Tapine believes tough run home against top teams will prepare Raiders for finals success.
It might be tough, but Joe Tapine says that makes their run home the perfect preparation for finals - provided they get there.
And the Canberra Raiders enforcer felt their effort against Canterbury, while they didn't win, gave them confidence they could force their way into the top eight.
All of the Green Machine's remaining five games are against top-eight sides - starting with seventh-placed Manly at Canberra Stadium on Saturday.