Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton is at lengthy odds to play towards premiers Penrith subsequent week after his mind explosion helped hand Newcastle a 24-14 NRL win.
The Raiders No. 6 was positioned on report twice by referee Gerard Sutton on Sunday however his 48th minute sin-binning proved the costliest.
Newcastle had simply hit the lead – one which they by no means relented – when Wighton clattered the pinnacle of Knights halfback Jackson Hastings together with his shoulder.
On the next set, Tyson Frizell crashed by way of the Raiders’ line at McDonald Jones Stadium to place the Knights on track for his or her first win at residence in seven video games.
Newcastle winger Greg Marzhew had a stellar membership debut, registering two tries as he stood in for Dominic Younger.
The conduct of Wighton, who was additionally cautioned by Sutton for a excessive shot on Newcastle fullback Lachlan Miller, would have been all of the extra irritating for Canberra coach Ricky Stuart given the Raiders had been with out common No. 7 Jamal Fogarty as a consequence of sickness.
Matt Frawley began at halfback for the Raiders in his first outing of the 12 months, and the stand-in playmaker acquired the Inexperienced Machine rolling when he despatched Hudson Younger throughout the road after three minutes.
Canberra’s ill-discipline proved their undoing with Marzhew and Bradman Greatest ending for the Knights.
Jackson Hastings was unable to transform both try to the Raiders made the Knights No. 7 pay for his off day with the boot.
Wighton pinballed his manner by way of some flimsy Knights protection to attain and Frawley was capable of slot a two-point subject purpose to present the Raiders a 14-Eight lead on the halftime break.
They had been asleep on the wheel when the second half kicked off and Newcastle laid on three tries within the 10 minutes after the interval which helped wrap up victory.
Marzhew uncovered some condensed protection to attain his second of the afternoon with Dane Gagai powering in not lengthy afterwards.
Wighton was sin-binned for his shot on Hastings and Frizell well made a bee-line to the sting the place Canberra had been brief on numbers to muscle over.
Even when Wighton was again on the sphere the Raiders had subsequent to no attacking spark, construction or group.
The Knights, who face Manly subsequent week, had been capable of defend what Canberra threw at them as they walked away with their second win of the season.
