The Canberra Raiders have put themselves in the perfect position to make a late-season charge charge to the NRL finals.
Not even being reduced to 12 men for 10 minutes could stop them from comfortably beating the Gold Coast Titans 36-24 at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
That's kept them level with the eighth-placed Sydney Roosters on 22 competition points, with just points differential keeping them out of the top eight.