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Two-try hero Corey Harawira-Naera was not yet on the field when rookie Raider Albert Hopoate slammed down his first NRL try, but if he was, he would have been front and centre to congratulate the winger.
"It was a proud father moment," Harawira-Naera said after Canberra's 26-14 victory over the Warriors.
Hopoate made his starting debut for the Green Machine against New Zealand and scored the first of four unanswered tries as the home team stormed home to a superb comeback win.
The Raiders flipped the script on their dreaded 'faders' tag with a barnstorming second half rescuing the team from a shock loss to the Warriors on Saturday afternoon.
This season Raiders fans became accustomed to seeing their team cough up half-time leads to eventually be defeated by oppositions, but that changed completely at Canberra Stadium on the weekend.
This time it was the Raiders who overturned a double-digit half-time deficit to come away with the win and in doing so, they passed...
Canberra forward Corey Harawira-Naera says he’s got plenty more to offer the Raiders after notching two tries off the bench in their comeback win against the Warriors.
Harawira-Naera had to wait 54 minutes to hit the field but wasted no time making an impact, his first try putting the home side in front and his second sealing their 26-14 win.
But having only made one appearance in the Raiders’ past six matches before a late call-up to the side last weekend to face Melbourne, Harawira-Naera...