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The Raiders face a short turnaround before the semi-finals against the Sharks next week.

LeagueNews.co

The NRL has announced that the Canberra Raiders will face a tight six-day turnaround leading into Week 2 of the finals after a heartbreaking loss in their qualifying final. The Raiders suffered a defeat in the 94th minute against the Brisbane Broncos on Sunday in their home ground, leaving them with limited time to regroup.

With no games scheduled on Friday evening, the Raiders will play first in the semi-finals, taking on the Cronulla Sharks at GIO Stadium in Canberra. The Sharks secured their place in the semi-finals by defeating the Sydney Roosters on Saturday night.

The second semi-final is set for Sunday afternoon, featuring the Canterbury Bulldogs, who fell to the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne, against the Penrith Panthers, who triumphed over the New Zealand Warriors in their elimination final.

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Brisbane awaits charges for Carrigan and Walsh after sin-binnings in their 29-28 finals victory.

The Canberra Times

Brisbane will sweat on the charge sheet for lock Pat Carrigan and star fullback Reece Walsh after both were sin-binned before the Broncos stormed home to beat Canberra 29-28 in golden point in an extraordinary qualifying final.

The Broncos will host a  preliminary final against either Canterbury or Penrith in a fortnight and will hope both of their guns are on board.

Carrigan was sin-binned in the 56th minute and put on report in the national capital for a dangerous tackle on Morgan Smithies that led to the Raiders forward leaving the field with a category-two HIA, which he later passed.

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Broncos won an epic NRL final, Reece Walsh's remarkable performance secured their extra-time victory.

The Australian

Canberra and Brisbane have played out one of the greatest NRL finals in history, with the Broncos scoring a miracle extra-time victory in the nation's capital.

Reece Walsh proved a one-man army in one of the most extraordinary performances in NRL history after it looked like Brisbane's superstar imploded in the second half to gift Canberra victory.

There was individual brilliance across the park but who stood out from the pack?

See our expert ratings and have your say.

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