NYC Match Report: Raiders V Cowboys - Holden Cup

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Match Report NYC: Raiders upset Cowboys at 1300 Smiles Stadium

A superb first half effort by the Canberra Raiders National Youth Competition side has laid the platform for an 18-14 win over the North Queensland Cowboys at 1300 Smiles Stadium.

The win by the Raiders means that the Green Machine have not tasted defeat since round one and have consolidated a position in the top eight.

As mentioned earlier the win was derived from a marvellous first half by the Raiders.

Canberra registered six line breaks to the Cowboys one, nine offloads to three and 709 metres to 451 on the back of a 64% possession rate.

The Raiders forwards, namely Mitchell Barnett and Jeff Lynch completely dominated their North Queensland counterparts and enabled the likes of Jack Ahearn, Brenko Lee and Anthony Milford to wreak havoc in the backline.

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