Raiders give Roosters a rugby league lessonSYDNEY - Sydney Roosters' desperate NRL season lurched into crisis mode on Monday as Canberra eased their way to a 38-12 victory at the Sydney Football Stadium.
The defeat saw last year's beaten grand finalists sink to second-last on the ladder, with the improving Raiders moving above Parramatta and into 13th spot.
They ran in seven tries to the Roosters' two, with Jarrod Croker finishing with a personal haul of 18 points.
The struggling Roosters, who have now won just two of their last 11 games, got off to the worst possible start when Braith Anasta's opening kick-off went out on the full.
From the subsequent penalty, the Raiders marched deep into the home side's half and young backrower Josh Papalii burrowed his way over for his third try in only his sixth NRL game.
The Raiders then doubled their lead in the 11th minute when Joel Thompson did well to get the ball down, amongst a clutch of bodies, after Aidan Guerra and Jason Ryles had been penalised for holding down Brett White just in front of their line.
But the Roosters responded well with their best spell of the game and reduced the deficit midway through the half when Todd Carney produced a perfectly-weighted chip-kick and Sam Perrett hauled in the ball and eased his way to the line.
Source: The Fiji Times
Topic: Raiders give Roosters a rugby league lesson
