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Great Canberra Raiders club clashes: NQ Cowboys

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Great Canberra Raiders club clashes: North Queensland Cowboys

As we prepare for the Round 17 clash with the Cowboys, here's two of the Raiders greatest match ups with North Queensland...

Four for Wiki in record win over Cowboys

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This is one of Canberra’s biggest ever wins - the equal fourth of all time, alongside the 56-0 drubbing of the Brisbane Broncos in 2009. It is eclipsed only by the 68 point win over the Eels in 1993 and the 62 point wins over the Roosters in 1990 and the Panthers in 2008. The Cowboys were in just their second season and struggling, while the Raiders still featured some of the game’s biggest names. Canberra piled on 14 tries at Bruce Stadium in the clash. Ruben Wiki picked up four tries in a dominant display.

Anyone want to guess how many NRL games Bert Tubuai played?

1996 Round 4 – Raiders 66 (Ruben Wiki 4, Jason Croker 2, Simon Woolford 2, Brett Mullins, Graham Appo, Jason Ferris, Brad Clyde tries, David Furner 8, Graham Appo goals) defeated Cowboys 10 at Bruce Stadium.

1. Brett MULLINS, 2. Ken NAGAS, 3. Jason CROKER, 4. Ruben WIKI, 5. Graham APPO, 6. Laurie DALEY, 7. Jason FERRIS, 8. John LOMAX, 9. Simon WOOLFORD, 10. Quentin PONGIA, 11. David FURNER, 12. David WESTLEY, 13. Bradley CLYDE

14. Ben KENNEDY, 15. Mark CORVO, 16. Albert FULIVAI, 17. Bert TUBUAI

2006 Golden Point

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Todd Carney sealed this heart stopping match in the eighth minute of extra time, with a golden point field goal from 39 metres out. The Cowboys sat atop the competition ladder coming into the match. But Canberra led 12-8 at half time and the half time lead could have been greater if Marshall Chalk had not dropped a pass with the line open, 90 seconds out from the break. A Schifcofske penalty extended the Raiders lead, but a try and sideline conversion to Johnathon Thurston tied up the match 14-14. Despite throwing everything at the Raiders in attack in final 20 minutes, Canberra’s scrambling defence held on. The Cowboys had a chance to win in regulation time but Chalk plucked a Matt Bowen field goal from 10m , out of mid-air. An epic win for the Green Machine.

2006 Round 12 – Raiders 15 (Phil Graham, David Howell tries, Clinton Schifcofske 3 goals, Todd Carney field goal) defeated Cowboys 14 at Townsville.

1. Clinton SCHIFCOFSKE (c), 2. Craig FRAWLEY, 3. Phil GRAHAM, 4. Adam MOGG, 5. David HOWELL, 6. Todd CARNEY, 7. Lincoln WITHERS, 17. Jason WILLIAMS, 9. Simon WOOLFORD, 10. Troy THOMPSON, 15. Ben JONES, 16. Michael HODGSON, 12. Jason CROKER

11. Tom LEAROYD-LAHRS, 13. Alan TONGUE, 14. Marshall CHALK, 18. Terry MARTIN
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