SMITHIES OFF MARK FOR HIGH-FLYING CANBERRA
CANBERRA RAIDERS 28 ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 24
IAN HOWE
GIO Stadium, Saturday
CANBERRA have moved into standalone leadership of the NRL competition after this hard-fought victory over the Dragons in a thrilling clash in the nation’s capital.
They were missing Josh Papali’i, who has been called up into the Queensland squad for Wednesday’s State of Origin game, with Hudson Young also absent with the Blues, while the Dragons were missing Maroon Valentine Holmes.