Two people decided that match and they were both wearing pink. Their steadfast refusal to blow a penalty against Souths is what determined the game. Souths were all over the ruck, holding down every tackle, miles offside on every single play. Ridiculous.
As far as the Raiders were concerned, they were penalised for every little imaginary indiscretion, many of them either blatantly not penalties (the ridiculous flop penalty, which Souths did far worse far more often without penalty a prime example), or far softer than what Souths were allowed to get away with (Raiders penalised for a tackle round the shoulders in the first half, Souths allowed to hit Tongue around the throat in the second half, for example).
Congratulations on the win Souths, shame you needed one of the biggest hatchet jobs by an incompetent refereeing team that were so unashamedly one-sided, that I have ever seen in order to achieve it.
Congratulations to the Raiders forward pack, who proved themselves to be the superior of the wind bags playing for the opposition.
