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Wighton compared Canberra’s comeback victory to their late-season revival, in which they have won six of their past eight games to remain an outside chance of sneaking into the playoffs.
“We started the game terribly, and we did everything we said we weren’t going to do, and it was a little bit embarrassing, to be fair,” he said. “It was good to come out in the second half and make our wrongs right and finish the game getting a win. I was as embarrassed as anyone in that first half, just the way we let the game slip into a mud fight, but the second half we did try to correct it, go back to what we know, and it worked.
“We’re always in the fight. We’ve made it hard for ourselves this year, putting teams to the sword then letting ourselves down but we always come back and try to fix it, and that’s a really good sign.Tapine, returning after one week on the sidelines nursing a rib injury, produced another dominant display in the middle of the field, albeit after a sluggish start.
In 57 minutes, the Kiwi international ran 17 times for 175 metres, made 26 tackles, and delivered the money ball for Wighton’s try after starting the movement with his pass to Papalii.
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