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Fri May 22 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Fri: Parramatta Eels 16 drew South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 at
ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 10,670
Fri May 22 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Fri: Wests Tigers 18 l. Brisbane Broncos 20 at
Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 9,675
Sat May 23 2009, 5:30PM AEST GMT+10Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 26 at
Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 15,201
Sat May 23 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Sat: Bulldogs 26 d. Melbourne Storm 10 at
BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)Crowd: 10,923
Sat May 23 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Sat: Penrith Panthers 48 d. Sydney Roosters 6 at
Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 8,515
Sun May 24 2009, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10Sun: Canberra Raiders 38 d. New Zealand Warriors 12 at
Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)Crowd: 8,383
Sun May 24 2009, 3:00PM AEST GMT+10Sun: Gold Coast Titans 18 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 17 at
Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)Crowd: 16,126
Mon May 25 2009, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10Mon: North Queensland Cowboys 36 d. Newcastle Knights 10 at
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)Crowd: 11,892
Sun May 24, 2009
The Warriors have never achieved much success in trips to the Australian Capital Territory.
Perhaps it is the extra leg of the journey after flying into Sydney that has proved a psychological hurdle for the Auckland-based outfit but in 14 years, the Warriors have managed only two wins in Canberra.
The first was during the Super League season of 1997 when they managed a 31-24 victory at Canberra Stadium while in 2001 the Warriors won 22-10 in the only NRL match ever played at Manuka Oval.
The rest of the time the Warriors have trudged home defeated. Admittedly, the last three losses have been narrow but when they make the trip to Canberra Stadium this Sunday, coach Ivan Cleary will be counting on his men reversing the run of outs.
The Raiders were decimated by the Storm at Olympic Park last Monday night but history shows that teams beaten heavily away from home often rally strongly in their next appearance on home soil.
They will confront a Warriors side whose confidence is also at a low ebb after winning only one of their last seven matches.
Even though the Raiders are backing up after a Monday night game, take a Canberra try as First Scoring Play ($2-05) and a Raiders' victory by 1-12 points ($3-15).
Players to consider for First Tryscorer include Joel Monaghan ($11), Justin Carney ($13) and Adrian Purtell ($13) for Canberra or Denan Kemp ($11), Wade McKinnon ($13) and Manu Vatuvei ($9) for the Warriors.
Sunday May 24, 2009
Canberra Raiders vs New Zealand Warriors at Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Canberra Raiders
1. David Milne, 2. Adrian Purtell, 3. Justin Carney, 4. Joel Monaghan, 5. Phil Graham, 6. Terry Campese, 7. Marc Herbert, 8. David Shillington, 9. Glen Buttriss, 10. Scott Logan, 11. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, 12. Bronson Harrison, 13. Alan Tongue (c). Subs: 14. Trevor Thurling, 15. Nigel Plum, 16. Josh Miller, 17. Dane Tilse, 18. Joe Picker (one to be omitted).
New Zealand Warriors
1 Wade Mckinnon, 2 Denan Kemp, 3 Patrick Ah Van, 4 Jerome Ropati, 5 Manu Vatuvei, 6 Joel Moon, 7 Stacey Jones, 8 Sam Rapira, 9 Ian Henderson, 10 Steve Price (c), 11 Simon Mannering, 12 Jacob Lillyman, 13 Micheal Luck (vc). Subs: 14 Lance Hohaia, 15 Russell Packer, 16 Jesse Royal, 17 Ben Matulino, 18 Lewis Brown, 21 Aaron Heremaia (two to be omitted).
Date: Sun May 24 2009, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Sun May 24 2009, 4:00PM NZST GMT+12]
[Sun May 24 2009, 4:00AM GMT]
Referee: Jarred Maxwell, Bernard Sutton
Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Warriors by 12
Dennis Righetti: Raiders by 4
OVERALL:
Total Games: 22
Canberra Raiders wins: 12. [Pts: 502]
New Zealand Warriors wins: 10. [Pts: 426]
Draws: 0
Biggest wins:
Canberra Raiders: 44 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 5 - [View] Mon Mar 6: Raiders 56 d. Auckland 12 [Crowd: 8170]
New Zealand Warriors: 16 pts: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Qualifying Finals - [View] Sun Sep 15: Warriors 36 d. Raiders 20 [Crowd: 25800]
Biggest Crowd: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Semi-Final - [View] Sat Sep 20: Warriors 17 d. Raiders 16 [Crowd: 31616]
Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Canberra Raiders: WWLWLLWWWWLWLWLLLWLWWL
New Zealand Warriors: LLWLWWLLLLWLWLWWWLWLLW
Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 14 d. Canberra Raiders 6 [Crowd: 7358]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: Canberra Raiders 26 d. New Zealand Warriors 24 [Crowd: 8134]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Raiders 18 d. Warriors 14 [Crowd: 7174]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat: Warriors 24 d. Raiders 16 [Crowd: 18361]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun Jul 25: Raiders 30 d. Warriors 29 [Crowd: 8535]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sun Jun 6: Warriors 20 d. Raiders 14 [Crowd: 6967]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Semi-Final - [View] Sat Sep 20: Warriors 17 d. Raiders 16 [Crowd: 31616]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun Jun 22: Warriors 26 d. Raiders 18 [Crowd: 18375]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Fri May 23: Raiders 18 d. Warriors 10 [Crowd: 13130]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Qualifying Finals - [View] Sun Sep 15: Warriors 36 d. Raiders 20 [Crowd: 25800]
NRL: Raiders v Warriors Live Scores & Stats
NYC: Raiders v Warriors Live Scores & Stats
Raiders v Warriors Forum
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RleagueBetting.comTue May 19, 2009
Source: www.raiders.com.auCanberra Raiders skipper Alan Tongue and centre Justin Carney are in doubt for Sunday's important clash against the Warriors at Canberra Stadium, after sustaining injuries in the side's 40-6 loss to the Storm last night at Olympic Park.
Tongue injured his right thumb mid-way through the second half against Melbourne, while Carney picked up a sternum injury late in the contest.
Both players will have scans today to determine the extent of any damage but Tongue said he remained optimistic of playing Sunday.
"It doesn't feel too bad so I'm hoping there's just some minor damage," Tongue said. "I'll wait for the results from the scan, it is sore but hopefully it will be Ok."
Raiders Coach David Furner said his side needed to turn their form around quickly if they are to topple the Warriors at home on Sunday and said there may be changes later in the week to the team announced today.
"Obviously after only playing last night it's hard to name any changes at the team before looking at the vision of the game but we'll reassess the line-up later in the week," Furner said. "I know the coaching staff and the players are disappointed with last night's effort, and we'll be looking to rectify it with a win Sunday."
The Raiders will return to the training paddock on Wednesday afternoon, with a short turnaround before Sunday's match at 2.00pm in Canberra.
NRL
Canberra Raiders V New Zealand Warriors
Canberra Stadium, Sunday May 24, 2.00pm
1. David Milne
2. Adrian Purtell
3. Justin Carney
4. Joel Monaghan
5. Phil Graham
6. Terry Campese
7. Marc Herbert
8. David Shillington
9. Glen Buttriss
10. Scott Logan
11. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
12. Bronson Harrison
13. Alan Tongue (C)
14. Trevor Thurling
15. Nigel Plum
16. Josh Miller
17. Dane Tilse
18. Joe Picker
Coach: David Furner
Toyota Cup
Canberra Raiders V New Zealand Warriors
Canberra Stadium, Sunday May 24, 11.45am
1. Drury Low
2. Matt Ward
3. Jarrod Croker
4. Daniel Vidot
5. Steve Naughton
6. Mick Picker (c)
7. Sam Williams
8. Matt Britt
9. Travis Waddell
10. Zac Merritt
11. Sam Mataora
12. Mark Nicholls
13. Jarrad Kennedy
14. Matt Mcilwrick
15. Mitch Kennedy
16. Mark Appleton
17. Todd Rheinberger
18. Joe Bobbin
Coach: Andrew McFadden
Round 11
Canberra Raiders 38 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
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