CANBERRA went from faders back to Raiders in overtime last Saturday against Manly – and it was down to a call Hudson Young had been long contemplating.
“I’ve always wanted to do one of those tosses,” the Australia Test star told ABC Radio.
“And I’ve always said ‘if I get a opportunity I want to defend first because I feel like you can really go after them in your defence and have a crack in the first set, which we did.”
Canberra were well behind at halftime, Young saying: “It was something like 120 tackles to maybe 18 or something … we just spoke about trying to even that up.”
The Raiders are away to the Warriors on Friday night.
It was a bitter result for former Raiders half Jamal Fogarty, his replacement Ethan Sanders kicking the winning field goal.
“It’s a good way to start the season – it’s only round one,” Fogarty said of the Sea Eagles’ wet-sail finish to regulation time.
“The main thing for us as a club is we’ve got to have fun, right? We signed up as little fellas to make sure we’ve having fun and we’re playing a style that reflects that.
“I got my mum and dad, kids down (to 4 Pines Park) and a couple of family members from Queensland.”
Manly hosts Newcastle this Sunday.
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