Canberra’s finals fairytale has come crashing down at the hands of a physically dominant Parramatta side, who neutralised the Raiders’ strike forwards at CommBank Stadium.
After scraping into the finals and eliminating Melbourne last week, the Raiders were vying to become just the fourth team in the NRL era to qualify for a preliminary final from eighth position on the ladder.
Canberra brought the NRL’s longest active winning streak into Friday night but could not match Parramatta’s...