Two first-half tries to Joey Leilua and an inspired defensive display has helped Canberra to a 22-8 win over Melbourne to announce themselves as a genuine NRL premiership threat. One week after handing Cronulla their first loss since March, the Raiders on Monday night became just the second team in 30 years to beat the competition leaders in back-to-back games. In front of a 15,707 fans at GIO Stadium, the Raiders claimed arguably their best win for the year with their defence turning the Storm away 51 times inside their own 20m zone. Storm halfback Cooper Cronk replied when he ran the ball in the 17th minute, however Leilua returned by ploughing through three defenders seven minutes later. Leilua retired late in the game with what appeared to be a bad cut to his leg.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2016 11:48 UTC