Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks | Round 17, 1998 | Condensed Match | NRL

The Raiders host the Sharks during the 1998 season.

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Uh konala are fairly easy let offs for them ran plays it back Healey this is Nick Graham good ball for Richardson can’t go with it this is Bret how this man is lightning quick look at him go back on the inside Nas comes out in gets

Him and drags him to the ground just 10 m out they need a quick play the ball they get exactly that Graham big ball now for pachy Nathan long is cut out of the action McKenna taking the ground 5 me out long the little kick it’s a good kick just to touch too

[Applause] Deep turns his back on the defensive line for Graham Nathan long looking fringes of the Rack they go the short side the kick by Forester again playing for position he gets a nice bounce with that no Nas under a tongue of pressure and forced back it’ll be a goal line Dropout and coronal’s best chance to attack yeah good effort there from the canala

Chasers a well placed kick this was really nagas had no choice but to pick it up it bounced just into the end goal he tried to get down low which is his job there but they’ve dragged him back over he may have a case Grand Final with

St George back in 1993 now a crala sh Nathan long Bullocks his way now 12 me out from the TR line to want to quick play the ball that tackle is Luke Stewart Deo was the man who put the punishing hit on oh he’s really wobbling

There Luke’s to it isn’t he just waiting to get his get those stars out of his head another player hurt it’s Dean tra who has copped a high one here from Ben kennedy we’ll have a listen to the referee you going tell him you hit him

In the chest but your arm in it up around his neck all right that’s the reason for the penalty get the tackles down all right L hit there first but it went up I believe it is Dean tra Who’s down and it’s got him right on the chin

Well the refer said he saw him he reckons he hit him in the chest and then it went up hasn’t said he’ put him on report at all does look a little bit sus let’s have a look at it again here oh he’s got him it’s a little bit

Doubtful but he certainly ended up with a with a fore aror around his chin halfway L broker again Stewart looking for that inside ball that he loves to throw and he throws so well had read that he was waiting for an intercept almost and Shan Ryan Zam it and now Ry and Ricky

Stewart just a touch of niggle creeping into this game Steve BR yeah um Ricky s in out for stuff like that but um Sean Ryan came into it there they didn’t really need a penalty there the sharks um the Raiders are starting to put a few little plays

Together I’ll go to the left hand side now change of Direction set play for ferer ferer got around the first tackle can’t beat the second Denny lean holds on Wolford again Stewart lovely ball mman Ben kennedy Ming again quick hands dialing flings it out the back nus looking to accelerate and offload he

Does both broker fer great ball movement D’s Gone without it they were on to him very quickly though oh he was looking to catch and pass I don’t think they needed to panic as much there but they looked they look dangerous to Raiders nice tackle from Kennedy I’ll tell you what

There was a TR saer there by Mitchy earlier on yeah surprising to see McNamara there and nagas I think Nas had uh KNE they just back over again in so we’re going to see the Wingers and fullback shuffling around air bit with the Raiders today I imagine again struggling in The Tackle

Long Bradley Clyde taking it up and Ben Sam who’s underneath him and he’s really coed the full run of Brad Clyde’s well his hip his leg just wait Jason as well just out used Off the Bench today leads the park a high ball pach he juggles it and

Comes away with it one of those players if he’s on fire he’s great and that’ll be a bit of a confidence booster really for him that was a tough one swirling around a torpedo bomb and he had Kenny Nas chasing ball from repositions himself on the open

Side Mendon so we got Daly with Runners namely Ben kennedy Kennedy skips out of one skips out of two crawls his way to the tri line one me short now back it comes Dy long ball Stewart Koker so strong close to the line kroer they are still one rer out final

Tackle Stewart kicks for himself peachy position so super oh he did what a death little kick there rcky Stewart Brad Clyde with the chase just watch this Ste steps inside just makes make sure it goes in goal and Clyde wraps py up ball and all good Play All Around good

Defense from the Sharks a try saer from Nick zist just before that and now pachy cleans up the Broncos stward back to the open burer burer back on the inside and loses it well they’ve had their chances and they’ve had their moments Simon wford

And wford is uh has been a little bit of niggle there all day from Simon wford up fer he just tries to take this one bit too far in fact went to throw it saw that there was no one there and tried to pull it back in with a forearm right you

Won’t last too long with me and about to be replaced by Luke Martin Lang with that that charge of course you were a teammate in the Queensland origin camp this year yeah that’s typical of Marty he’s really determined um it’s interesting to see ter Cambro when they got when they throw

The backs out the uh the ball out the back line Lori dalily seems to be standing the C in at 5 very much so look at this the Sharks Russell Richardson over the tri line but held up and the green machine they were there in numbers and they had to be

What it looked like Eric gr for a minute there the way he took the Defenders with him you have a look when he gets the football here it comes out wide nice turn and pass there from Danny Lee they throw it out wide Richardson gets it here pushes off one Defender mcleon it

Was there’s Mendon he just rugs him off D’s coming across now he’s no slouch in defense over the top of dily just gives him the heave ho and three more Defenders carried over the line he Richardson he’ll get there this time denied 30 seconds earlier richon makes a

Men and now they lead by six points to nil and Russell Richardson that’s the way to strike back Gary oh it certainly is I tell you what it was all a Raiders for 5 or 10 minutes before this and you really struggle when you don’t score

When you know you should score and the sharks they would have grown from that great defense they had and Russell Richardson has taken upon himself one almost try held up and then no doubt about that one just through a a yawning Gap drags a Defender over very solid isn’t he line with

Britsh adds that spark around the dummy half [Applause] area Stewart change of direction again the standing wide Pearson looking to keep the ball alive they have blundered it Atkins was at his feet he knocked on now Corella the counter attack I think you’re entitled to say that Wolford dropped him around the legs

The other man and there’s that head flying back as we see so often of Martin Lan there not the way to go back to the open now Stewart ferer takes on the defensive line long and Lang make the tackles Theo stretching out and brought down in a beauty by Nathan long Stewart dily

Looking dangerous fer in fact Ben kennedy wrapped up final tackle Deo looked like he had scored Stewart up on him quickly nowhere to go can’t get the ball away Coral they survive again over the tackle there of existing Stewart looking to Str them Diley take it in a set

Play back to the open Wolford deceptive Bo chance for Kennedy and now Brandon b gets there here some crosses for C’s first try and the opening one on the second half that score now points to and finally the Raiders they’ve gone from side to side continually short B there Kennedy gives

It the pierc two men on one the wing well really in two minds as to which player to take wol started all a great dash out of dummy half he beats a tackle there at Dan Lee and just draws his player he was standing Past St from

There Kennedy takes it across field just pops a short one up to Pearson hitting the hole spping around he was he saw that Danny Lee was going to pop it back that he does so often and he got right in behind him and driven back in that tackle shorts in the

Processo there’s been an incident in back play there’s a camp Raider player down that player is Wolford didn’t quite see what happened fer takes it Forward stay with the play Stewart first receiver D standing wide piering again a can will this be a professional referee come stand stand just came through after

The player got rid the ball and just knocked him over mate I have my doubt me to the height of the tackle okay I certainly have some concerns all right Le all right listen for the tackle he going on report but for holding a player out of

Here out of here in an attacking position all right you’re going in the bin for 10 minutes okay there it is a crowd here at Bruce Stadium Jason stens for a professional foul goes to the sly up a couple of guys Martin Lang and Nathan long back on say he’s had a quick

Word to them and it’s a very important time now for prala to stay in the game must hold him out score line 8 to four Bailey starting to come into His ey with the offload P just one cm short of try number two slow play the ball Pearson has been

Hurt going a struggle to his feet he gets there eventually back it goes for Dy Koker Koker reaches loses it but bla once again was right on the spot the quick tap it comes back to the just well aware of it the camper Raiders AR and they picked up a handy 12

Me oh I tell you what the the Sharks were there again a couple of try Savers once again have a look at kroer head making his way to the line well where is the video ref there I mean I know main any doubt bring the video ref in let’s

Have a look at him he’s got the left arm just gets it free here going forward over the line well I see here great take from M quite a bit of full back there’s perer out to touch Des away goes British British British and may get him but only just P dragging and

Ker oh they still can’t get over the line and corala they’re doing their fans and their coach proud they’ve pulled him up short again Koker just trying to get there no way was he over he’s grounded before the [Applause] line he’s beaten them all in fact even

Got around peachy who the Chas and St earned himself St looks like he’s being take back up be charge he goes Bry blide blide the off for Ben kennedy Kennedy heo stra away Ben kennedy Pi up another try and he loves scoring we have a tied up ball game on our hands eight

Points they held on as long as they could grala I tell you what some great defense but Brad Clyde hits the line gets to the last Defender pachy and just gets it around the corner does it go backwards that’s the question well it looks all right from this

Angle Ben kennedy streaks away Danny Lee was never going to catch Him theyve done a lot of work to get here and I’ll tell you what they’ve shown some patience really what Mal maninger asked for Steve price told us some ball control and patience and Brad Clyde was the man to set it up that ball around the corner for Ben kennedy it’s

Great when you’re in the clear to look around and see no one chasing and he would have been a very happy man get it py away from P this man is quick nigus ni The Tackle Bo came again from behind they combin well to bring pachy

Down right too David Peach’s had a very very good game he Sav and made some good runs one of the better players out there for the Sharks this afternoon well Jason Ste is back out there foral Ryan Allen good Allen STS away foral and they strike back straight away a seesing game

Here Coral they are back in front well I just talked about Peach’s great work down that short side but they went back there through we just see he picks it up here the ball had just been P back from the kick by Howen couple of players out there but really none of

Them could stay with him Ken Nas manages to hang on and David Bo backs up but they go down the short side the ball gets to sha Ryan he gets between two Defenders the Winger didn’t have the confidence in his Inside Man to stay out he can’t let Bret Howen free a great

Ball around the corner for him he’s extremely quick the 22y old he’s from guir he’s a local Junior for crenella oh that was Bo’s man and the Wingers come in to to try to help him out he didn’t need to that Tackle by Le this man is too he’s had a big

Game final tackle Bo of Stewart high ball very high pachy off the ground six to go no need to panic they have done exactly that they bombed another one C well they bombed a few this afternoon you see it’s bounced off a canala player there in fact six to go the the referee

Called ster had his man outside the Winger decided in fact mnar to come in virtually everything possible to try and turn this game around for camber Stewart lovely ball for Dy back for Clyde a ball for Kennedy there goes L pish pish celebrates before he touches down and now the Raiders the

Green machine in full motion they’re back only 6 minutes to goam well great finishing size and Rel B around from the Raiders here’s the man that started da inside to Clyde that’s two for Kennedy around the corner Kennedy draws his man the fullback and Luke well he’s pretty

Quick isn’t he he’s got some sh chasing him they can’t stay with him the ball from Stewart to daily the inside pass to Bradley Clyde I think he’s been there best this afternoon Clyde that ball around the corner or in the tackle to Kennedy and there goes prits I don’t

Agree with celebrating too early but he’s he’s obviously happy he’s had a big go this afternoon when he’s been on the field under the post is right where they needed it ball up the jumper of peaching they’re on to Healy quickly Graham Jason Stevens one-onone second phase for Ryan Ryan for the

Corner he reaches out but can’t get there so close for granola back GS this one raham is not gone and maybe Coral’s chance is gone a gallon effort by Corella being hit by D he bounces off run 16 points to 12 let’s go sideline

Now and Gary belch yes the NC man of the match courtesy of Harvey Norman is the Raiders well front rower today Bradley Clyde I guess it’s uh it’s a bit tough up front there isn’t it well he’s been threatening it for years and uh ran out

There today was my second game was prop and someone’s going to have to teach me how to pack any those scrums now it wasn’t a great performance in the first half he made a lot of busts aside but just couldn’t put them away could you yeah that’s right we probably made more

Breaks than them especially in the first half and uh we’re still behind on on the scoreboard so we let ourselves down especially in our own um area of the field especially Center for you today Claud there’s a report that the are considering letting you go I don’t know

If you’re aware of that it was in today’s papers but did that maybe spur you wanted to play well well I wanted to play well I suppose you know things like that really uh uh make motivate you you know so I I want to you know play well

For the Raiders make sure we had a win I guess plenty of motivation is the fact that you need to stay in that top 10 as you approach the finals well you know here we are we I think we’re eighth position at the moment and we might even

Climb up one after today’s effort but uh you know we had a slow start of the season and hopefully we can um put a few more together we got another two home games which certainly helps and I hopefully you’ll get some of your front rowers back in the next few weeks too I

Got my fingers crossed I yeah I’m making sure they get the physio each day all right thanks CL good luck good morning B There is the