Raiders aim to make home a fortressRestoring Canberra Stadium to a graveyard for visiting teams is essential if the Raiders are to embark on a late surge to the finals, captain David Shillington says.
Considered a strong chance for the wooden spoon only a few weeks ago, the Raiders are now only two points adrift of the eighth-placed New Zealand Warriors with eight games to go after Saturday night's 40-12 thumping of the top-of-the-table Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.
They probably need to win six of their remaining matches to return to the finals for the first time since 2010.
That year, the Raiders had a 5-10 record after 15 games before rattling off eight wins from their last nine games to be the NRL's bolter.
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