Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat April 29, 2017
Round 9 - Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal - Crowd: 13390
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Game over! Bulldogs with a famous win.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Dogs winding down the clock nice and slowly. They've got this win in the bag.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

79

Oh dear! Sezer tries a trick shot play but the kick ahead goes in front of Cotric and over the sideline.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Frawley drills it into touch. Canberra have a couple more chances max.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

77

Austin cross-field kick is unable to be taken by Rapana and falls into the hands of Hopoate. Dogs get out of their own end again.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

77

Raiders with plenty of metres this set. They need to score to send this to golden point.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

76

Mbye drills it into touch again, continuing to negate the dangerous Raiders' back three.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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The Bulldogs get the ball back after Leilua spills it! Josh Morris comes away with it.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Clydsdale nearly gets there for Canberra but he's just short.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Klemmer spills it after the Raiders drop it backwards... Canberra scrum 25m out!

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Mbye with another slowing kick which spirals into touch near the Raiders' goalline.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Joey Leilua loses the ball out of dummy half. Canberra running out of options.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

69

Harlem Dogtrotters! Canterbury throw it around in the left corner but eventually Brett Morris goes to ground. Next play, Kasiano is penalised for Pushing Jack Wighton in-goal as a ball trickled dead.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Wighton gets a hospital pass from his teammates, and Josh Morris goes BOOM. Error, Dogs feed right on halfway.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Mbye drills it into touch to slow things down.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Another error from Canberra on the attack, Bulldogs scrum on their own 10m.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Penalty Raiders after the Dogs were a little too eager in tackling Croker into touch.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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Frawley puts it up high on the last around 20m out, but a Morris tap back results in an Mbye knock on and Canberra come away with it.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.

The Bulldogs' lead extends to six with Holland converting comfortably from about 20m to the left of the uprights.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10

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TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Adam Elliot. Kick to come.

Two tries for Elliot! Great little shift to the left - again - and Elliot plows through a yawning gap.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-10

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Elliot rolls a kick ahead into the in-goal, Rapana takes it but he can't get out despite an admirable attempt. Drop-out Raiders.

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Brenko Lee looks for a try in the corner, but his former teammates bury him over the touchline.

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51

Priest loses the ball in the tackle and Canterbury have a scrum 35m out.

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The last play down the short side goes awry for the Bulldogs and Canberra come away with it.

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Canterbury pick up a penalty after a Canberra player does a second effort in a tackle.

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.

Much better strike from out wide, Holland nails this one!

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TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Josh Morris. Kick to come.

Morris gets it from a shift to the left and manages to clamber over a few defenders to get it down!

Canberra Raiders 10-8

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Canberra knock-on gives Canterbury some attacking footy opportunities...

Canberra Raiders 10-4

42

Bulldogs find themselves in attacking position to start the second half, but the Raiders defenders combine to send Elliot into touch.

Canberra Raiders 10-4

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The 'Dogs have one more go with the ball before the break but it is uneventful. Halftime, Raiders lead by six.

Canberra Raiders 10-4

39

Brett Morris now in a bit of trouble injury-wise, the Dogs in all sorts. Morris stays on for now, but he's clutching his ribs.

Canberra Raiders 10-4

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Reynolds has pulled his hamstring. He's off, and the Dogs are down to 15 men.

Canberra Raiders 10-4

37

Time off with Elliot Whitehead down injured. Off for a HIA.

Canberra Raiders 10-4

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

Croker resumes kicking duties and is successful.

Canberra Raiders 10-4

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

Straight up the middle - off the back of Cotric's breakaway! The Raiders just keep rolling and Hodgson beats everyone around the ruck to dot down under the sticks.

Canberra Raiders 8-4

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Cotric makes another great break from inside his own half - and butchers it again.

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28

James Graham has failed that earlier head injury assessment and won't return today.

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Canberra get a breakaway through their halves - Sezer breaks through, gets it to Austin who finds Rapana... and the winger spills it. Enterprising but not good enough.

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Canterbury find themselves bearing down on Canberra's line again.

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24

Another wrong call from Perenara with Jackson pinged for losing the ball when he had kept possession.

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22

Canterbury slowly wrestling momentum back, they get a penalty after the Raiders tried dragging Holland into touch.

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20

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

Wighton loses the ball off a Sezer grubber. Bulldogs get it back through a 10m play the ball.

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20

Time off for a Bunker referral. Wighton's lost it, not sure why we went upstairs really.

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Raiders pick up a penalty which sees another set start on halfway.

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS: Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer unsuccessful.

No luck for Sezer who's missed this one. Croker still seeking treatment.

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

Papalii gets away and eventually finds Croker in support who dots down in the corner! Some concern for Croker afterwards as he looks to have landed awkwardly.

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Time is off with James Graham coming off for a HIA.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

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UNFORCED ERROR CANBERRA RAIDERS: Josh Papalii makes an unforced error.

Papalii not holding the ball well enough and it pops out.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

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Canterbury put up a short drop-out, the Raiders knock it back and Reynolds picks it up for the Dogs, but bizarrely Perenara has ruled a Bulldogs knock on. Awful call from the officials.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

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Hodgson with a well-placed grubber and Brett Morris can't get out of the in-goal. Drop-out.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

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Penalty and another 10m for dissent against Canterbury. Raiders with it 20m out!

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

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Enterprising stuff for Canterbury, they go to the right eventually on the last... and the last pass ends up in the hands of Nick Cotric who runs a good 40 metres before being chased down!

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

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Not looking good in backplay for Shannon Boyd, he's struggling a bit.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland unsuccessful.

Not a great kick that one.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

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TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Adam Elliot. Kick to come.

Oh dear, awful defence from the Raiders and Elliot cuts through with ease on the left edge!

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

4

Another penalty for Canterbury with Austin lazy in the ruck.

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3

First penalty goes the way of the home side. Canterbury start a set just inside the Raiders' half.

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Bulldogs put it high at the end of their first set but the ball goes to ground and it's a handover for Canberra.

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We're underway at ANZ. Canterbury are in their black alternate jersey with all sorts of techy-looking designs on it, while Canberra are of course in the lime green. Canberra have it first.

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Referees & scorers:

Referee: Henry Perenara, Chris James

Touch Judges: Brett Suttor, Kasey Badger

Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Ben Galea

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (16)
Tries: Adam Elliot (2), Josh Morris
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kerrod Holland (2/3)
Penalty Goals:

CANBERRA RAIDERS (10)
Tries: Jarrod Croker, Josh Hodgson
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (1/1), Aidan Sezer (0/1)
Penalty Goals: