Junior Reps Wrap: Finals Week One

The Raiders fell 30-28 in an extra time defeat to the Rabbitohs in a nail-biter at HE Laybutt Field, Sydney on Sunday afternoon.

In a back-and-forth contest, the Raiders held a tight 16-14 lead at the half time break.

Conceding the first try after the break, the Raiders hit back to regain the lead through tries to Alex Hardy and Luke Cannon.

Raiders captain Braydon Darmody, who leads the competition in points, had the ball on the string with his elite goalkicking being the difference between the two sides heading into the dying stages.

Souths five-eighth Taj Alvarez scored and converted a late try to close the score to a 28-26 lead to the Raiders with under five minutes left.

A penalty after the siren granted the Rabbitohs a chance to level the score with a penalty goal, which was successful to send the game to extra time.

It was a case of deja vu with the Raiders pinned for another penalty, which the Rabbitohs added another penalty goal to win the game 30-28 in extra time.

Lisa Fiaola Cup

The Raiders Lisa Fiaola Cup side were defeated 32-6 by the Wests Tigers in Sunday's elimination final in Sydney.

In what was an incredible inagural season for the green machine, their run has come to an end after falling to the fifth-placed Tigers.

Raiders five-eighth Ocean Kaiwai-Rangikauhata crossed for a try in the opening minutes to give her side some early momentum. But it was all one-way traffic from there on out with the Tigers piling on six consecutive tries.

Canberra can hold their heads high after a strong season in their first year in the competition.

Image by Bryden Sharp