It is Fulltime! Canberra have smashed the Tigers by 28-0 at Bankwest Stadium. Stay tuned for the 3,2,1's and MatchReport @LeagueUnlimited!
David Nofoaluma gets the ball wide in the corner with a chance to score and he is belted into touch by Jack Wighton. That sums up the effort from the Raiders!
Moses Mbye grubbers on the last and it is played at by the Raiders and goes into touch. Tigers scrum 10m out.
Jarrod Croker adds the extras. Raiders lead 28-0.
Aidan Sezer takes an intercept off a Jacob Liddle long ball and races 80m to score under the posts! Raiders lead 26-0, kick to come.
Penalty Tigers - Against Joseph Tapine for a lifting tackle. Tigers find the line just over halfway.
Jarrod Croker fails to convert his own try. Canberra lead 22-0.
Elliott Whitehead picks up a lose pass from the Tigers, he finds Jack Wighton who is tackled 15m out. Jarrod Croker darts out of dummy half and runs across field and steps back inside Robbie Farah to score! Raiders lead 22-0 kick to come.
VIDEO REF - NO TRY - Aidan Sezer kicks in goal for Jarrod Croker but Elliott Whitehead is offside and Croker does not ground the ball. 20m re-start for Canberra.
Jack Wighton finds Jarrod Croker on the last and the skipper kicks in goal for Emre Guler but Jacob Liddle bats the ball dead. Dropout Tigers.
Chris Lawrence again loses the ball off a Luke Brooks pass. Raiders ball 35m from their own line.
VIDEO REF - NO TRY - Luke Brooks grubbers close to the line and the ball takes a deflection of Dunamis Lui and Brooks re-gathers to score. The replay shows that Thomas Mikaele is accidentally offside and impedes Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad from getting to the ball first.
Chris Lawrence now loses the ball off the Luke Brooks pass. Raiders off the hook and have a scrum 25m from their own line.
Ryan Sutton loses the ball in the tackle. Strong hit from Alex Twal helps.
Luke Brooks ruled to have knocked on after attempting a strip on Nick Cotric. Raiders scrum 30m inside their own half.
Penalty Tigers - Against Bailey Simonsson for tackling David Nofoaluma in the air attempting to take a kick. In fairness it was an accident. Tigers find the line 30m from their own line.
Michael Chee-Kam collects a kick off John Bateman but then knocks on. Raiders get 6 more 30m out.
Robbie Farah gets a great kick away from dummy half on the last. Raiders scrum 10m from their own line.
INJURY UPDATE - Benji Marshall will not return, he is out with an eye injury.
We are back underway at Bankwest Stadium!
Jarrod Croker adds the extras. Raiders lead 18-0 at halftime.
John Bateman grubbers on the last and finds Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad backing up on the inside and a subtle pass for John Bateman who scores on the siren! Raiders lead 16-0 kick to come.
Corey Thompson brings the ball back off a Aidan Sezer kick and he is nailed by Tom Starling. Tigers ball 40m from their own line.
Jarrod Croker lands the conversion and it is 12-0 Canberra.
Aidan Sezer runs the ball on the last and breaks the line, he kick wide and the ball bounces up for Nick Cotric who spectacularly kicks the ball along the ground and it bounce up in goal for Jordan Rapana who scores! Raiders lead 10-0 kick to come.
VIDEO REF - NO TRY - Corey Thompson slices through and is brought down 15m out. The ball goes wide to Moses Mbye who finds Esan Marsters who looked certain to score but is held up in an incredible tackle from Bailey Simonsson!
Aidan Sezer kicks across field, Nick Cotric almost pinches it to score but knocks on. Tigers scrum 10m from their own line.
Michael Chee-Kam gets creamed by Elliott Whitehead and the Raiders now have the ball 30m from their own line.
Space on the left hand side for the Tigers and Jordan Rapana knocks down a Chris Lawrence pass. Tigers scrum 10m out.
Robbie Farah with a superb kick out of dummy half on the last. The ball holds up in goal and Bailey Simonsson runs it dead. Dropout Raiders.
Corey Thompson slids to take a kick but spills the ball right into the Raiders defensive line and the Raiders have 6 more and are on the attack!
Moses Mbye gets the ball close to the line of a backline play, he finds David Nofoaluma wide but he is bundled into touch and loses the ball in a strong tackle from his opposite Bailey Simonsson. Raiders ball 10m from their own line,
Penalty Tigers - Raiders not getting back 10m. Tigers find the line just short of halfway.
John Bateman gets the ball away to Nick Cotric who does well to take the quick pass. Cotric finds Jordan Rapana and he is away, until Moses Mbye puts him into touch just short of the tryline. Great tackle!
Luke Brooks now kicks the ball dead in goal. Raiders with the 20m re-start.
Aidan Sezer grubbers in goal on the last. John Bateman chases but the ball rolls dead in goal. 20m re-start to the Tigers.
Penalty Raiders - Against Matt Eisenhuth for not releasing the tackled player. Raiders find the line 20m out.
Robbie Farah makes an error trying to get a quick play the ball. Raiders scrum just short of halfway.
Jack Wighton gets a decent kick on the last this time and finds the line just 10m from the Tigers line.
Mahe Fonua has injured himself in the tackle. Looks to be a head knock. Time off.
Raiders get into some territory but Jack Wighton kicks the ball on the last into touch on the full! Tigers ball 10m from their own line.
Benji Marshall grubbers for Esan Marsters on the last but in rolls dead in goal. Raiders with the 20m re-start.
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad knocks on in the play the ball. Tigers scrum just 15m out.
Jarrod Croker lands the conversion from the sideline. Raiders lead 6-0.
Aidan Sezer puts a kick downfield on the last and Jarrod Croker gets there just as it heads over the sideline, Croker pass inside and it is kicked ahead by Elliott Whitehead and Bailey Simonsson scores! Raiders 4-0.
Welcome to our second game of Friday Night Football, where the Wests Tigers host the Canberra Raiders. Mass changes for both sides: The Tigers are without Robert Jennings, Paul Momirovski and Chris McQueen who have all been ruled out. This sees Mahe Fonua and David Nofoaluma to start on the wings, Moses Mbye to centre, Corey Thompson to fullback, Michael Chee Kam to the second row and Chris Lawrence returns to the side from the bench. The Raiders have gone with Aidan Sezer at halfback over Sam Williams. Sia Soliola and Ryan Sutton will start in the front row, with Josh Papalii and Dunamis Lui returning to the interchange. Huge game for both sides as they look to kick-start their respective seasons. Stay tuned for all the action @LeagueUnlimited!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy
Touch Judges: Liam Kennedy, Nick Morel
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Beau Scott
WESTS TIGERS (0)
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CANBERRA RAIDERS (28)
Tries: Bailey Simonsson, Jarrod Croker, Jordan Rapana, John Bateman, Aidan Sezer
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (4/5)
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