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Raiders make it four in a row in NRL Magic Round opener

Resurgent Canberra have rolled on, withstanding a plucky Canterbury comeback to notch a fourth-consecutive win as Magic Round got off to a high-scoring start at Suncorp Stadium.

Friday night's 34-30 victory was perhaps the most entertaining of the Raiders' recent run, which comes after a 1-4 start that threatened to bring their season undone before it had truly begun.

The injury-ravaged Bulldogs moved closer to full-strength with the inclusions of Jacob Kiraz, Franklin Pele and Max King but were left to rue a slow start that had them behind 22-6 and playing catch-up for the rest of the night.

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Fox League

The Bulldogs have sensationally been awarded a penalty try in the final minutes of their loss to the Raiders in the first match of the NRL’s Magic Round.

With three minutes remaining and trailing 34-24, Bulldogs fullback Hayze Perham was taken out without the ball by Raiders forward Ata Mariota two metres out from Canberra’s goal line.

While clearly a penalty, the Bunker determined that Perham would have scored had he not been tackled.

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The Canberra Times

Resurgent Canberra have rolled on, withstanding a plucky Canterbury comeback to notch a fourth-consecutive win as Magic Round got off to a high-scoring start at Suncorp Stadium.

Friday night's 34-30 victory was perhaps the most entertaining of the Raiders' recent run, which comes after a 1-4 start that threatened to bring their season undone before it had truly begun.

The injury-ravaged Bulldogs moved closer to full-strength with the inclusions of Jacob Kiraz, Franklin Pele and Max King but were left to rue a slow start that had them behind 22-6 and playing catch-up for the rest of the night.

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