2015 Holden Cup: Rd 18 V Knights

[The Greenhouse]

62nd min Raiders getting some good attack going now, good bomb traps Newcastle on their line.

[The Greenhouse]

63rd min Another error gives the Knights the ball in the red zone, but knock on with the line open out wide.

[The Greenhouse]

65th min Raiders attack, and get a penalty for a high shot on Woolford. Penalty, and Canberra threatening now.

TRY RAIDERS to fullback Chevi Ellis in the south western corner! It is all tied up! No conversion from out wide for Woolford.

Raiders 18
Knights 18

For goodness sakes, stop these bloody drums!

[The Greenhouse]

68th min Great long kick from Canberra, pushes the Knights back to their own line.

[The Greenhouse]

70th min Another great long kick from Canberra, just refused to go dead, but the Knights just get back into the field of play.

[The Greenhouse]

71st min Crucial error Canberra on their own 20m line. Knights scrum. Knock ons all round , Canberra end up with it!

[The Greenhouse]

74th min Great attack Canberra, gets them to 5m from the try line, but the grubber is defused by the Knights full back.

[The Greenhouse]

76th min TRY RAIDERS! Jack Williams the scorer, great attack down the right side and he runs around close to the posts. Woolford converts.

Raiders 24-18

[Lucky]

woohoo

[Ilanraiders]

Finally hit the lead

[The Greenhouse]

78th min Dust up in goal, Knights attacking the line... Still trying to work out what's happened... Officials conferring... Players being called out and spoken to... Penalty Raiders!

Brenko Lee the man of the match.

Raiders 24-18

FULL TIME

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Yeah woo!

[Ilanraiders]

Game over?

[greeneyed]

MATCH REPORT: Brilliant come from behind win by Canberra

The Canberra Raiders Holden Cup team has defeated the Newcastle Knights 24-18 at GIO Stadium in a brilliant come-from-behind performance.

An error riddled first half gave the Knights the early ascendancy over the Raiders with a 14-0 lead however a much improved second half effort saw them get back into the game and eventually snare the previous two points.

Man of the Match: Brenko Lee.

Canberra Raiders 24 (Williams 2, McGhie, Hickson, Ellis, Tries; Ellis 1/1, Woolford 1/3 Goals) defeated Newcastle Knights 18

Read more: http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2015/07/ ... t_bri.html

[greeneyed]

VIDEO: NYC In the Sheds: Cleveland McGhie

Canberra Holden Cup star Cleveland McGhie spoke to Raiders TV inside the sheds of GIO Stadium about the side's brilliant come-from-behind victory over the Newcastle Knights and his unique role in the team.

Video: http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2015/07/ ... s_cle.html

[runcornraider]

Bateman must've got a lot of game time for the qld 20s, to be starting off the bench??

Bateman was named in 15 but started and played the whole 80 mins. He was named the Qld player of the match as well as players player. Have a look at this the Qld coach interview says Bateman head and shoulders man of the match http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2015/07/11/u ... h_kur.html