Canberra Raiders News

Raiders show DNA in comeback win over Sea Eagles, coach Stuart calls it impressive.

Fox League

The Raiders displayed their true DNA in their come from behind win over the Sea Eagles on Friday night.

But Stuart, as he revealed in his post-game press conference, never lost faith.

That is according to coach Ricky Stuart, who called it "one hell of a win," just five days after their were humiliated 40-nil by the Sharks.

Canberra were down 20-0 half an hour into the game at 4 Pines Park and it looked like the floodgates were about to open.

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Canberra Raiders pull off stunning comeback win against Manly Sea Eagles with 26-24 victory.

The Canberra Times

No-one does an ambush like the Canberra Raiders.

The Green Machine pulled off one of their greatest, and most unlikely of comebacks against the Manly Sea Eagles, winning 26-24 in a round nine NRL encounter that was the definition of a Friday night thriller.

A week after being thrashed 40-0 on their home turf, the Raiders travelled to Brookvale and were down 20-0 after 28 minutes and 24-6 after 50 minutes against a top-four side. But they fought back and came away with a stunning upset.

"What we performed last week wasn't us. We had to show what our real DNA was and that was one hell of a win," coach Ricky Stuart said in his press conference.

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Raiders rally to win at the last minute after trailing 20-0, overcoming the opposition's defense.

League Unlimited

Trailing 20-0 inside the opening half hour before rallying to hit the front with only four minutes to play, the Raiders shone on a rain-soaked night to record only their eight win from 19 appearances at 4 Pines Park in the NRL era.

Coming close to opening the scoring following an audacious chip kick by Daly Cherry-Evans inside his own half, fellow playmaker Luke Brooks exposed the opposition defence with a pass that allowed Tom Trbojevic (9th minute) to cross for his 13th try in 11 games against the Raiders.

Taking the score into double digits after Tommy Talau (17th minute) swooped on a wayward pass and raced 50 metres untouched, a moment of magic from Cherry-Evans (21st minute) saw the veteran halfback strike when Ethan Strange failed to ground the ball in-goal.

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