The Raiders lost because they have a pact to right a new play book, How to lose a game, By the Canberra Raiders. Seeing as this was chapter 3, I now wait for chapter 4 to come...
On Davico's tackle. Anyone saying that it was a 'shoulder' needs to head back to Biology 101, or at least give themselves an almighty self-inflicted uppercut. The Bicep is not the shoulder. That tackle, IMO, was the exact same sort of tackle that Ruben Wiki was suspended for 5 weeks for. Not saying that this one will get that, but it was the same. Arm was held out there, running player headbutts arm, and goes down. I don't think Jerry Knee-U Knee-U meant to take his head off, but it was careless and will probably get noticed by the judiciary. His other tackle was soft, but it was high. Any shot around the chops should be penalised. Woolfords effort was funny, little blokes just should not jump up to tackle.
The Warriors spear tackle will be interesting. Mainly on two points. Hands went between the legs, and monaghan went above the horizontal. He may have landed well but that was more luck than anything.
In the end, I knew the Raiders were gorrne after 2 minutes. Basically it seemed the Warriors wanted it more. I watched the Warriors/Cowboys games weeks ago, and that today was a very, very different Warriors side. Perhaps the sleeping giant has awoken? Either way, the Raiders have added chapter 3, and we Raiders fans hope it ends there, but you never know....
