With the game on the line and their season hanging in the balance, Canberra coach Ricky Stuart needed his big three to deliver something special – and they did.
Having trailed 22-8 at half-time against a spare-parts Newcastle team at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday, the Raiders had fought back to be tied 22-22 inside the final 10 minutes.
As the clock ticked into the 72nd minute, Joseph Tapine slipped a ball to Josh Papalii about 35 metres out from the Raiders’ goal-line,...