The Raiders are not giving up on their hopes of earning an NRL qualifying-final berth following a hard-fought 26-14 victory over the Warriors in Canberra.
The Canberra Raiders have survived a testing battle against the Warriors to claim a 26-14 victory and remain in sight of a crucial top-four NRL finish.The Raiders still have a chance of finishing in fourth place on the ladder following the win over the WarriorsThe Warriors play Manly next week before finally returning to New Zealand
With a superior points differential, the Raiders can steal a qualifying final berth should they defeat Cronulla and the Eels get upset by the Wests Tigers next weekend.The Warriors, who lost captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to a suspected season-ending hamstring injury in the second half, again showed admirable spirit by taking it to the Raiders early but they could not muster a late push.Warriors centre Peta Hiku and counterpart Jarrod Croker traded tries inside a combative opening 15 minutes.
Hudson Young's try in the shadows of half-time completed a stunning turnaround and a two-point lead to the Raiders at the break, 16-14.
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