A spirited second-half comeback led by Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has helped the Warriors to a famous 34-31 victory over Canberra in the NRL.
An extraordinary defensive effort by the fullback denied Jordan Rapana a match-winning try in the dying seconds, Tuivasa-Sheck diving full stretch to knock the ball out of his opponent's extended arms.
The Warriors had already come back from 19 points down - their largest deficit since joining the competition in 1995 - with Adam Pompey scoring the matchwinner in the 77th minute after a length-of-the-field movement by the visitors.
Second-half tries to Kodi Nikorima, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Bayley Sironen, Tuivasa-Sheck and Pompey were the difference, with Addin Fonua-Blake their only scorer in the opening stanza at GIO Stadium.
Down 25-6 at the break, the Warriors picked up some irresistible momentum, Fonua-Blake and Murdoch-Masila leading the way and making plenty of metres up the middle.
Murdoch-Masila's 59th-minute try was controversial, the forward almost tripping over gathering a pass from Nikorima, the feeling being it may have been forward.
Cleared by referee Henry Perenara, it proved to be a turning point as the Warriors laid on another two tries.
Earlier, it was all the Raiders despite a number of injury issues.
The home side lost three players in the opening 12 minutes of the match - Joseph Tapine rolling his ankle re-joining the defensive line, while Sebastian Kris and Ryan James clashed heads when making a tackle.
But after conceding the first try, they ran rampant.
Jack Wighton took the line on to score in the 15th minute, before tries to Ryan Sutton, Iosia Soliola and George Williams who all crashed over from close range.
Relentless Raiders ruck speed did the damage, forcing the Warriors into multiple set restarts and five penalty infringements.
When George Williams slotted a drop-goal just before halftime the game looked just about over but the Warriors' extraordinary comeback was yet to come.
