The Canberra Raiders have rubbished claims some of its fans were targeting a rival player’s young daughter as it grapples with throwing away its 18-point lead deep into the second half.

Brisbane Broncos star Reece Walsh, 23, was instrumental in devastating the more than 20,000 Raiders fans at GIO Stadium in Canberra on Sunday afternoon hoping to see the team make a preliminary final for the first time since 2020.

Ben Hunt’s golden-point field goal sealed the Broncos’ epic 29-28 victory over the minor premiers to secure a home preliminary final for Brisbane, but the fallout centred almost entirely on Walsh .

Walsh was sin-binned for part of the game after headbutting Raiders backrow Hudson Young after the pair had a heated altercation on-field.

After returning to the game, Raiders fan

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