The Last Time We Met the Canberra Raiders at GIO Stadium was on a Sunday afternoon in front of a hostile crowd in enemy territory.
Last Time We Met At GIO Stadium
In what was a blockbuster top four battle, the Roosters were first and fast off the blocks when they opened the scoring through Victor Radley with a try that was beautifully set up by James Tedesco.
The Raiders hit back hard though, scoring back-to-back tries through Jordan Rapana and Jarrod Croker to give the Raiders an early lead.
It only took the Roosters ten minutes to re-compose and earn the momentum back when Latrell Mitchell capitalised on a dropped ball from Raiders fullback Charnze Niccol-Klokstad.
Daniel Tupou scored the next two tries on the back of brilliant respective set-ups from Luke Keary and Tedesco to give the Roosters the lead.
Elliott Whitehead made it a four point game after he desperately chased down an in-goal grubber from Josh Hodgson to set up a nail-biting finale.
There were a number of impressive defensive efforts from the Roosters in the back-end, but none were more dominant than Joseph Manu's brilliant tackle on Jarrod Croker that saw him forced into touch.
Match: Raiders v Roosters
Round 21 -
home Team
Raiders
away Team
Roosters
Team Lists
Backs
-
Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadFullback for Roosters is number 1 James Tedesco
-
Winger for Raiders is number 2 Bailey SimonssonWinger for Roosters is number 2 Daniel Tupou
-
Centre for Raiders is number 3 Jarrod CrokerCentre for Roosters is number 3 Latrell Mitchell
-
Centre for Raiders is number 4 Nick CotricCentre for Roosters is number 4 Joseph Manu
-
Winger for Raiders is number 5 Jordan RapanaWinger for Roosters is number 5 Brett Morris
-
Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Jack WightonFive-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Luke Keary
-
Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Aidan SezerHalfback for Roosters is number 7 Cooper Cronk
Forwards
-
Prop for Raiders is number 8 Josh PapaliiProp for Roosters is number 8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
-
Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Josh HodgsonHooker for Roosters is number 9 Sam Verrills
-
Prop for Raiders is number 10 Iosia SoliolaProp for Roosters is number 15 Zane Tetevano
-
2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 John Bateman2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Angus Crichton
-
2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Elliott Whitehead2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Mitchell Aubusson
-
Lock for Raiders is number 13 Joseph TapineLock for Roosters is number 13 Victor Radley
Interchange
-
Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Siliva HaviliInterchange for Roosters is number 10 Isaac Liu
-
Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Dunamis LuiInterchange for Roosters is number 14 Nat Butcher
-
Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Corey HorsburghInterchange for Roosters is number 16 Poasa Faamausili
-
Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Ryan SuttonInterchange for Roosters is number 17 Sitili Tupouniua
Match Officials
- Referee: Ashley Klein
- Referee: Chris Sutton
- Touch Judge: Belinda Sharpe
- Touch Judge: Phil Henderson
- Senior Review Official: Jared Maxwell
Last updated:
TRIES
Victor Radley 4'
Jordan Rapana 10'
Jarrod Croker 13'
Latrell Mitchell 23'
Daniel Tupou 33'
Daniel Tupou 52'
CONVERSIONS
Jarrod Croker 3/3
Latrell Mitchell 3/4
FAN MAN OF THE MATCH | JAMES TEDESCO
KEY STATS: 2 try assists, 1 line break, 205 running metres
STEGGLES TRY OF THE WEEK
Steggles Try Of The Week | Round 21
MUSCLEPHARM MOMENT
MusclePharm Moment | Round 21
