Round 17 of the NRL season concludes on Sunday with Canberra hosting St George Illawarra.
The match pits 16th against 17th but the Raiders will welcome back star centre Simi Sasagi as they attempt to keep their faint finals hopes alive.
Later, Newcastle will host Wests Tigers as the Knights look to secure their place in the top four.
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Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 2:07pm
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 2:07pm
6′ Raiders survive again
Tamale catches the ball over the sideline but the ref rules he didn’t have his foot down. Dragons ball.
Atkinson grubbers, it sits up for Egan but he knocks it on as he tries to gather it in. Raiders survive.
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 2:04pm
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 2:04pm
3′ Dragons go close
A restart puts Saints on the attack. Tu goes over Tamale on the last, Egan picks it up and claims the try but the ref sends it up as no try.
Tu knocked it on. Raiders survive.
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 2:01pm
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 2:01pm
And away we go!
Dragons kick us off, running left to right.
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 1:52pm
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 1:52pm
Tips
Call this a self-hating Raiders decision if you must, but I think the Dragons are in with a real chance today.
They’ve been playing harder than Canberra recently and if Atkinson can force some errors with his kicking game like he did against the Knights -and we know the Raiders can be vulnerable like that – it could lead to points.
Let’s go Saints by a point with Kaeo Weekes to score first.
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 12:52pm
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 12:52pm
Final teams: Raiders vs Dragons
Canberra are 1-19 as named on Tuesday while the Dragons have one change with Jacob Halangahu joining the bench in relief of Blake Lawrie.
Simi Sasagi will return for the Raiders after six weeks on the sidelines with a shoulder injury.
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 12:51pm
Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 12:51pm
Hello and welcome to the ABC’s NRL live blog
Welcome, my friends, to the show that never ends.
My name is Nick and I’ll be here to take you through every step of today’s NRL matches.
First up with have Raiders-Dragons (Lord, give this Canberra fan the strength to make it through) before we head to Newcastle for Knights-Tigers.
I’ll keep you abreast of all the news from both matches and everything else that matters across the league.
Let’s do it!
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