The Canberra Raiders held off a late comeback from the West Tigers in the final quarter of their NRL round 14 clash last night to win 20-19.
After leading 18-0 with 12 minutes to play, the Raiders conceded three tries in four minutes and a field goal to fall behind 19-18 before a Jamal Fogarty penalty goal put them back in front.
The sin binning of Raiders hooker Tom Starling in the 68th minute proved pivotal, the Tigers going into overdrive with tries to Jahream Bula, John Bateman and Brandon Wakeham in the space of four minutes levelling the scores at 18-18.
Luke Brooks then calmly potted a field goal from 30 metres out to put the Tigers ahead 19-18 before Fogarty was tackled late by Isaiah Papali'i as the Raiders No.7 launched a field goal attempt to try and level the scores.
Papali'i made contact with Fogarty's legs as he tried to put pressure on the kick and the ensuing penalty goal put Canberra back in front 20-19 and that's how it finished.
Source: nrl.com
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