We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
A contentious penalty marred a courageous Canberra victory as the Raiders upset the Broncos 20-14 at Suncorp Stadium.
The loss ends the Broncos' unbeaten run so far this season.
A gruesome head injury to Jordan Rapana put the brakes on a late comeback from the Broncos, as the incident left the winger bleeding heavily from a gash on his head.
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Jordan Rapana was spurting blood from his head, with his shirt stained red after copping a flying knee from Martin Taupau, as the Raiders veteran tried to defuse a bomb.
Yet Broncos fans couldn't hide their annoyance at the penalty call against their team in the final minutes of the game on Saturday night, and they unbelievably booed as the Canberra winger was carted off in an appalling scene.
"I didn't think it was intentional," was the defence from Broncos fullback Reece Walsh after the game.
A brave, brutal and brilliant Canberra upset Brisbane in a 20-14 win for the ages at Suncorp Stadium to end the hosts’ unbeaten start to the season.
The Raiders were hammered 53-12 the previous week by Penrith but were a different team from the start, even without suspended five-eighth Jack Wighton and inspirational prop Joe Tapine, who stayed home awaiting the arrival of his first child.
Raiders winger Jordan Rapana left the field on a medicab in the 77th minute with blood streaming from a gaping wound in his head after being hit with a knee from Broncos prop Martin Taupau, who was put on...