Live: Can star's return reignite Ricky's Raiders?

live NRL live updates: Canberra Raiders vs St George Illawarra Dragons, Newcastle Knights vs Wests Tigers Round 17 of the NRL season concludes on Sunday with Canberra hosting St George Illawarra. The match pits 16th against 17th but the Raiders will welcome back star centre Simi Sasagi as they attempt to keep their faint finals hopes alive. Later, Newcastle will host Wests Tigers as the Knights look to secure their place in the top four. Follow the live blog below, keep up to date with all the latest stats in our ScoreCentre, and tune in to our live radio coverage. Submit a comment or question Live updates Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 1:52pm Tips Call this a self-hating Raiders decision if you must, but I think the Dragons are in with a real chance today. They've been playing harder than Canberra recently and if Atkinson can force some errors with his kicking game like he did against the Knights -and we know the Raiders can be vulnerable like that - it could lead to points. Let's go Saints by a point with Kaeo Weekes to score first. Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 12:52pm Final teams: Raiders vs Dragons Canberra are 1-19 as named on Tuesday while the Dragons have one change with Jacob Halangahu joining the bench in relief of Blake Lawrie. Simi Sasagi will return for the Raiders after six weeks on the sidelines with a shoulder injury. Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 12:51pm Hello and welcome to the ABC's NRL live blog Welcome, my friends, to the show that never ends. My name is Nick and I'll be here to take you through every step of today's NRL matches. First up with have Raiders-Dragons (Lord, give this Canberra fan the strength to make it through) before we head to Newcastle for Knights-Tigers. I'll keep you abreast of all the news from both matches and everything else that matters across the league. Let's do it! Loading