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The Brisbane Broncos will be on a high after Queensland’s Origin win on Wednesday, and they’ll take that confidence down to Canberra for a big Saturday Evening clash with the Raiders. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 5:30pm (AEST).
The Raiders had a bad start to the season, but they’ve picked it up in recent times with four wins from their last seven starts.
They have the best attack in the NRL, leading the competition with 263 total points so far this season, and they’ve looked particularly potent in recent weeks. They’ll bring a very ordinary home record into this clash, and a win will go a long way towards their finals hopes in 2015.
The Broncos are sitting pretty in second place after the first Origin weekend, and they had a good Monday Night win over the Knights last weekend. They’ll welcome back a number of key players from the origin squad, and they’ll be looking good for a fifth road win of 2015.
The Raiders have made three changes to their squad for this match. Sam Williams returns to the side in favour of Mitch Cornish at half-back, Jack Wighton slots into the fullback position to replace Jordan Rapana, and Kyle O’Donnell comes onto the bench instead of Shannon Boyd.
The Broncos have numerous changes to their side, with Darius Boyd, Justin Hodges, Josh McGuire, Sam Thaiday, Matt Gillett and Corey Parker all returning from Origin duty.
Lachlan Maranta and Jordan Kahu return to the wings, while Corey Oates, Jarrod Wallace, Adam Blair, David Stagg and Joe Ofahengaue all return to an extended bench.
This match will most likely be decided in the halves, as both sets have been in good form over recent weeks. Blake Austin may be the best five-eighth in the league so far this season, while Ben Hunt has been solid for the Broncos.
Prediction
Canberra have been in good form, but for some reason they can’t win at home. The Broncos have too much class coming back into the side, and they should get over the line.
Broncos by 10
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