We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Jamal Fogarty sunk his boot into the Wests Tigers - but not before a Tom Starling sin bin turned the game on its head.
And then Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart took aim at the critics of his decision to rest club legend Jarrod Croker so he could play his 300th NRL game at home next week.
Fogarty scored two tries - set up with his own kicks - and then set up another - also with a kick - as the Canberra Raiders got out to an 18-0 lead.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart got the win over the Wests Tigers on Friday night but it didn't stop him blowing up deluxe in his post-game press conference.
Stuart took aim at the officials almost as soon as he sat down for the presser but was largely composed - until he was asked about Jarrod Croker.
Stuart controversially rested Croker for the game to ensure the Green Machine legend would play his 300th NRL game in Canberra next week.
The decision drew criticism and Stuart was boiling point when asked if the Raiders missed their captain against the Tigers.
When did we miss him, mate? You reckon Jarod would have stopped those three...
In the dying stages of a clash described by Phil Gould as "the craziest game of football I have ever seen", Wests Tigers captain Apisai Koroisau fumed at the referee after the Raiders were handed a penalty that ultimately decided the outcome of the match, won by Canberra 20-19.
In a frenzied final 11 minutes of the Campbelltown fixture, the Tigers stunned the Raiders with three consecutive tries, all of which were converted, and a Luke Brooks field goal to steal a 19-18 lead with four minutes remaining.
But as Raiders halfback Jamal Fogarty fired off a field goal attempt that missed to the right with two minutes left on the clock, Tigers...