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FULL-TIME: Souths hold on! A tense finish but they claim their ninth win of the year.

Josh Hodgson with the grubber on the last play - and the Bunnies come up with it and will win!

Jack Wighton forces the dropout! One massive set coming up.

One-on-one strip it looks like and Canberra have it back through Corey Horsburgh!

Jarrod Croker! He is over on the left edge but Corey Allen comes up with the tackle to force the ball loose. Just under three minutes left. Souths fee.

Mawene Hiroti isn't as safe this time and he spills the bomb. Raiders 10 out.

Mawene Hiroti under pressure! He soars above to take the Sam Williams bomb. Souths working it out from inside their own half.

Cody Walker with a great kick after points which traps Canberra five out from their own line.

Corey Allen with a strong kick return and then Mawene Hiroti puts his hand up for a carry. Souths already on their own 40 on the second. They now spread it left to Dean Britt who is tackled 30 out. Ethan Lowe with a nice run down the short side, he's taken, Souths 20 out on the last. They run it to the other edge and look to have scored.

Thomas Burgess with a surging run and Souths have plenty of momentum on the last play just five metres out. Damien Cook short to Tevita Tatola but Elliot Whitehead hits him hard and Canberra scramble to hold him out. They get the ball back inside their own 20.

Seven-tackle set coming for Souths. Hudson Young bats the grubber back inside but did it with his foot out of the field of play.

Another potential turning point as Cody Walker is pinned for a forward pass to Tevita Tatola. Raiders scrum fee just shy of halfway.

Canberra with all the running at the moment. Souths inside their own half on the last as Cody Walker drives it towards Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad. But the chase is great and they trap the Canberra fullback five out.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad shows a lot of patience there. Adam Reynolds' grubber just goes dead.

Siliva Havili now with a mistake and Souths have it back 30 out.

Hold that - Souths have it back after being given the scrum fee but shortly after they fumble it anyway as Liam Knight steams onto a tough ball from Damien Cook.

They shift it right and Corey Allen drops it under pressure from Jarrod Croker.

Damien Cook goes for the 40/20 and the angle is good but Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad gets back there in time to just snatch the ball before it finds touch. Raiders working it out from deep inside their own half. Cameron Murray - he strips it in a one-on-one tackle. Rabbitohs 10 out - if they score here it will be massive in the context of this game.

Adam Reynolds with a shallow kick on the last and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad brings it up to the 40. Canberra with strong metres early and they are 10 out on the last. Sam Williams grubbers towards the in-goal area but Sam Burgess cleans it up and gets back into the field of play.

Cody Walker fields the kick on the last inside the in-goal area. Seven-tackle set. He darts up, taps the ball and finds Campbell Graham who surges towards halfway. Big chance here with the Rabbitohs already 30 out on the third.

NO TRY - Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad can't clean up the tough grubber and John Sutton slides over but the ball spills out in the dying moments.

John Sutton cleans up a Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad error and we may have the first try of the game! Checking with the Bunker.

A relieving penalty for South Sydney. It sees them march from inside their own 10 to the 40-metre mark.

Josh Hodgson with a great kick that finds touch 10 short of the line. Both sides again in the arm wrestle early - the game still refuses to open up. Damien Cook looks the most likely to do just that for Souths while Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has threatened for the home side.

John Sutton with a nice kick that finds touch 30 out from the Canberra line.

Canberra threaten early. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad surges up down the left edge and is pulled up 20 out. They go down the short side again and Hudson Young looks to offload back inside for Jack Wighton but Souths have it back.

Second half underway.

HALF TIME - A heated forty minutes of football and Canberra lead 6-4 off the back of three penalty goals to Jarrod Croker. Both sides have been strong in defence though, hence the absence of tries so far. Still a tense game with an interesting second half to come.

Another penalty, this time for stripping the ball from Mark Nicholls. They'll shoot for two.

Six again after Canberra play at the last-tackle kick and now a penalty. Rabbitohs to heap more pressure on the home side.

Corey Horsburgh breaks through but it looked far too easy and the whistle is blown for an obstruction. Souths kick for touch. Full set 20 out.

Jarrod Croker again to try add the two points.

Jarrod Croker again lines up for the two.

George Burgess with an incredibly lazy high shot on Jack Wighton. Another penalty.

Penalty against Souths - sixth straight according to Fox League. Raiders 30 out.

George Burgess drops the ball and Canberra get it straight back.

Nope - Hodgson will stay on after getting his head taped up - Liam Knight gets similar treatment and goes for his test

Josh Hodgson and Liam Knight with a massive head clash and it looks like both may go off for concussion tests.

Cody Walker takes the flick pass from Corey Allen, darts down the short side and links with Campbell Graham but a great tackle from Michael Oldfield brings him down. Adam Reynolds then dribbles the ball in-goal and Jarrod Croker bats it dead.

Sam Williams drives the ball long and hard on the last from on his own 30. Corey Allen fields it on the full and Souths start their set on the 40.

Replays suggest Corey Horsburgh dropped the ball and that the knee from Burgess wasn't the issue.

Sam Burgess now penalised for crowding.

Someone had to break this game open... and Josh Papalii does just that bursting through the line and even tossing his own teammates to the side as he draws closer to the line. He goes over but is held up. Josh Hodgson with a deft kick on the last and forces the dropout.

Canberra start their new set on their own 40.

Sam Burgess with a strong carry and quick play-the-ball for Damien Cook who races out of dummy-half and links with Corey Allen. He's tackled 30 out from the Canberra line but some of the players have come together in back play with frustrations boiling over. Nothing to report though. Play resumes and Bailey Simonsson takes the bomb on the last and draws a penalty.

The Rabbitohs defend well all the way until the last play but concede another penalty. Sam Burgess and Cameron Murray pinned for slowing down the play-the-ball.

Another penalty. Canberra 30 out.

Big chance Rabbitohs. Officials rule six-again after the last-tackle kick from Damien Cook ricocheted off a Canberra player. They are 10 out but Corey Horsburgh with a massive play to snatch possession in a one-on-one strip. Penalty Raiders now.

Adam Reynolds with an absolute pearler of a bomb - it stays up in the air for a long time but Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad soars above to take it. He has been excellent diffusing Reynold's kicks so far this year. Josh Papalii with a strong run, Raiders 40 out on the last. Sam Williams to the air on the last and Campbell Graham is under it.

Canberra offside and Souths get another penalty, this one 10 out. They will opt for the two points.

First penalty of the night to South Sydney. Both sides in the arm wrestle early but perhaps this could break the early deadlock. Souths set starts on halfway.

Sam Williams chips ahead early on the fourth play and finds touch 10 out.

Struggling for metres initially, Souths go to the right edge and find space as Dane Gagai slices over halfway. The kick on the last is taken by Michael Oldfield and Canberra begin their set on their own 40.

Jack Wighton chips ahead on the last, it ricochets off Adam Reynolds but Corey Allen is onto it. Souths start their set on their own 10.

The dropout is a big one - it catches Canberra off-guard and Michael Oldfield can only just keep it in. Raiders on their own 40.

Adam Reynolds drives it on the last to Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad and the fullback is again up to the task. Canberra already to their 40 on the second. An arm wrestle early as Dunamis Lui surges over halfway on the fourth. 30 out on the last - Jack Wighton to the air, Mawene Hiroti takes it and is forced in-goal.

Raiders 40 out on the last. Ball goes high and Campbell Graham is under it. Just trading sets at the moment.

Sam Burgess with a big carry to help Souths towards their own 30 after struggling for metres. Cody Walker kicks from on the 40 on the last and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad again fields it.

Raiders start the set on their own 20. Nick Cotric and Michael Oldfield with some early runs, the latter picking up 15 strong metres. Jack Wighton kicks ahead on the last and the chase sees Corey Allen trapped five out from his own line.

Souths with first use of it. Tevita Tatola up to the 30, his second carry of the set mid-count. Cameron Murray then towards halfway. John Sutton towards the Canberra 40. Great first set. Adam Reynolds high on the last for Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad who is under it.

Kick-off at a chilly GIO Stadium.

Kick-off expected in just over five minutes...

Canberra are 1-17. There are some changes for Souths though. Ethan Lowe shifts to the centres for Kyle Turner. Tevita Tatola starts at prop with George Burgess back to the bench. Dean Britt also comes onto the pine with Lowe into the starting side.

Good evening and welcome to League Unlimited's live blog of tonight's clash between Canberra and Souths.