Raiders vs Bulldogs

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They also forced three dropouts, and won the penalty count 7-5. Hoping he plays in green again.” Boy I hope this isn’t it for Jarrod Croker. The joy, the relief, the determination and desire in Jarrod Croker’s voice when he spoke earlier in the week down the line about returning to the NRL for Raiders was akin to a teenager on debut. The Canberra Raiders co-captain’s long-awaited return to the NRL ended in heartbreaking scenes, with the 31-year-old walking off the field with a suspected dislocated elbow. Jarrod Croker’s long-awaited return ended in heartbreak, with the Raiders veteran walking off the field with his arm in a sling.

A late injury for Canberra legend Jarrod Croker has soured his side's much-needed 14-4 NRL win against Canterbury at GIO Stadium.

It was a sad ending to a scrappy contest that saw the Raiders snap their five-game losing streak, and importantly avoid yet another second-half fade-out in moving to 3-6 for the season. It was an underwhelming performance from the Bulldogs, looking a shadow of the side that rolled the Sydney Roosters last weekend. “It shows what this club means to him and the group as well … to have him back and to play like he did was outstanding.”

Canberra have ended their five-game losing streak with a 14-4 win over Canterbury but lost Jarrod Croker (shoulder) and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (cork) to ...

I thought we were just impatient and tried to win the game in that set. I thought the second half we had our chances to get back into the game. "Nobody on the outside understands how hard it is to lose a game and to lose five games in a row and you're not used to it, no one knows what you're going through. I'm happy for the players because every week they get back on the platform to prepare and our senior players have been instrumental in the last five weeks in helping keep everyone upbeat and starting again." To go in 10-0 down we were lucky. We only had 35% of the ball, through our fault.

The Canberra Raiders have recorded a hard-fought victory against the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs on a cold Friday night at GIO Stadium, winning 14-4.

After a Cotric intercept left the Bulldogs short of numbers 10 minutes into the second half, Corey Waddell collected Brad Schneider high to give Canberra the opportunity to extend their lead with a penalty goal. Croker could not convert from the sideline, giving Canberra a 4-0 lead in the 17th minute. It was only a controversial forward pass call against Matt Frawley that denied the home side from extending their lead.