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First Raiders entry...

73. Raiders v Panthers: Five key points

For 19 seasons Canberra Raiders faithful had followed their team but never seen them get to even within one game of the NRL Grand Final, until they accounted for the Panthers in Week Two of the finals series.

Jumping out to an 18-0 lead it appeared nothing could stop the Green Machine but the Panthers gallantly fought back into the contest, a Jarrod Croker penalty goal eventually giving the Raiders the buffer they needed to book a preliminary final date with the Storm.

Incredibly, in the history of the NRL since 1998, the Raiders were the last team to progress that far in a season.

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