The Canberra Raiders haven't won a comp since big Mal Meninga's final game way back in 1994 but have assembled a squad that looks capable of going all the way this season. With Penrith all but out of play, it's an open comp and the Raiders have a team that, on their day, can tick all the boxes. They put half a century of points on the Eels in horribly hot and humid conditions in Darwin on Saturday night and are one of the few teams that looks capable of worrying the Storm. Their forwards, led by Corey Horsburgh and Hudson Young, are aggressive and talented and Englishman Matty Nicholson gets better by the game. Halfback Jamal Fogarty isn't a world-beater but has a smart football brain and a superb kicking game and his match management is first class. Out wide they have tryscoring aces like Seb Kris, Kaeo Weekes, Matt Timoko and Xavier Savage while five-eighth Ethan Strange is a real jack in the box.
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