FULL TIME at GIO Stadium and Canberra take a big 36-8 victory over the Broncos
DESPERATION FROM CANBERRA: Herbie Farnworth goes looking for his second of the night but some strong defence forces the ball free and Brisbane can't score again in the last 20 minutes of a game
NO TRY - Obstruction ruled as Siliva Havili stops in the line and disadvantages the Broncos defence
BUNKER: Jack Wighton goes through way too easily and we're going upstairs on a live decison of NO TRY
Jordan Rapana has another effort knocked back by the bunker going into touch but Raiders earn the penalty though as Rapana was hit high after going out
The Raiders have the ball on a string as they force another dropout
From the left-hand side Jarrod Croker converts... From the right-hand side Jarrod Croker converts as he adds his 6th conversion of the night
The Raiders cut through the middle as the Broncos defence crumbles and eventually the Raiders go right and Nick Cotric gets over
BIGGEST CHEER OF THE NIGHT - The Raiders have scored 4 tries in 20 minutes but the Raiders fans cheer loudest as they finally get a set restart
Corey Harawira-Naera looks up before the defence gets to him and he loses the ball on the first play
Jarrod Croker converts from 20m adjacent to the posts
The Raiders down the left just go through easily after the Broncos defenders don't man up in defence and Jarrod Croker sees CNK on the inside and CNK stays onside and does the hard work to get it down
Jarrod Croker converts the try and the Raiders have put 3 unanswered tries on now in the second half
That's just bloody puzzling that one - All credit to the Raiders as George Williams kicks across the posts and John Bateman flies through and takes it before his Raiders teammate. The Broncos somehow had no defenders there.
Jordan Rapana celebrates that he scores, tries to sell it to the match officials but Chris Sutton was having nothing of it and ruled NO TRY live... Bunker confirms the knock-on
PENALTY RAIDERS: The Raiders crowd celebrate as they get a much begged for penalty from Chris Sutton for ruck interference
Canberra crowd booing about something in the background but not sure exactly what they are booing about this time as Wighton's kick goes into touch
Jarrod Croker again gets a good fade on his conversion and extends the lead out to 10
The offloads burns Brisbane as they fail to wrap up Joseph Tapine initially who offloads and then somehow the Raiders manage to build an overlap in a 3-on-3 situation
Tom Dearden's last tackle kick is atrocious and goes way too long, Raiders with a 7 tackle set
Jesse Arthars has to contend with a high kick but takes it well just short of his own line
Williams kick is good but plucked out of the air by Richie Kennar
Jarrod Croker converts from right in front to extend the lead
AN ENGLISH DELIGHT - John Bateman gets on the outside of Brodie Croft and has too much speed to be croft and Bateman squares up Boyd and finds an open George Williams who gets through to score.
End to End for both sides in the first six minutes of the half - No expansive play as yet
Richard Kennar takes a great high ball under big pressure from John Bateman
Nick Cotric happy to let the ball bounce and it goes into touch bouncing just inside the touchline
SECOND HALF IS GO! The Broncos use the ball first leading 8-6
Jesse Arthars goes up high for the bomb but knocks it on and the Raiders get to hold the ball for the first time in about 10 minutes
Kotoni Staggs starts the conversion out to the right but keeps it out there as well
HERBIE RIDES AGAIN: Not very efficient from the Broncos but Herbie gets himself over the line after the Broncos get over on their 4th set in attack after Darius Boyd's kick was mishandled by Curtis Scott
HERBIE RIDES AGAIN: Not very efficient from the Broncos but Herbie gets himself over the line after the Broncos get over on their 4th set in attack after Darius Boyd's kick was mishandled by Curtis Scott
There's more displeasure in Canberra than during a ScoMo answer in question time from the Raiders fans as the Raiders are pinged again for a ruck infringement
REPEAT SET: The Broncos look like they are stuck on the state circle as they they just go around in circles
SET RESTART: The bell rings across Canberra not for a parliamentary division but for the set restart that the Raiders gave away on the last tackle
The errors piling up for the Raiders as George Williams kicks deep yet again and again it rolls dead
CONFUSION PLUS: Honestly, I have no idea what happened there - Raiders challenged a knock-on call which was proven to be a right challenge but Steve Clark initially says that the Raiders were offside so the call becomes an offside penalty. BUT plenty of confusion ensues as referee Sutton says offsides can't be challenged... in the end Raiders get the ball
SET RESTART: Canberra crowd booing as the Raiders are ruled to have been infringed by Chris Sutton
Broncos causing all sorts of problems for the Raiders and Jarrod Croker is forced back by 3 Broncos players in-goal on tackle 2
Jesse Arthars lets the ball bounce off a massive bomb from the Raiders and fortunately for him it bounces into touch
PACKING A SCRUM 101: Chris Sutton taking up a role at the University of Canberra as he gives an in-depth explanation to the player how to pack the scrum.
Some expansive play from the Broncos goes alright until Jesse Arthars puts a tough chance down.
George Williams kicks from inside his own 40 but it doesn't go anywhere near the sideline and just rolls over the dead ball line
Nobody takes ownership of the last tackle play for the Broncos and Jake Turpin passes straight to Payne Haas who wasn't expecting and shouldn't have been on last tackle
Jarrod Croker isn't happy with a knock-on call from Chris Sutton but chooses not to challenge the decisions. Replays show the referee's call was correct
Jarrod Croker hits the conversion sweetly from the left hand touchline to put the Raiders in front
BUNKER: The up & over floater has been the pass of 2020 and Jordan Rapana goes over in the corner
PENALTY RAIDERS: The Raiders try a poor last tackle attacking raid down the very narrow short side on the right but the day is saved by Chris Sutton who rules the Broncos were offside
George Williams kick slides into the ingoal and Jesse Arthars has to clean it up but can't get out of his own in-goal.
Tom Dearden kicks on tackle 4 but it finds Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad on the full
Kotoni Staggs general play kicking was good but his conversion from close range is a stinker as he pushes it across the face
The Broncos turn on the style in Canberra as an offload from Fifita finds Staggs who has speed and his kick inside is a perfect one as it beats CNK and Arthars uses his speed to get the ball down first
PENALTY BRONCOS: Raiders penalised for being inside the 10 by Chris Sutton which is compounded by a set restart
Ricky Stuart looks confused in the Raiders coaching box as his side just kicks for touch on their first set
Chris Sutton calls time on and the Broncos get us underway in the Nation's Capital
It's cold and damp in Canberra but for the Broncos it'll be warmer than the reception their fans are giving them at the moment.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Sutton
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Belinda Sharpe
Video Referee: Steve Clark, Ben Galea
CANBERRA RAIDERS (36)
Tries: Jordan Rapana, George Williams, Nick Cotric (2), John Bateman, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (6/6)
Penalty Goals:
BRISBANE BRONCOS (8)
Tries: Jesse Arthars, Herbie Farnworth
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kotoni Staggs (0/2)
Penalty Goals: