Raiders legend Jarrod Croker ran out for his 300th NRL game in front of a bumper home crowd in emotional scenes in Canberra on Friday night.
Coach Ricky Stuart made controversial call to rest Croker last week to ensured he played his milestone match at home and the supporters turned up in droves.
Croker led his team out alongside son Rory in front of the biggest regular season crowd in Raiders' history, with over 22,000 packed into GIO Stadium.
The Green Machine faithful rose as one for the traditional pre-game Viking Clap, which was started by Raiders games record holder Jason Croker, and they stayed on their feet for the Raiders...
'The crowd rises': Emotional scenes as Croker runs out for 300th in Canberra

Temara and Holyman lead Maroons charge

The Queensland Rugby League has revealed their squad for Game II of the women's State of Origin series, according to reports on raiders.com.au.
The team will face off against New South Wales in Townsville, with one change to the 17 players who won the opening game in Sydney.
China Polata will make her Origin debut for the Maroons, taking over from Julia Robinson on the wing.
LIVE NRL: Croker to celebrate 300th milestone as Raiders host Warriors

One of rugby league's all-round good guys Jarrod Croker will play his 300th NRL game on Friday when the Raiders host the Warriors at GIO Stadium.
Croker was rested last week to ensure he could celebrate the milestone on home soil.
It will be an emotional game for the 32-year-old, who has had to overcome several serious injuries to get to 300 games.
The Raiders are in red-hot form having won seven of their past eight games. They welcome back fullback Seb Kris from a knee injury and co-captain Elliott Whitehead from a two-game suspension too.


