Raiders started strong but now struggle with back-to-back losses, while Sharks faced mixed results.
The Raiders attack was looking superb in their opening two games of the season as they spanked the Warriors 30-8 over in Vegas, which they followed up with a brilliant 32-22 over a highly fancied Broncos side in the second Round. But then everything went topsy-turvey and in the last two weeks they've lost back-to-back games and their defence has leaked 70 points against Manly and the struggling Cowboys.
The Sharks story isn't too dissimilar. They were very competitive in Vegas against the defending Premiers Penrith, losing 28-22 in a gallant display. They backed it up with comfortable wins against the Cowboys 36-12 and Souths 27-12 - two sides with solid forward packs. But last week their attack took a wrong turn somewhere and their pack was unable to gain any dominance over the Bulldogs forwards - ultimately leading to the Sharks losing 20-6.