Raiders aim to bounce back after tough losses, needing win to stay in top 8 contention.
The Raiders come off a much-needed Bye last week after a string of losses sees them sitting in 11th on the NRL ladder and needing to pick up a win to make sure that they can stay within two points of the top 8. The Green Machine have been pretty spluttering this season as they have only won once in their past six matches which was a golden point win over the Dolphins.
A fortnight ago the Raiders were again at home but just struggled for any consistency as they went down 16-12 to the Knights who themselves weren't that impressive. The Raiders whilst having not been awful have barely set the world on fire and just little things haven't clicked for them and that has been their downfall and the reason why they are looking unlikely to stick to the top 8.
The Raiders have received some massive boosts with Jamal Fogarty set to return after missing 12 weeks with a bicep injury meanwhile Hudson Young and Zac Hosking also return to the side with Emre Guler, Simi Sasagi and Albert Hopoate dropped to the reserves.