Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says his Green Machine are a top-four side and he's been given the perfect opportunity to launch a 2023 bid to show they're exactly that.
They'll only play one top-eight team twice and that's the Cronulla Sharks - a team they beat both times they played them during their 2022 NRL campaign.
Some key elements of the Raiders draw are:
Raiders fans will be licking their lips at the NRL draw released on Thursday as they look to build on last year's progression to the second round of the finals.