NRL: The Cowboys have won their third straight, pulling off a miraculous 18-16 upset win over the Roosters at Allianz Stadium in a game missing 11 stars through Origin duties.
It was a wild and wacky Round 13, with the first Origin-affected round of the season throwing up upset results in four of the five games, none more shocking than North Queensland ’s win over the Roosters.
The Eels looked like a completely different team when they upset the table-topping Sharks on Thursday night. Ultimately Arthur paid the price for the Eels’ poor performances and was sacked after the Magic Round loss to the Storm. Meanwhile, Brendan Hands — who was brought back into the team at hooker by interim coach Trent Barrett — provided some spark out of dummy-half, while Bailey Simonsson and Will Penisini carved up on the right edge.
There’s a decent chance they could come out of that period with four wins — plus four points from the byes. Throw in the fact that Connor Tracey was sin-binned in the sixth minute and then Toby Sexton was binned in the 53rd minute and the game truly was the recipe for a disaster for the Dogs. In the absence of the star trio, plus with Addo-Carr sidelined due to a hamstring injury, it was stand-in captain Reed Mahoney, who rose to the ocassion.
Reed Mahoney was prolific for the Bulldogs in their win over Newcastle, while being at his niggling best. Is it time to worry about the Sharks? “We let ourselves down – backfield errors and penalties, six agains, just flat, just poor details, poor focus.Down 28-10 in the second half, the Sharks did well to wrestle back some of the control with two tries to make it 28-22 before the Eels scored a game-sealer minutes later.
In the space of 10 minutes, he kicked two – one to tie the game with three minutes of normal time remaining and another to win it for Canberra in the second period of extra time. “You heard Kaeo talk about the impact that Jordan has on his game, particularly through the course of the 80 minutes. He’s a very good talker. He’s helping those young halves direct play.”“Honestly, Jordan is an unbelievable competitor,” Stuart said. “He’s just a warrior. I love coaching him.”
While nothing remains certain in the future of Jordan Rapana, what is known is the impact he’s having right now on this young Canberra Raiders outfit. “So happy with how we fought back in the second half and it’s a true reflection of what we need to be each and every week.” “We were making simple, fundamental errors too often in yardage and giving the opposition far too many chances at our tryline.
“We have six guys in the Origin arena. Our byes have always traditionally been around that space and then another one in the back end of the year, so it gives us a chance to freshen up at a key time of the season.Down three stars in Ben Hunt, Zac Lomax and Jaydn Su’A, the Dragons weren’t expected by many to beat the Panthers on Saturday, even though their opponents were missing five players to Origin duties.
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