Canberra Raiders Cup: Woden Valley Rams and Tuggeranong Bushrangers end in stalemate

But the Tuggeranong Bushrangers and the Woden Valley Rams both had positives to take it out their second stalemate of the season, albeit for very different reasons.

The two sides couldn't be split in the Canberra Raiders Cup's southside derby for the second time this year in a 24-all draw at Phillip Oval on Sunday.

While there usually isn't much to take out of a draw for anybody, the deadlock at least keeps Tuggeranong's finals hopes alive.

Woden were the walking wounded in the second half, battling back from 12 points down and finishing with two men on the bench - while centre Josh Pheeney played on with a suspected fracture in his face - to salvage a point in their third draw of the season.

A 16-all draw was the result when the two sides met way back in round six, and the Phillip Oval epic left Woden coach Ash Barnes with a strange sense of deja vu.

Feeney was accompanied by a searing headache as he went straight across the road to hospital straight after the game to see if he had a facial fracture.

Barnes is also sweating on updates for Cleve Mcghie (concussion), Jeff Morgan (shoulder), and Brad Prior (knee), but the early prognosis on the latter isn't great.

"Being down 18-6 at half time and having those injuries, I'm taking a lot of positives out," Barnes said.

"It was tough and that's why I'm pleased with that second half performance. They really hung in there and gave everything.

"We've got a lot of boys busted at the moment and they just kept turning up which is a credit to them.

"I think it says a lot about the boys. For our boys to be able to be competitive every week of the season with the injury toll that we've had, I can't be happier with the amount of effort they put in."

The second half was anything but clinical but both sides produced some of the most entertaining football of the season in an end-to-end spectacle.

Woden had the last real chance to break the deadlock after battling back to to even the scores, hammering Tuggeranong's line inside the final minute.

But while the message from the sidelines was telling the Rams to work it towards the posts for a shot at a field goal, the players had other ideas.

Rams hooker Charlie Hallam looked to sneak a grubber into the in-goal but it ricocheted into the arms of a Tuggeranong defender, all but ensuring the game would ebd in a draw.

Barnes laughed the players obviously had plans of their own but was proud they backed themselves to get the win.

Tuggeranong weren't without chances themselves after Woden locked up the scores with eight minutes left, with five-eighth Blake Hensen lining up a shot at field goal that sailed to the left.

The Bushrangers are two points out of the top four and playing for their season every week, with a huge game against fourth-placed West Belconnen looming next Sunday.

They'll round out the year with games against the struggling Belconnen Sharks and the undefeated Queanbeyan Blues.

West Belconnen have to contend with the competition's two best teams in the Blues and Queanbeyan Kangaroos to lock up their place in the finals.

Meanwhile, the Goulburn Workers Bulldogs cruised to a comfortable 48-22 win over the Gungahlin Bulls at Workers Arena.

AT A GLANCE

WODEN VALLEY RAMS 24 (M Gilmour 2, R Leapai, D Prior tries; J Carroll 3 goals) drew TUGGERANONG BUSHRANGERS 24 (T Vatubuli, I Afemui, A Tupou, D Ewings tries; J Mitchell 4 goals)

GOULBURN WORKERS BULLDOGS 48 (C Hart 2, N Cornish 2, M Worboys 2, P Cooke, M Dodson tries; Blake Hewitt 7, Brad Hewitt goals) bt GUNGAHLIN BULLS 22 (R McGinn 2, R O'Sullivan, K Madden tries; S Keita Opo 3 goals)

WEST BELCONNEN WARRIORS 60 (C Brebner 2, R McQueen 3, R Thomas 3, R Fulivai, R Roberts, C Thorley tries; C Thorley 8 goals) bt BELCONNEN UNITED SHARKS 0

QUEANBEYAN BLUES 52 (J Ulrick 2, B Nicoll 3, T Ruediger, M Cullen, B Spears 2 tries; T Campese 6, B Taueki 2 goals) bt YASS MAGPIES 6 (J Vatikani try; S Davis goal)