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The Canberra Raiders aim to build on last week's win against the struggling Melbourne Storm in a crucial match, highlighting confidence and urgency for improvement.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders and Melbourne Storm have delivered some cracking games in recent years, and Friday night is expected to be another must-watch showdown in Bruce.

The Raiders haven't been able to find consistency yet this season, but coming off a win last week, there is confidence the squad can get their campaign back on track and hand the Storm its fifth-straight loss.

"We know when we get our style of play, we're hard to handle," Tom Starling said to News Corp pre-game.

"We believe we're the best team in the comp when we put our game on.

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The Raiders aim to capitalize on recent momentum against the struggling Storm in a highly anticipated matchup.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders and Melbourne Storm have delivered some cracking games in recent years, and Friday night is expected to be another must-watch showdown in Bruce.

The Raiders haven't been able to find consistency yet this season, but coming off a win last week, there is confidence the squad can get their campaign back on track and hand the Storm its fifth-straight loss.

"We know when we get our style of play, we're hard to handle," Tom Starling said to News Corp pre-game.

"We believe we're the best team in the comp when we put our game on.

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Raiders' Tom Starling praised teammate Savelio Tamale for prioritizing the team by requesting a demotion to regain confidence.

Fox League

Raiders hooker Tom Starling has praised the selfless act of a teammate who requested his own demotion from first grade, saying it highlights the ultimate team-first culture built under Ricky Stuart.

Canberra host the Melbourne Storm on Friday night, with Starling believing his team can banish the demons of last year's NRL finals heartache and get their 2026 season underway in earnest with a victory.

The Raiders will be without winger Savelio Tamale, who approached Stuart mid-week requesting to be dropped to NSW Cup while he rekindles his confidence.

Starling joined the chorus of Canberra support for a young player putting the team ahead of himself.

"We all love Sav, he's going to have a stellar career and he's going to be an international," Starling reflected. "He's got a big career ahead of him. He will be back, he will get his confidence back up and will be back with us in no time," Starling told foxsports.com.au.

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