Raiders outfit pull off upset of the year beating Dragons 24-12
August 15, 2009 Fired-up Canberra managed the upset of the season, coming from 12-0 down to defeat NRL competition leaders St George Illawarra 24-12 in a bruising clash at Canberra Stadium on Saturday night.
The Raiders scored three tries to two in what was one of the seasons's most outstanding - and fiery - games of the year.
Despite getting away to an early lead, the Dragons were unable to improve their poor record in Canberra, where they haven't won since 2000.
In a low-scoring first half, Dragons winger Brett Morris scored the only try and five-eighth Jamie Soward extended the visitors' lead to 6-0 with a penalty goal in the 32nd minute.
But while the scoreboard attendant might have been idle, the referees certainly weren't.
The high-intensity clash bubbled over at the 18-minute mark, when a tackle involving Raiders pivot Terry Campese and Dragons second-rower Dean Young escalated into a brawl that saw Young sin-binned for 10 minutes.
Already on thin ice, moments later Campese found himself sent for a spell on the sidelines for arguing with the referee.
Dragons second-rower Jeremy Smith also copped a sin-binning in the 72nd minute for a late shot on a Raiders opponent.
Earlier, a nasty head clash between Raiders lock Josh Miller and Dragons prop Michael Weyman in the 21st minute stopped play as Weyman was knocked senseless and had to be stretchered off against his former club.
St George Illawarra fullback Darius Boyd took his side to a 12-0 lead with a try five minutes after the break, but it would be the last time the Dragons added to their score.
Three minutes later, Canberra's try avalanche began with back-to-back four-pointers to centre Jarrod Croker and winger Daniel Vidot and, five minutes later, prop Dane Tilse.
Campese was in top form with the boot, converting each try and managing three penalty goals in the 62nd, 72nd and 77th
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