Just five weeks ago the Brisbane Broncos trudged off Canberra Stadium with their season in tatters after copping a record 56-0 belting at the hands of the Raiders.
Last night at Suncorp Stadium they exacted their revenge.
The Broncos secured a qualifying final derby against the Gold Coast Titans at Skilled Park on Saturday night, after claiming a tough 22-10 win over the Raiders.
The win was their fifth in a row, completing a remarkable turnaround for a team whose season seemed over when it was embarrassed by Canberra last month.
But coach Ivan Henjak was refusing to blow Brisbane's trumpet just yet.
''We haven't won five in a row since 2007, so it's good to go in with our confidence still there and with a bit of momentum,'' Henjak said.
''I was really happy with our defence, we made some errors, but we defended them.
''They're a good attacking team, so I was happy with our defence.
''Our attack probably needed to be a bit more patient, but we can fix that up.''
The Broncos will meet a Titans outfit reeling from an embarrassing 38-4 loss to Manly on Saturday and likely to be without injured stars Mat Rogers and Ashley Harrison.
Full report in today's Canberra Times
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