NRL live updates: Canberra Raiders vs Newcastle Knights, St George Illawarra Dragons vs Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
The Newcastle Knights defeated the Canberra Raiders 30-24, while the St George Illawarra Dragons beat the Cronulla Sharks 24-16 in recent NRL matches. The games were marked by disciplinary issues, including a sin-binning for a slap and a shoulder charge.
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Corey Horsburgh was sin binned for a slap on Dane Gagai. ( Getty Images: Mark Nolan )
Link copied Share Share article The Dragons beat the Sharks 24-16 in a thrilling derby victory at Kogarah, as the Knights ended the Raiders season with a 30-24 victory in Canberra.
Trailing 26-24 in the final 10 minutes of the contest, the Raiders were awarded a penalty after Dane Gagai and Corey Horsburgh tangled at a play the ball.
Instead of having a kick at goal to level the scores though, Horsburgh slapped Gagai over the head, resulting in the penalty being overturned.
Ricky Stuart was livid, calling the incident "a f***ing brain explosion".
"We should have gone 26-all and there was a brain explosion," Stuart said.
"It was a f***ing brain explosion, and we lost the opportunity."
Stuart was under no illusions that his forward was in the wrong, either.
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