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No NRL team will win a match when spending 30 of the 80 minutes a player down. But let’s not kid ourselves, that’s not the reason why Canterbury lost. They were bashed up in the middle of the field by Payne Haas and Pat Carrigan and out-skilled by Adam Reynolds. When you add the sin-binning to that, a 42-18 loss was always going to be on the cards.
After taking the opportunity to add two more points with a penalty goal, Brisbane add a 80th-minute Billy Walters try to complete the scoring. Their second half hasn’t been great, but it was still more than enough following a blistering first 40 minutes. The Brisbane players will head home tonight thinking that a finals run is on the radar.
Adam Reynolds hurt his shoulder in the first half but played on. He just hurt it again and this time his night is over. It’s reasonable to ask why he was still on the field considering what happened earlier and with the win in the bag. Brisbane lead 34-18 after 77 minutes
For a match that’s been as good as over since about the 25 minutes mark of the first half, there is still plenty of aggro in this game. Canterbury want to make amends while Brisbane are seeking to pile on more pain. Meanwhile, Canterbury have added a third try, courtesy of Bronson Xerri. As was the case with the first try, Viliam Kikau was instrumental. Brisbane lead 34-18 after 73 minutes
Marcelo Montoya scores Canterbury’s first try of the night.Credit: Getty Images
Canterbury are on their way to getting something positive to take from this match. Jacob Preston has scored after another Jacob – Kiraz – leapt well to collect a high kick. It 12-0 to Canterbury in the second half. Brisbane lead 34-12 after 58 minutes
