As it happened: Raiders snatch late win with Kris stunner

Next week: The Raiders hit the road for Darwin to face the Eels while the Sharks will look to bounce back against the Sea Eagles in Perth.

Complete to compete: Both sides came up with high completion rates as the GIO Stadium crowd was treated to an end-to-end thriller. The Raiders went 31 of 26 at 86 per cent and the Sharks were 35 of 40 at 87 per cent.

Full-time: The Raiders go 3-2 on the back of this victory with Savelio Tamale running for 189 metres, Matt Timoko 157 metres, Joe Tapine 160 metres and Corey Horsburgh 153 metres. The Sharks had a number of stars as well in an epic contest with Ronaldo Mulitalo racking up 209 metres, Addin Fonua-Blake 211 metres and Mawene Hiroti 200 metres.

80 min: Nicho Hynes' kick-off goes too long and the Raiders secure the ball to wrap up a memorable win.

79 min: The Raiders produce a stunning try to hit the lead when Xavier Savage grubbers ahead and Kaeo Weekes gathers the bouncing and flicks the ball to Simi Sasagi who finds Seb Kris to finish the try. The movement began on the left hand side of the field with a great run by Hudson Young who found Ethan Strange in support and the Raiders kept the ball alive to come up with a stunner. Jamal Fogarty converted for a 24-20 lead.

76 min: A mistake by Jamal Fogarty on the halfway line cruels Canberra's chance to mount some pressure and the Sharks go up field and finish their set five metres out.

73 min: Sharks winger Sam Stonestreet is ruled to have knocked on the ball when trying to catch a bomb but the bunker overturns the ruling and the Sharks take possession.

71 min: A high tackle penalty against Simi Sasagi gives Sharks another shot but Seb Kris brings down a kick to avert the danger for the home side.

69 min: Hudson Young returns to the field to make it 13 on 13 and produces a great flick pass to put Savelio Tamale away down the left wing but Nicho Hynes and Will Kennedy converge to force him into touch.

68 min: Sam Stonestreet comes up with a juggling act to defuse a Jamal Fogarty bomb and the Sharks go on the attack but a classic Ethan Strange tackle keeps the Raiders' line intact.

63 min: The Sharks look to cash in on the extra man and throw the ball around but it comes unstuck with a forward pass from Briton Nikora to Sam Stonestreet.

59 min: Another high shot, this time by Joe Tapine, gives Nicho Hynes an easy shot at penalty goal which he bangs over for a 20-18 lead.

58 min: Raiders back-rower Hudson Young is sent to the sin bin for making contact with Tom Starling's head in a tackle. 

54 min: A mistake by Xavier Savage coming out of his own end puts the Raiders under more pressure but the Sharks fail to capitalise when Jesse Ramien tries to tip the ball on to his winger but the ball travels forward.

53 min: The Raiders hold firm on consecutive sets and come away with the ball after a Will Kennedy error.

50 min: After the sides go set for set for the best part of 10 minutes a six-again call for the Sharks gives them a golden opportunity and a Jesse Ramien grubber earns them a repeat set.

Half-time: A host of quality performers in a free-flowing first half with Corey Horsburgh (15 runs for 137 metres) continuing his good form the Raiders and Briton Nikora (2 tries, 3 tackle breaks, 22 tackles) on fire for the Sharks. The Green Machine completed 17 of 20 sets at 85 per cent while the Sharks completed at 88 per cent (15 of 17 sets).

39 min: Briton Nikora goes to the middle of the field and grubbers for himself, the ball rebounding off Corey Horsburgh before the Sharks back-rower keeps it on the toe and plants it down to complete his double as the sides head to the sheds locked at 18-18.

36 min: Raiders centre Seb Kris is placed on report for high contact.

32 min: The teams continue to go try for try as Seb Kris hits the line hard and rides a bump from Jesse Ramien to unload to Hudson Young who dives in for his second of the night. Young's fifth career double takes the home side out by four points and Jamal Fogarty converts for an 18-12 lead.

30 min: Joseph Tapine leaves the field after a powerhouse opening stint in which he made 101 metres from 11 runs.

25 min: A mistake by Matty Nicholson invites the Sharks into the Red Zone and the Sharks hit back through Briton Nikora, who carries two defenders over the line to post the 47th try of his career. Nicho Hynes knocks over the conversion to again lock it up. 12-12.

23 min: Great dummy half craft by Raiders No.9 Tom Starling who gets across field and sums the situation up perfectly, putting in a clever grubber for Hudson Young to follow through and score. Jamal Fogarty adds the extras for a 12-6 lead.

21 min: Will Kennedy comes up with a magnificent running catch to defuse a Jamal Fogarty spiral bomb as the sides continue to trade sets.

16 min: Kaeo Weekes slices through from 35 metres out and evades Will Kennedy with some sizzling footwork but the try is ruled out after Matt Nicholson is ruled to have obstructed Braydon Trindall.

14 min: On the back of a six-again call the Raiders get a couple of sets on the attack but the Raiders defence holds firm with Ethan Strange chopping down Jesse Ramien.

9 min: The Sharks hit back through Mawene Hiroti on the left edge, leaving Matt Timoko in his wake to stroll over. Nicho Hynes converts from wide out to level the scores at 6-6.

6 min: Matty Nicholson shows great strength to open the scoring, taking an inside pass from Kaeo Weekes and brushing through some poor defence to post his third try of the season. Jamal Fogarty converts for a 6-0 lead.

Late Mail

Morgan Smithies makes his return from a concussion after sitting out last week's loss to the Cowboys and has come into the starting side an hour before kick-off with Josh Papali'i going to the bench. 

No further changes on game day for Cronulla after Billy Burns came into the starting side on Wednesday for Teig Wilton (illness). Prop Tom Hazelton will line up for his first match since Round 1 after last week's comeback from a back injury was thwarted. Siosifa Talakai (concussion) and Kayal Iro (hamstring) are out.

The Numbers Game

• The Raiders have won four of their past five games at GIO Stadium.
• The Sharks have scored 100 points in their last three games against the Raiders.
• Raiders winger Xavier Savage has scored five tries in his past four games at GIO Stadium.
• Sharks winger Ronaldo Mulitalo has scored nine tries in 11 games against the Raiders.