Canberra Raiders NRL News

Canberra Raiders staged a comeback in golden point after controversial penalties impacted Melbourne's lead.

Wide World of Sports

The Canberra Raiders have completed a sensational golden point comeback in controversial circumstances after Melbourne were cruelled by a number of costly penalties.

With five minutes left in regular time, the Storm led 18-12 and it looked like Ryan Papenhuyzen had slotted a field goal to put the result beyond doubt.

However, referee Gerard Sutton checked with the Bunker on Trent Loiero's contact with Raiders prop Joseph Tapine in the play the ball beforehand.

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Storm dominated early, scoring two tries and leading 14-0 with strategic plays.

League Unlimited

It was all Purple in the early stages of the first half as the Storm dominated field position and possession after being given the perfect position from the very first hit-up of the game which was lost by the Raiders. The speed of Sua Faalogo set up Melbourne's first try when he found space on the outside of the Raiders before Munster saw the numbers heavily favoured the Storm and instead of risking it through the hands, Munster went to the boot and although aimed for Xavier Coates the bounce went perfectly to Grant Anderson who scored.

A penalty goal for Melbourne put the lead to 6-0 before probably the try of Magic Round and what will be one of the tries of the season lit up Suncorp Stadium. It was the speed of Sua Faalogo again to get on the outside of the Raiders edge defence before kicking back inside and finding Ryan Papenhuyzen on the chest in a play that most AFL players would appreciate. The conversion was good and following another penalty goal, the Storm lead 14-0.

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Eddie Jones aimed to recruit Xavier Savage to rugby union, confident in attracting NRL talent.

The Canberra Times

Eddie Jones has revealed he hatched a plan to lure Xavier Savage to rugby union, adamant the Canberra Raiders winger would be playing for the Wallabies if Jones was still calling the shots as Australian coach.

"Fortunately, Eddie's not coaching Australia," Canberra coach Ricky Stuart said.

Jones is confident he would have been able to lure both Savage and Dolphins halfback Isaiya Katoa to the Wallabies, having made clear his ambition to raid the NRL in search of top-tier talent after the code landed the prized signature of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

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