8-6

The Raiders concede a penalty from directly in front of the posts and 15m out on tackle two. The Warriors elect to kick a penalty goal. Bodene Thompson is back on the bench and appears ready to return to the match.

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Correction: The penalty was for Gavet giving a second effort in the tackle.

Warriors 6-0

The Raiders fans are cheering loudly for a penalty to help out their tired side. PENALTY RAIDERS. On fourth tackle the Warriors are caught for being offside.

Warriors 6-0

The Warriors don't get all the way to the Canberra try line. Rapana finally gets a kick return.

Warriors 6-0

Canberra is tiring. They have to kick long, Austin doesn't find the sideline. RTS makes 30m on the kick return for tackle one.

Warriors 6-0

Johnson is given the space to kick from 40m out of the Raiders line. He goes high towards Wighton to try and force more mistakes for the man in his 100th NRL game, Jack Wighton. Wighton takes it comfortably.

Warriors 6-0

The Raiders get 50m out of their set. That's respectable considering they haven't touched the ball for over five minutes.

Warriors 6-0

The forward hits the ball up and runs towards Canberra's mid field defence. He's taken by four defenders and is pushed back. Sao knocks on in the process.

Warriors 6-0

Foran and Johnson combine and look more dangerous in this set. The Raiders hold on. Foran takes the fifth tackle option and Wighton knocks on the grubber just two metres out from his goal line. Scrum for the Warriors and the third consecutive set for the visitors.

Warriors 6-0

Sloppy set from the Warriors. The fifth tackle is a shambles but somehow gets a result. Johnson starts the fifth tackle with a cross field kick that came from 15m out to 30m out, then a secondary kick from 25m out forces a goal line drop out.

Warriors 6-0

RTS kicks into the in-goal on tackle five. Wighton catches the grubber but is tackled in-goal. Goal line drop out coming.

Warriors 6-0

Thompson comes from the field for the HIA. Ligi Sao takes his place. Two tackles remaining in this set.

Warriors 6-0

The Warriors get the majority of their set in Canberra's red zone. Bodene Thompson hits the ball up inside the Raiders 20m and play is stopped as he has received a head knock.

Warriors 6-0

PENALTY WARRIORS. Josh Hodgson is ruled to have played at the ball in the ruck.

Warriors 6-0

The Warriors put in their best set of the game. New Zealand gain 59m and Foran's bomb comes down to Jack Wighton, but Ryan Hoffman gets his hands to it first and is claiming a try. It's being reviewed by the bunker, because there's a strong possibility of a Hoffman knock on.

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Canberra is energetic in attack. They're playing sideways football and forcing a extremely rare high number of offloads. They try running around the Warriors left edge and the Raiders go into touch.

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Leilua making about 10 metres after impact. The Raiders get 61m in the set and place pressure on RTS to catch a bomb near the posts. Hodgson creates a one on one strip out of dummy half on tackle two. Immediate pressure for the Warriors.

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Just an average first set from the Warriors. Johnson does well to find the grass with a clearing kick from halfway.

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Good opening set from the Raiders. The forwards get them past halfway and Sezer forces Tuivasa-Sheck to field the ball in the corner.

The Raiders execute the Viking clap perfectly. The Warriors provide the opening kick off.

The Warriors are on their way out. They're getting booed by the Canberra crowd as per usual.

Welcome to this round seven clash between the Canberra Raiders and New Zealand Warriors. The Raiders come from unleashing a 42-16 masterclass on the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium and the Warriors put away the Parramatta Eels 22-10 at Mt Smart Stadium.

This afternoon two of the NRL's most potent offensive teams go head-to-head. Jordan Rapana scored three tries against the Titans and Joey Leilua looked at his best on Canberra's formidable right edge last week. For the Warriors, this will be third time Kieran Foran runs out with Shaun Johnson in the halves and they'll hope to leave Canberra with a three game winning streak.

Make sure you're with us at 5:30pm for kick off.