NRL 2023 | Sydney Roosters v Canberra Raiders | Condensed Match, Round 17

Shane I'm calling this a uh rock paper scissors game and it might be best of five I don't know who wins well it might be the best of seven bossy all right because that's how close it is and who knows who's going to win tonight's game but what I do know is we've got two sides that are desperate for the two competition points and they got some exciting plays in both teams and James Tedesco back from origin back to his home ground I expect a big game from him and you know the Canberra Raiders well they are surprise Packers they can beat the best not exempt Stadium aliantia [Applause] in the top three we are underway on a Sunday night on Fox League final game of round number 70. w e with the first Carry of the night and a good start for the roosters to get him on the 10 meter line and they're followed up by his front row partner tarpani on the second carry of the night good battle up front and got Maria hungry and Collins on the other side of well shots oh yeah that shakes you up early Turpin Collins there on horsepower on play three so intentions set early [Applause] early look at the replay box at that shot that's nice weather of course up at the Sunshine Coast yesterday good results again plenty to talk about in rugby league out of this weekend they get going in on the right side moved into the centers there for a moment [Music] in the barnstorming Tim McCall on his outside Fogerty bombs from 38 meters out it's a mighty strike better to get to it oppon has lost it it's almost a professional fail catching it because if he doesn't catch it the Raiders score a try so Crow could have had another two points to his monster career Telly and the Raiders are off and running Chris with a little timid really the high ball from Smith he was under pressure on the back for Canberra just to get out the young halfback boosters would love to try and force an error from the Raiders but we've done very well working the ball out of trouble so far seven of eight completion rate tonight in fact both teams seven of eight to start tonight yet to have a clean line break change of Direction and he's always capable of the offload got it away there horse prep white and now sizing up the defense Brokers got it attendance ball with tackle Manu last tackle Fogerty and on in bomb to disco oh [Applause] Jack Whitehead Canberra have the first try of the knights to play the ball is Jamal Fogerty who set it all up one was going to come out to the right hand side and actually catch the ball and tip it on to Fogerty but he said no get in the pocket I'm gonna kick for you and just lands it right on the spot yeah he chased really hard and gets up there's no doubt about that that's a try well executed kick but some really smart play from the half back and just positioning these five eight he knows his strengths he knows he can jump he's an athlete a beautiful kick and a beautiful jump and try yeah it was nice shape from The Roosters they just couldn't get there just enough not enough space in that corner they go for the kick a little bit of lack of patience obviously this year they haven't scored too many points down 17 try scored a little bit of confidence an early try we'll give them that is very sideways a lot of their attack horsborough and pull that one even of Hudson young Canberra on halfway tapity it's not happening for the roosters attack another 21 minute period no point Didn't score in the second half last week despite winning what was it now seventh scoreless halves this year Franklin with the ball he's got foreign [Applause] and there's little The Roosters can do to protest s Klein gave it the thumbs up in the Runner play beautiful work Jack White and again out the back of shape here just goes and there's too much speed on the outside it gets a beautiful black ball back in the inside and uncomfortable with the last pass maybe I'm leaving here we go here it comes out the back of his hand [Applause] so for me for it to come out the back of the hand even if it does travel forward I think it's okay okay the first pass from Cracker was really good then young in support yeah that's what you're saying out of the back of the hand look at today he's blowing up blowing up Deluxe but from our commentary positioning you don't see it on the close Replay for those keeping camp this is his 1100 106 shot at goal that's a good one and having missed from close he bangs it over from the sideline beautiful stuff nothing who widened to real May it's a lot of pressure isn't it on relatively inexperienced forwards replacing a couple plays at the other end a couple of Internationals how do they maintain the uh the momentum in the forwards and we just saw Jamal Fogerty just on the other side of the field after he kicked that football he went into contact and he went to the right wing for that whole set I think it's a knee injury he's back in the back end of the play now interestingly watch how he pulls up and he spent a little time with the trainer as well they got the motorway they sit up rapping us infield here he is they've got Whitehead way out on the right wing it was dancing down the sideline there keep it alive widen with a little jig they've had a defense croaker the Canberra offload starting to hurt the roosters as well here it's a really good performance from the Raiders so far Fogerty with a ball bomb from 32 meters out tedesco's ready it's better again [Applause] tonight the Raiders are raiding error aerial ways the roosters the canva Riders are hopefully they're all on site for canberra's sake they just go through and someone gets up above the football and just bats it back and it just bounces into his hands and that should be a try if everyone's on side but once again Canberra just competing hard Chris it is harder than the opposition and they come up with it was what's going to be six points um a lot of reaction from The Roosters players around the ball once it was knocked back and to score the try big there this this is going to be 18 nil Canberra um give them a stack of print this has been a really good performance but the story is the roosters yeah exactly the mountain they have to climb tonight not saying they can't do it but they have to do better already than what they've averaged this year Jake on the sideline I need to play with real control and playing their whole set of six I'm gonna really attacking kick at the end of it but they've actually had more tackles in canberra's half than the Raiders have had in theirs they've had more tackles inside the Raiders 20 than the Raiders have had in the roosters so it's that field position that's been the problem tonight Butcher on the run there 30 away from the line on play two Turpin Smith working manu's way Kiri doesn't get a tomato again there he does the line yes welcome back to Rooster's hibernate but that Roost has just come out of where it holds Joey Badu shows us all what we know he can do but it's probably the first time the roosters have shifted to this right hand side as Kerry just gets his nose through the line and then a beautiful pass back inside has a bit of space there but he had to use his speed and power to get through it and exactly what the roosters needed they didn't want to go to Half Time Zero on that scoreboard now they can go with a bit of confidence building their second half that's a big try just on half time Jesus see that sort of run if he's not going to get in the game you wanna say but with an attacker wants your middle forward I just want you getting the ball I mean that's and his third carry of the match and he does that and he should be going to halftime 12 the difference yes we will that makes the roosters feel a little bit a little bit better the chicken nuggets at half time will go down a little better on the back of that just before half time get it in those three times and a good chance 12 points the margin as we head into the second half the final game of round 17 here on Fox League Sunday night with many Johns coming up so Crichton and bubbly he won for one both out of the match now Curry has played very well again tonight the ninth hit up it's 27 tackles top of the match kick goes along from Wyden Tedesco with it there comes James Running straight at Jamal Fogarty so to disco into the 42nd minute of the match no tackle busts 11 carries 113 meters James to disco tonight Kiri that's where he goes [Applause] [Music] turban been up with their best tonight Jake Turpin nice little bit of footwork from whites horsborough makes the tackle good start to the second half the roosters very direct now Curie working off that platform butcher held on an edge by Canberra and has been injured as well in the tackle there his feet play it ass tackle roosters Kiri has placed him to come down a few minutes out from the line Clean Catch side of halftime shows us his Mega star qualities in just before half time and then he opens up in the second half their second sand he just comes down there jumps above the pack and just has enough awareness power to get the ball down one-handed that's a fantastic leap and then a lot of work to be done post that gets down knows where the dry line is turns and twists and fantastic put down Fox Ultra how good does it look I'm comfortable yeah you've been countable all day you're loving life [Music] should get less points on all the rest but gee their boots spectacular tonight Nanny separation yeah it's good enough that's that's perfect I'm comfortable you stayed still and now he'll take the shot and uh puts it in the left hand upright roosters are back in it 18 points to 12 10 meters out left side this is where one likes to run and he just puts it down no they're offside he blows a penalty they're up by six so Croaker who beats one in the first half but that only his seventh Miss of the Season bangs it over eight is the margin they're saying he's taking it uh dead over the sight line rather so roosters set a field with a ball ground now here they come redley just held solo tackle roosters down by eight to colors scores his first play for the roosters for the year Collins finds his way over a 30-game trois round is over and obviously the roosters play on had no impact on the play Bradley pushes nose through the line gets a really quick play the ball and then it's a beautiful pass to the big origin front rower he had an outstanding game on Wednesday and picks a beautiful line straight under the post Lindsay Collins and the roosters are back for the roosters this young man had a bit to do with a try and a dummy half the Parson Smith Jake on the sideline and the Raiders have gone home without scoring a try in the second half just a gold Jared broker and at the Finish it's a goal to Jared Kroger the difference full time Canberra 20 Sydney roosters 18. 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