The Panthers maintained their runaway lead with a convincing 28:12 win over the Raiders on the back of the masterclasses of Viliame Kikau and Nathan Cleary.
Kikau ended with 108 yards, five tackle busts, a line break and a try while Cleary had a line break assist and a try assist, but it was his kick game on the track that iced the win.
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Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad was outstanding in a defeated team with 227 meters, eight tackle busts, two line breaks, one line break assist and two attempts.
The Panthers survived a raider barrage early on before Viliame Kikau stormed over from close range to give the home team the advantage.
Api Koroisau made a perfectly coordinated pass to put Liam Martin off the sticks and increase the lead to 12 after 20 minutes.
The Raiders were denied two quick scoring chances that could have offset the ledger.
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First, Jordan Rapana was ruled offside due to a distraction from Jarrod Croker and then Josh Papalii was held over the line.
Stephen Crichton added insult to injury when he pounced on a Jarome Luai cultivator to improve the lead to 18.
The Panthers weren’t finished in the first half, however, when Brent Naden dived into the corner to let the Panthers cross during the break.
The Raiders started stronger after the resumption with the crossing of defender Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad for Canberra’s first attempt of the night.
A penalty from Nathan Cleary brought the lead back to 20 points in the final quarter of the game.
Nicoll-Klokstad continued his one-man comeback mission with a second try in the 66th minute to give the Raiders the chance of an unlikely victory.
However, the Panthers held on to take eight straight wins for the first time since 2003, when they last won the title.
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