Canberra enforcer Josh Papalii says the club is better positioned to end their premiership drought than their last NRL finals run in 2016.
Ask any of the Raiders senior players and they'll emphasise the team has matured into a title-contending side over the past three years.
Canberra finished second on the ladder in 2016 and made a preliminary final but then came the hangover as a leaky defence produced consecutive poor seasons.
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Topic: Raiders better than 2016 NRL team: Papalii
