CANBERRA 30 WESTS TIGERS 12Wests Tigers Head Coach Tim Sheens moved Tim Moltzen to full-back for tonight's round 4 match against Canberra at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
Moltzen was named at half-back but Sheens moved him back to full-back with Tiom Humble dropping back to the interchange bench.
Jacob Miller was promoted from the NYC side to play his fifth NRL game at half-back.
Video referee Paul Simpkins ruled no try in the third minute to Canberra winger Jack Wighton off a bomb from five-eighth Terry Campese after the ball was spilt in-goal in a contest with winger Beau Ryan.
Canberra opened the scoring in the 5th minute when half-back Josh McCrone ran into a hole between prop Matt Groat and lock Chris Heighington to step past Tim Moltzen to score next to the posts.
Centre Jarrod Croker converted the try for a 6-0 lead to Canberra.
Wests Tigers opened their account in the 12th minute when a short pass from five-eighth Benji Marshall put second-rower Gareth Ellis over. Marshall converted the try for a 6-all.
Some desperate scrambling defence by Ryan prevented a Canberra try in the 27th minute after the Raiders made a 70 metre break only for the ball to end up in Marshall's arm on the Wests Tigers tryline.
A highlight of the first half has been the strong defence by Miller, particularly on one on one tackles.
Miller was awarded a try in the 32nd minute after Simpkins ruled a pass from Ellis to Miller bounced off his hands instead of his chest with Miller then getting off the ground quickly to dive on the ball. The try was awarded on the benefit of the doubt to give Wests Tigers a 10-6 lead.
Marshall converted the try for a 12-6 lead after 34 minutes.
Wests Tigers breathed a sigh of relief in the 36th minute after a pass from Campese was ruled forward to Wighton. The Raiders got the ball from a scrum win after Ellis dropped the ball from the re-start.
Canberra got back to 12-10 in the 38th minute when a short grubber kick by Marshall saw the ball bounce into the arms of Campese who passed to Croker. The centre raced 75 metres to score in the left corner after outsprinting Moltzen.
Croker failed to convert the try to leave Wests Tigers leading 12-10 at half-time.
2nd Half
Canberra took a 14-12 lead when forward Sam Mataora used his strength to brush off centre Blake Ayshford to slam the ball down with one hand near the posts. Croker converted the try for a 16-12 lead after 48 minutes.
Wests Tigers winger Joel Reddy saved a try in the 52nd minute when he forced second-rower Joel Thompson to lose the ball over the tryline after the second-rower went through a gap after centre Chris Lawrence rushed up in defence.
Centre Chris Lawrence was replaced on report for a lifting tackle in the 56th minute on Wighton.
Croker converted a penalty goal in ther 58th minute to give the Raiders an 18-12 lead after Wests Tigers were penalised in front of the posts.
Campese extended the Raiders lead to 22-12 in the 65th minute when he crashed through Marshall from dummy half to plant the ball down. Croker converted the try for a 24-12 lead.
Croker scored his second try when he finished off a 40 metre play to score out after running of a pass from Bronson Harrison. He converted his own try for a 30-12 lead after 70 minutes.
Source: Tigers
Topic: Raiders Rack up a Score Against Tigers
