Raiders boss Don Furner said the NRL’s finals scheduling has revived memories of the preliminary final debacle against Melbourne two years ago after top eight rivals the Storm, Roosters and Rabbitohs were all gifted nine-day recovery periods.
Canberra, the last team confirmed in the top eight, face the most arduous task, given a short six-day turnaround into a sudden-death showdown at AAMI Park after routing the Tigers in the final game of the regular season.
The NRL confirmed the...