And that will do it for us

On behalf of myself and Henry, I'll call it a night.

It's always an interesting day when the NRL goes beyond its Queensland and New South Wales heartland, and the trips to Perth and Darwin have become exciting regular fixtures.

Tomorrow's first game is a sell-out in Melbourne, and I'll be here to bring you all the action, plus the final match of the round in Newcastle.

Until then, have a wonderful night.

Hudson lauds his side's belief

Tonight was the Raiders biggest win since 2022, and at the heart of it was two-try scorer Hudson Young.

He's speaking to Fox and is putting tonight's win to his side's much improved completion rate.

"We spoke about our completions coming into this game," Young said.

"Last time up to Townsville, our completions were just not good enough and put ourselves under too much pressure.

"So to come out here and put on an 80-minute performance is really pleasing."

And he's not putting a ceiling on what the Raiders can do this season.

"The belief is massive mate," Young said.

"That's what Sticky drills into us all week, to believe in ourself and that's what we're doing."

Ricky Stuart proud of his team in difficult circumstances

The Raiders have travelled a lot already this season, but you wouldn't have known it tonight.

They looked fitter, faster and stronger than their opponents in Darwin.

Canberra boss Ricky Stuart is talking to Fox post-game.

"These guys, they're working really hard. We've got a tough three months in regards to the travel, the conditions we've had to play in.

"So, I've got to give the individuals some credit there because they're buying into what we're trying to do."

The Raiders are now three wins and three losses for the season and looking very dangerous.

Raiders into the top four

Canberra is now fourth with four wins from six games.

The 1-5 Eels have great company alongside four-time premiers Penrith, but Parramatta's outlandishly bad -123 points differential has them 85 points clear in last place.

NRL Saturday scores
FULL-TIME: Canberra hammers Parramatta 50-12

There are bodies strewn everywhere after that dominant performance by the Raiders over a really poor Eels outfit.

Josh Papali'i is sucking in the big ones and tells the Fox camera to get lost as he's pulled off the deck by Josh Addo-Carr. Meanwhile, Simi Sasagi is in the hands of trainers, but he appears to be OK. Joe Tapine is up and about after that knee scare.

That game marked a return to the form of the early weeks of the season for both teams, which is good news for the Raiders as they jump into the top four, but not so much for the Eels, now nailed to last on the ladder.

79' Kaeo Weekes makes it 50 for the Raiders

Weekes converts (Jamal Fogarty was battling cramps earlier) and the Raiders are the third team this season to reach the big 5-0.

The Broncos and Storm both did it in round one.

Sebastian Kris wraps things up for Canberra yet again

He scored the game winner in the last minute last week, and he's just put a cherry on top of this win.

Ethan Strange breaks down the right, holds on and offloads through the tackle of Dean Hawkins. Kris is backing up and flies the remaining 30 or 40 metres to score.

77' Joe Tapine is down and Ryan Matterson is on report

Tapine takes a charge and comes up in a lot of discomfort.

Ryan Matterson dropped down onto his knee and the Eels number 22 is on report for a hip drop.

The Raiders crack 40!

The Eels are shot to bits and getting trucked through the middle.

This time Joe Tapine holds off Charlie Guymer with one hand and gets a beautiful flick pass around Dylan Brown to Matty Nicholson, who dives over for his fourth try!