Daniel Vidot of the Broncos celebrates a try with team mates. Source: Mark Nolan / Getty Images
BRISBANE have produced a gritty performance to down Canterbury-Bankstown 18-14 at ANZ Stadium on Friday night.
In Ben Barba's return to Sydney after leaving the club to move north, the Broncos were first to strike through Dale Copley after he pounced on a beautifully weighted grubber from Barba.
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Ben Barba in action for the Broncos. Source: Getty Images
With Parker adding the extras, the Bulldogs replied in the worst possible fashion when Sam Perrett kicked the ball out on the full from the restart.
The visitors soon crossed again through Daniel Vidot, who muscled his way over the line, and when Jack Reed was tackled by without the ball, Ben Hunt added the extras to create a 14-point buffer.
With seven minutes left in the second half, a high tackle from Martin Kennedy on James Graham sent tempers raging.
Kennedy was placed on report, giving the Bulldogs the ammunition they needed.
Josh Morris outleaped Lachlan Maranta for a Trent Hodkinson cross-field kick, and with the halfback converting the try it was 14-6 at the break.
The Bulldogs started the second half looking like a different side.
A steamrolling Tony Williams charging through a hole was never going to be stopped and Hodkinson's boot reduced the margin to just two points.
Dale Copley scores a try. Source: Getty Images
With pressure building on the Broncos courtesy of back-to-back sets, Ennis crossed the line twice but was held up on both occasions by a gritty defence.
A blistering run from Copley was rewarded with a penalty, and shortly after Lachlan Maranta crossed in the corner.
Referee Shane Hayne's initial decision was 'no try'. However, video referees Reece Williams and Henry Perenara disagreed and awarded the try.
Parker was unable to convert, which gave the Bulldogs some hope with six the difference and four minutes left on the clock, however it was too little too late.
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