Rookie Ethan Sanders' extra-time field goal secured the Raiders' victory over the Sea Eagles in Round 1.
Canberra Raiders rookie Ethan Sanders stepped up when his side needed him to in his first appearance as the green machine's chief playmaker for 2026.
Sander's was undisturbed and composed when he slotted a 35-metre field goal in extra time to defeat the Sea Eagles in their Round 1 thriller at Brookvale.
It was also Jamal Fogarty's club debut for the Sea Eagles, who made a highly publicised move from the nation's capital to the Northern Beaches over the summer to fill the void Daly Cherry-Evans left on the peninsula.
Although the youngster was very quick to thank his former mentor for the guidance and teachings he had passed on, as he used that knowledge to sink Fogarty's new side in golden point.