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Brisbane begins the season with renewed hope following an 11-4 win over last year's runner-up South Sydney, while Canberra pips Cronulla 24-19 in a pulsating encounter in the national capital.

More to come.

A late Hudson Young try netted the Raiders a 24-19 win to start their season in a topsy-turvy encounter with Cronulla at Canberra Stadium.

Matt Moylan had put his side ahead 19-18 with six minutes to play via a drop goal, but just when the contest looked like it was slipping for the Raiders, Young burst through multiple Sharks defenders in the 76th minute to find the match-winning try.

The Sharks came within inches of a last-minute try but Matt Ikuvalu was judged to have been held up as he lunged for the line in the left-hand corner.

The win is Canberra's seventh straight against Cronulla.

The home side started brightly and forced four repeat sets. Semi Valemei had their first chance but lost the ball reaching for the line.

Jack Wighton got things going on nine minutes, starting a break with a beautiful pick-up and effecting a one-two with Nick Cotric to score.

The rampant Raiders surged to 12-0 in the 17th minute with powerful Corey Harawira-Naera bouncing off defenders and flicking a pass for Valemei to lunge and find the line.

The Sharks got on the board as hooker Blayke Brailey dummied following a scrum win and broke through the Raiders line.

On the stroke of half-time, a Tom Starling grubber bounced for the sharp hands of Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad to restore the Raiders' 12-point advantage.

Desperately needing to lift, the Sharks looked energised to start the second half and were denied a Siona Katoa try by a Cotric strip, but Will Kennedy scored on 50 minutes to cut the Raiders' lead back to 18-12.

And they were level three