Canberra's grinding style and ability to win close games means coach Ricky Stuart feels like his team has been playing finals all season.
Hitting the most important fortnight of their campaign where victory against Brisbane on Saturday night or Cronulla the following week would ensure a top eight berth, the Raiders boss hopes it's readied them for knockout football.
Not even the absence of key Broncos playmaker Adam Reynolds can avoid the visitors from being viewed as underdogs, although the Raiders might be quietly confident of an upset win after knocking their opponents off in Brisbane earlier this year.
With a victory in the next...