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Raiders players not blaming NRL referees
Canberra players are taking ownership for their crushing NRL loss to Cronulla, rather than blaming costly errors from the referees.

Forward Elliot Whitehead and halfback Sam Williams believed a poor first half, as the Raiders trailed 22-6 at the break, was more to blame for the defeat that all but ended their finals hopes.

"After the game people were speaking about the calls and it's a bit tough to take in that aspect but we realised we can't just blame it on the referees," Whitehead said on Monday.

More: https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/07/23/13/23/raiders-players-not-blaming-nrl-referees