Raiders face Sharks with Smithies returning, Talakai out. Raiders hope to avoid third consecutive loss.
After starting their season with a bang with strong back-to-back wins, the Raiders are now hoping to prevent their third loss on the trot when they host the Sharks.
While they showed fight during last week's loss to the Cowboys, North Queensland were able to exploit their wavering confidence under the high ball to score some crucial tries.
The Sharks also fell in their Round 4 game, going down to the only undefeated team in the competition so far the Bulldogs.