Canberra's 2010 nightmare gives hope of finals recovery

Canberra’s 2010 nightmare gives hope of finals recovery

Canberra can bounce back from loss, as Wests Tigers did in 2010 finals recovery.

Canberra Daily

If Canberra want proof it is possible to bounce back from Sunday's marathon loss to Brisbane, they need look no further than one of their last finals heartbreaks.

Few teams could know exactly what the Raiders are going through this week, with the 94-minute epic the second-longest golden-point NRL game this century.

But there is symmetry in the 2010 Wests Tigers, who had a finals win snatched from their hands thanks to a 100th-minute Shaun Kenny-Dowall intercept.

Like Canberra will against Cronulla on Saturday night, the Tigers had to back up six days later. 

And the Tigers did recover, ironically sinking the Raiders when Jarrod Croker missed a late field goal in the...

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