**Wests Tigers 51 (**Naiqama, Tedesco, Richards, Brooks, Woods, Farah, Sue, Galloway Tries, Richards 9/9 goals, 1/1 Field Goal)
**Canberra Raiders 12** (Austin 3 Tries, Croker 0/3)
FTS - Austin show and go, goes in under the sticks. Croker has a shocker and shanks it. Raiders 4-0 after 3 minutes.
LTS - Austin show and go, goes in under the sticks. Croker has a shocker and shanks it. Tigers 51-12 after 79 minutes.
(See what I did there. :mrgreen: )
Half time - Tigers 25-8.
Notables -
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*Patty kicks a screamer from 55 metres out in front of a delirious Leichhardt crowd right on half time. Given a standing ovation as he leaves the field.
*Our backline kicks into gear and our forwards keep providing a platform - our bigger lads score tries late in the game.
*Jason Taylor gets to practise his Wayne Bennett smug smile at the Press conference -His smile reminds me of the episode of Friends where Chandler is trying to do a smile for a professional shot, and keeps doing his "fake smile" -
:roll
*Leichhardt gets 14,000 strong.
*Austin turns up for the Raiders - he saves three tries and actually gets the 1 point in Daily M standings, despite his team losing by 39 points. Ricky actually brings Austin to the presser instead of Croker, and heralds him a bolter for State of Origin.
*Sam Williams finds himself back in State Cup after this game. RIcky proceeds to blame Josh Dugan for the lack of heart, and has a go at Bill Harrigan for referee interpretations. He has to be reminded during the press conference by a Fox Sports reporter that Dugan no longer plays for the Raiders, and that Harrigan is no longer the Referees Boss. Ricky then proceeds to headbutt the Fox Sports Reporter as he leaves the press conference, apologises, then helps him back to his feet, and offers him a walk in start at Halfback next week. :roll
