The Canberra Raiders are ''playing dead'', skipper Terry Campese claiming he will intentionally kick the ball out of play to try and shut down South Sydney superstar fullback Greg Inglis at ANZ Stadium on Friday night.
Campese revealed the controversial plan to kick the ball over the dead-ball line, trying to limit the broken-play running of Inglis and NSW Origin winger Nathan Merritt.
The same tactic was criticised as negative in 2009 when the Gold Coast Titans repeatedly kicked over the dead-ball line to keep Melbourne fullback Billy Slater out of the game.
Greg Inglis has scored nine tries in his past five matches against the Raiders.
But Campese made no apologies for the plan, especially if the game is played in wet conditions. ''It's forecast for a wet day so in the wet games it does come down to a kicking game,'' Campese said.
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Topic: Raiders ready to 'play dead'
