Raiders legend Laurie Daley has declared the Green Machine can take out this year's NRL premiership.
Canberra currently sits fifth in a logjam at the top of the ladder and this season looms as their best chance in years to win their first title since 1994. With star five-eighth Jack Wighton departing at the end of the year, the squad is desperate to send the veteran out on a high.
Penrith and Brisbane are two points clear on 28 points, ahead of the Sharks, Storm and the Raiders on 26. The Raiders have been hurt by their inferior for and against and it could prove costly in the race for a top-four finish.