Canberra are well and truly in the NRL finals hunt after beating Newcastle at home on Sunday afternoon, although their 20-18 win was far from convincing.
The Raiders led 14-0 through just 25 minutes but threw it away to trail 18-14 late in the second half and look destined for a shocking loss before Hudson Young’s last-minute try lifted them to victory.
Reeling from last week’s 36-point belting at the hands of Penrith, the Knights dug in after a poor start and only trailed 14-12 when Kalyn Ponga set up Mat Croker to score with more than 20 minutes to play.
