I remember a game the Broncos played in 2013 that transpired in a similar manner. The Raiders raced to an 18-0 lead then the referees did their best to keep the Broncos in it. No hand of Foran's or anything like that, but very timely penalties and a couple of calls including one on Dodds that should have gone the other way. Even with that assistance, the Broncos were never in it and I was feeling pretty embarrassed for the team, especially after the result against the Warriors at Suncorp.
It's a tough situation for the Knights. I don't think there's many changes you can do to improve the 17 other than hoping they'll finally stand up and show something in defence. They let the Raiders run all over them, quick play the balls which enabled them to isolate defenders and when you do that, you bring one of the best support players, Blake Austin into the game and it's all over.
Spose like the Broncos in 2013, you've got to start playing for the future. What they did was bring in Ben Hunt at 7 and he started showing some really positive signs. Canberra did something similar by moving Wighton to fullback (while the Tigers gave them a freebie, moving Austin to five eighth). First thing they can do is move Kidley from fullback and back Mamo or even give Ross ago if they think Jake is down on confidence.
In saying that, it was a good win for the Raiders. Not sure if I can read too much into the contest since your blokes packed it in somewhat after the score got to 24-0 but the effort to get there was great. Big couple of weeks coming up against Cronulla and Penrith and I'm looking forward to those clashes.
