The Toyota Forklifts Canberra Raiders junior reps sides will return to Raiders Belconnen this weekend, with the girls playing Saturday and the boys on Sunday against the Melbourne Storm.
Lisa Fiaola Cup
Match: Raiders v Storm
Round 4 -
home Team
Raiders
away Team
Storm
Venue: Raiders Belconnen, Canberra
The Raiders will meet the Storm in the LF Cup to kick-off Saturday's action at Raiders Belconnen.
Canberra currently sit 11th on the ladder after their 1-2 start, meeting a Melbourne side who sit in fifth, who search for a top four spot on the ladder.
Both sides enter this contest off tough losses to Penrith and Newcastle respectively.
It will be a matter of who can control the match from the start as both sides can be guilty of conceding early points.
Tarsha Gale Cup
Match: Raiders v Storm
Round 4 -
home Team
Raiders
away Team
Storm
Venue: Raiders Belconnen, Canberra
The TG Cup will round out the junior girls' fixtures on Saturday where the Raiders host the Storm.
The Raiders have conceded back-to-back losses to strong opposition in the Bulldogs and Panthers. Meanwhile, the Storm read very similar after a 1-2 start to the year as well.
There's only eight points on for and against that split these two sides, meaning this matchup shapes to be a cracker.
Harold Matthews Cup
Match: Raiders v Storm
Round 4 -
home Team
Raiders
away Team
Storm
Venue: Raiders Belconnen, Canberra
The Harold Matthews Cup fixture will be the first of the junior boys matches on Sunday.
The Raiders have dropped their last two matches after a great round one win at home. Meanwhile, the Storm have had an 0-3 start to the year and will be hungry to kickstart their season with a win.
These sides met last season where the Raiders came away with a dominant 38-20 victory in Melbourne.
In perhaps a season-defining match, both sides will go toe-to-toe to stay in touch with the top eight.
SG Ball Cup
Match: Raiders v Storm
Round 4 -
home Team
Raiders
away Team
Storm
Venue: Raiders Belconnen, Canberra
The SG Ball Cup rounds out the action on Sunday afternoon in one of the matches of the round.
The Raiders enter Sunday afternoon's match off a heartbreaking 30-24 loss to the Panthers, dropping them to eighth on the competition ladder.
Meanwhile, the Storm are flying in second position after a 3-0 start to the season.
Melbourne will carry plenty of momentum as they travel up the Hume, after their nail-biting 28-24 win over Newcastle last weekend.
Canberra have named an unchanged side for Sunday's clash as they look to climb the ladder heading into the halfway point of the season.
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