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The Newcastle Knights have advanced to the NRL finals after a thrilling 30-28 victory over the Canberra Raiders in extra time.

The match was not without controversy, as Raiders star Jack Wighton was accused of biting Tyson Gamble but was not sent off.

Gamble showed referee Ashley Klein marks on his forearm, but Klein decided to only place Wighton on report due to insufficient evidence.

Despite the controversy, the Knights emerged victorious and will now face the Warriors in their first away final since 2006.

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The Canberra Times

"That's the Raiders DNA." Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart delivered a message to all the doubters - the Green Machine had shown why they're a top-eight team.

The Raiders went within inches of pulling off one of the upsets of the season, taking the red-hot Newcastle Knights all the way to extra-time and only going down 30-28 at a rabid Newcastle on Sunday.

You could tell on Saturday he had his team aiming for an ambush in the NRL elimination final and in the first half they looked like they were going to do it.

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Fox League

The Raiders went within a kick of stunning the rugby league world and knocking the Knights out of the competition, but fell just short in extra time.

Ricky Stuart had never been eliminated from week one of the finals and it was only two blocked field goal attempts by Jamal Fogarty which stopped that streak from extending.

Canberra star Jack Wighton was accused of biting in his final game for the club, while Jordan Rapana tried his heart out.

Read below for the Raiders player ratings from the first week of finals.

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