Liddle returns for Dragons, Whitehead facing ban. Close finish with winner narrowly missing top eight.
It's a close of so near and yet so far for the Dragons and Raiders in 2024, with the winner of this game finishing out of the top eight on points differential only.
The Dragons have let their opportunity to play finals slip away with losses to the Sharks and Eels in back-to-back matches while the Raiders showed plenty of ticker to take down the Roosters on Sunday but will still come up just short.
The only scenario that would allow the winner of this clash to sneak into eighth spot is if the Knights and Dolphins play out a draw on Sunday and both finish on 29 points, one behind the Raiders or Dragons.