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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.
Ricky Stuart's Raiders scraped home against the Wests Tigers yet the Canberra coach had some stern words for the naysayers over his decision to rest skipper Jarrod Croker.
Stuart took aim at some of the officiating in the 20-19 win, which was decided by a penalty goal late when Tigers second-rower Isaiah Papali'i crashed into halfback Jamal Foggarty's legs after he attempted to lock up the scores with a field goal in the dying minutes.
However, the Raiders coach was more frustrated by some of the noise surrounding his decision to rest Croker for the game to ensure the Green Machine legend would play his 300th NRL game in Canberra next...
One of the big talking points heading into round 14 of the NRL premiership has been something that was never going to happen.
The Canberra Raiders claimed a wild 20-19 thriller over the Wests Tigers in Campbelltown but the biggest conversation starter was the decision to rest Jarrod Croker ahead of his 300th game.
The 32-year-old Croker has been a loyal and reliable servant and Raiders coach Ricky Stuart stunned the NRL when he announced last week that the veteran centre would not play in round 14 in order to play his 300th match in front of...