Canberra Raiders

Former Raiders star John Bateman has painted a picture of a leaky ship in Canberra, calling out unnamed officials as internal information filters into the public eye.

And a perplexed Jack Wighton feels the Canberra Raiders have lost the knack of winning. The Raiders five-eighth admitted it felt like they knew another second-half slump was on the way as it was unfolding before their eyes.

The Canberra Raiders were again their own worst enemies as their second-half woes have continued. They failed to score a point in the second 40 to go down to the Newcastle Knights 24-16 at Wagga Wagga on Saturday.

The Newcastle Knights have produced the perfect response to coach Adam O'Brien's call to arms by coming back from 16-0 down to beat Canberra 24-16 in Wagga Wagga.

The Canberra Raiders have thrown away yet another half-time lead, succumbing to their fifth-consecutive loss as the Newcastle Knights came from behind to win 24-16. Ricky Stuart's men have now won just one of their past seven games,

That's all Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says they can do after they slumped to their fifth straight defeat. Canberra continues to be Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde from the first half to the second, conceding 24 unanswered points to lose 24-16 at Wagga Wagga on Saturday.

Newcastle piled on 24 unanswered points to heap more misery on Canberra, the Knights coming from behind to beat the Raiders in their Wagga Wagga NRL clash. In a much-needed return to the winner's circle,

The pressure and drama at Canberra will be ramped up after the Raiders equalled their worst run under Ricky Stuart, throwing away a 16-point lead to go down 24-16 to Newcastle in Wagga Wagga.

Canberra will aim to put a turbulent week behind when they host the Newcastle Knights in Wagga Wagga on Saturday afternoon.

Now the Canberra Raiders have the perfect opportunity to prove it. To prove they're not going to scratch their football boots on any of those aforementioned stones. What better way than to end a four-game losing streak and begin the climb back up the NRL ladder towards the top eight.