Live: Raiders great farewells Canberra against battling Broncos

Retiring Josh Papali'i plays what is almost certainly his final game at Canberra Stadium as the Raiders host the Broncos, who are suddenly in a fight to avoid the wooden spoon.Then the Dolphins host the Eels at Brisbane's Lang Park.Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 6:01pmFri 21 Aug 2026 at 6:01pm1' The Broncos kick us offJosh Papali'i is still wiping the tears from his eyes as the Broncos bomb it long off the tee.Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 6:00pmFri 21 Aug 2026 at 6:00pmGuard of honour for Big PapaCanberra Stadium has been transferred to Papa's House tonight and he's walked onto the field with his family, into a Raiders guard of honour, with tears in his eyes.What a moment for one of the greats of the game.Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 5:45pmFri 21 Aug 2026 at 5:45pmNo late changes as Hunt called in for Duffy(NRL.com)With Brisbane captain Adam Reynolds out injured, young Tom Duffy has been filling in at halfback, but he's lost his spot to Ben Hunt after another tough loss to the Warriors last week."Our performance last week was not what we're about. We've got another opportunity tonight to go out and show what this team's capable of. I've got a lot of belief in the boys but it's about making sure they put in the 80 minutes now."Broncos coach Michael Maguire says he hopes Hunt can bring some composure and experience to a battling Broncos side."I've been really impressed with Tommy, he's been excellent, but that's the reason we have [Hunt] there, to be able to come in and steer the ship through these periods."Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 5:26pmFri 21 Aug 2026 at 5:26pmWhen they last met...Things were very different the last time these sides met, which was somehow almost a full year ago in one of the most ridiculous qualifying finals we've ever seen.That clash was between the minor premiers and the soon-to-be major premiers, but tonight they meet with both teams set to miss the finals.How far the mighty have fallen.Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 5:18pmFri 21 Aug 2026 at 5:18pmIt's Friday night footy time!Hello and welcome to ABC Sport's live coverage of tonight's NRL action.We're kicking things off in Canberra as the Broncos take on the Raiders, before the Dolphins host the Eels up in Brisbane.Let's get straight into it!