Raiders win as Xavier Savage shines, sending Whitehead off with a victory against Panthers.
An Xavier Savage double helped the Raiders to send English veteran Elliott Whitehead off a winner as the Panthers crashed to back-to-back to losses in the eve of the finals.
Savage scored the first and last tries as Canberra outlasted Penrith to snatch a 22-18 win after the speedster backed up an intercept by centre Matt Timoko near his own line to cross in the 71st minute.
Despite losing 42-4 in North Queensland last weekend, the Raiders were determined to farewell Whitehead with a win after nine seasons with the club.