Canberra Raiders face a six-day turnaround after losing to the Broncos in NRL finals.
The NRL have confirmed the Canberra Raiders will only have a six-day turnaround leading into Week 2 of the NRL finals after falling devastatingly short in their qualifying final.
Canberra's 94th minute loss to the Brisbane Broncos on Sunday afternoon in the nation's capital, and now have just six days to turn it around heading into Week 2.
The other semi-final will be played in the previously announced timeslot of Sunday afternoon, with the Canterbury Bulldogs, who lost to the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne, to clash with the Penrith Panthers who managed to get the better of the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland during their elimination final.
The winner of the Raiders and Sharks match will be tasked with travelling to Melbourne for the preliminary finals, while the winner of the Bulldogs and Panthers will have to travel to Brisbane for a preliminary final.