We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Raiders rallied from 16-6 down to win 20-16 against Panthers in thrilling golden point finish.
The first instalment of the blockbuster Friday night double header delivered one of the craziest finishes in recent memory as a gutsy Raiders team overcame a 16-6 deficit to take down the Panthers 20-16 in golden point.
The Raiders, much like the Storm the week prior, found themselves suffocated by the Panthers' relentless pressure early in Friday's game.
Penrith Panthers host Canberra Raiders in Mudgee, reviving their season with key player improvements.
The Penrith Panthers are taking another home game to country NSW as they host the ladder leading Canberra Raiders from Glen Willow Regional Stadium in Mudgee in what shapes to be one of the clashes of the regular season.
The last time Penrith went to a regional venue; it was when the club was at an all-time low (in terms of regular season results over this dynasty) with an embarrassing 25-6 loss to lowly Newcastle in Bathurst. Since then, a switch has seemingly been flicked to turn the tables around on what was a lowly season to be competing for a top four spot. The unheralded left edge of Casey McLean and Tom Jenkins has emerged as one of the bright spots this season, while their forward pack has risen to the challenge along with a return to from of Dylan Edwards and Nathan Cleary.
They must win three games and rely on multiple teams to lose their matches.
Lets break that down though - They need to win all of their last 3 games against Souths, Manly and Penrith AND they need the Roosters to lose all of their last 3 games against Parramatta, Melbourne and Souths AND they need the Dolphins to lose all of their last 3 games against Manly, Titans and Canberra AND they need Manly to lose to the Warriors AND they need the Wests Tigers to lose at least one of their last 3 games against the Cowboys, Canberra and Titans…..
Yeah.