Canberra Raiders Cup: Round 14 Preview
All four match ups in round 14 of the Blumers Lawyers Canberra Raiders Cup could go either way as we enter the critical stages of the season.
Woden Valley Rams vs Queanbeyan Blues, 3:00pm, Saturday at Phillip Oval
The Woden Valley Rams will be hosting the Queanbeyan Blues this weekend in a blockbuster top two clash.
Despite the Rams' 20-12 loss to the Roos last week, Rams halfback Brendan Jimenez is confident they can claim victory this weekend.
"There's a big discipline area there [last week], we have our 'work ons' for this weekend," Jimenez said.
"We'll just play our game, do our thing, stay in our zone, and we'll be right, we'll get the win."
Following a 50 point demolition over the Magpies last week, Blues young gun Sam Griffin believes they'll have to replicate that performance against the Rams.
"We just stuck to our processes, played our footy, high completion and strong in defense, we got the job done pretty well," Griffin said.
"We'll play our game of footy, we've ID'd [identified] a couple of areas in their game that we think we can nit-pick through."
"We just have to get out there and see whos better on the day."
With top spot on the Canberra Raiders Cup ladder up for grabs, both sides will come out firing.
Tuggeranong Bushrangers vs Gungahlin Bulls, 3:00pm, Saturday at Greenway Oval
The Gungahlin Bulls will travel to Greenway Oval this weekend to go head to head with Tuggeranong Bushrangers.
The Bushrangers look to redeem themselves this weekend after a tight 6 point loss to Goulburn.
Meanwhile the Bulls claimed a strong upset victory over the Warriors, and will carry momentum into this week as they strive for a strong finish to the season.
Tuggeranong will be hungry for the two points as their finals hopes are starting to slip away, while the Bulls continue to cause problems for their opposition each week.
Goulburn City Bulldogs vs Belconnen United Sharks, 3:00pm, Saturday at Workers Arena
The Belconnen United Sharks will travel up to Workers Arena to come up against the Goulburn City Bulldogs this Saturday.
The Bulldogs are all of a sudden in the mix for a late finals push after a slow start to the year, winning four of their last six games, including a 16-10 win over Tuggeranong last week.
Meanwhile the Sharks are well-rested with the bye last week, following a hard-fought loss to the Blues in round 12.
Belconnen will place emphasis on grabbing the two points this week as a few teams threaten their fourth spot on the ladder.
West Belconnen Warriors vs Queanbeyan Kangaroos, 3:00pm, Sunday at Raiders Belconnen
The West Belconnen Warriors will host the Queanbeyan Kangaroos on Sunday Raiders Belconnen.
The Warriors will be disappointed in their performance last week, where they fell short to the eighth placed Bulls.
They'll be looking to redeem themselves this week, as another loss will hinder their finals aspirations.
Meanwhile, the Roos come in with confidence after a 10 point win over the table topping Rams.
The Roos will make a point of winning this week, as they push for a top two spot with finals on the horizon.
