You could hardly have blamed Canberra Raiders fans for making September plans six weeks ago.
But that was before Corey Horsburgh was charging down kicks and scooping the ball up in open space, before Zac Woolford had got a taste of the top grade, before Jamal Fogarty had pulled on a lime green jersey in an NRL game.
It was before a newfound defensive resolve ignited Canberra’s season. The Raiders’ six-point win over the Sydney Roosters at GIO Stadium on Sunday was their fifth in six games,...