NRL Pro Punter Previews - Raiders v Wests, Round 2 2024

The first game for Saturday's NRL action is from Canberra, with the Raiders hosting the Tigers.

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Canberra Raiders v Wests Tigers
Saturday, 3pm AEDT

Raiders 1.45
Wests 2.75
Raiders -7.5 (1.90) / Wests +7.5 (1.90)
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Coach Stuart has the luxury of bringing Seb Kris back as the only change to this winning side, with Hoppa moved to the wing and Cotric missing out. Savage retains his spot after showing he could make a real go being a winger.

The Raiders forwards were far too gritty for the Knights, while Jamal’s kicking game was unreal. His long kicks kept the Knights in their own half and as someone that predicted the Raiders to come last, I am already getting ready to eat humble pie.

However two of the key concerns I raised about the Raiders attack still stand. Strange was ineffective in attack, as was Rapana at fullback. The Raiders played disciplined and tough footy, but they still look easy to contain and I think people may be reading too much into it. The Knights were really quite woeful!

Coach Marshall has already showed his intent as head coach of the Tigers, with 18-year-old Lachlan Galvin and exciting new recruit Jayden Sullivan given starting spots in the halves. As someone that made his name on attacking brilliance, it is clear this Wests side is not going to be a boring grinding machine and we are going to see some ball movement.

I like S Fainu getting a spot on the bench and I really like To’a and Faataape starting in the centres… all of these guys are explosive guys that will throw a lot of attack at the Raiders.

I am interested to see how the Wests play as we don't have much form to go off on their 2024 squad.

As impressive as the Raiders were in Round 1, I want to see how Strange develops at 6 before I change my opinion of the Raiders chances in 2024.

Predicted score: 24 Raiders - Wests 18

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