Canberra Raiders NRL News

Phil Gould and Paul Gallen debated a controversial penalty that decided the NRL match outcome.

Wide World of Sports

Phil Gould and Paul Gallen have gone head to head over whether the controversial penalty that decided Sunday's NRL blockbuster would be given in a grand final.

Referee Gerard Sutton bravely penalised Melbourne prop Trent Loiero for a high shot on Canberra's Hudson Young, allowing the Raiders to slot an easy penalty goal to beat the Storm in extra time in a bombshell finish to Magic Round.

Melbourne was penalised three times late in the game, each of which essentially robbed the Storm of a chance at victory, although not many pundits have argued any of the penalties were blatantly incorrect.

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Raiders fans found morbid satisfaction in expert predictions labeling Canberra as wooden spoon favorites this preseason.

The Riotact

As a Raiders fan, I have sought a certain amount of morbid satisfaction in going through preseason predictions from the so-called experts.

A number of these pundits had Canberra as favourites to win the wooden spoon following the departure of a number of players representing almost 500 NRL games in experience.

One prediction viewed the side unravelling in the wake of an early-season losing streak.

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Jake Preston contests a crusher charge to play against Canberra, facing a potential three-match ban.

The Daily Telegraph

In-form Bulldogs forward Jake Preston is ready to fight a crusher charge at the NRL judiciary on Tuesday night in a desperate bid to play in weekend's blockbuster against Canberra and keep his NSW dream alive.

Preston was slapped with a grade one charge on Monday morning by the match review committee after an awkward tackle involving Gold Coast captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui on Sunday afternoon.

A grade one charge would generally mean a fine but Preston's prior offences - this was his third charge - meant he was facing a ban of three matches even with an early guilty plea.

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