Meninga praises Raiders for learning from defeat, dominating Eels with "smart win" in Darwin.
Canberra Raiders legend Mal Meninga hailed the Green Machine's dominant 50-12 victory over the Parramatta Eels in Darwin on the weekend as a "smart win", and for good reason.
Just a few weeks ago the Raiders were startled by the extreme humidity and heat in Townsville, and blamed those difficult conditions for their uncharacteristic performance in a 30-20 defeat.
But Meninga - who holds a recruitment and mentoring role at Raiders - noticed that following Canberra's crushing defeat of the Eels on Saturday night, Ricky Stuart's men had learned a thing or two from that experience a fortnight ago in north Queensland.