Conversely there is no long run of games against lower-tier opposition either. But if the Raiders are in finals contention heading into the final month they will eye a run of games against the Dragons, Knights, Sea Eagles and Tigers as a chance to finish strongly.
Manly are tough but that game is in Canberra. Jamal Fogarty looms as a suitable replacement for George Williams in the halves but the Raiders will need to find the spark in both attack and defence that got them into title contention in previous years. Arguably one of the most disappointing sides of , the Green Machine have got the starpower but will need Fogarty and Jack Wighton at their best.
Women's Rugby League. I think the other thing we're really happy about, we constantly talk about ourselves as the NRL's most regionally focussed team," he said. We play at Mudgee, Dubbo, we go to Wagga naturally and even regional Queensland - we've got a game against the Warriors [at Redcliffe] and [Wollongong]. In a break with recent history, their home game in Wagga Wagga will avoid the Wagga Gold Cup - held on the first Friday in May - giving the Riverina city two drawcard weekends.
We're really excited about going there in early April. While they might have a lot of travel, the Raiders are really happy with the family friendly nature of their NRL draw , which will see them avoid night home games during the freezing cold winter.
Seven of their 12 home games have afternoon time slots and they avoid playing at Canberra Stadium at night from the end of May right through until the end of the regular season. They've also received an increase in free-to-air games, boosting their exposure on the national stage.
Raiders chief executive Don Furner asked for some blockbusters for Canberra fans after they've been starved of NRL action over the past two seasons. Last year they were forced to play home games at Campbelltown - some of which were in front of empty grandstands - while this year they relocated to the Gold Coast for the final eight rounds of the season.
Their travels are a bonus for the Raiders' large contingent of Queensland-based fans, with four games in the south east of the state.
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