We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Jordan Rapana was spurting blood from his head, with his shirt stained red after copping a flying knee from Martin Taupau, as the Raiders veteran tried to defuse a bomb.
Yet Broncos fans couldn't hide their annoyance at the penalty call against their team in the final minutes of the game on Saturday night, and they unbelievably booed as the Canberra winger was carted off in an appalling scene.
"I didn't think it was intentional," was the defence from Broncos fullback Reece Walsh after the game.
A brave, brutal and brilliant Canberra upset Brisbane in a 20-14 win for the ages at Suncorp Stadium to end the hosts’ unbeaten start to the season.
The Raiders were hammered 53-12 the previous week by Penrith but were a different team from the start, even without suspended five-eighth Jack Wighton and inspirational prop Joe Tapine, who stayed home awaiting the arrival of his first child.
Raiders winger Jordan Rapana left the field on a medicab in the 77th minute with blood streaming from a gaping wound in his head after being hit with a knee from Broncos prop Martin Taupau, who was put on...
Canberra has scored an upset 20-14 victory over Brisbane at Lang Park to end the competition leader's unbeaten start to the season.
In Saturday's earlier match, Penrith embarrassed Manly in a 44-12 demolition, with Panthers fullback Dylan Edwards crossing for four tries.
The Raiders were hammered 53-12 the previous week by Penrith but were a different team from the start against the Broncos.
This was despite the fact they were without suspended five-eighth Jack Wighton and inspirational prop Joe Tapine, who stayed home awaiting the arrival of his first child.