Lui made his NRL debut at the ground for the Brisbane Broncos against the St George-Illawarra Dragons in 2010, but suffered a 34-16 loss.

But the prop, who also spent a season with the Dragons in 2016, says he always looks forward to returning to Wollongong.

"It's been 11 years now, so it's been a while ... but they've got some new faces there, some players that I have played with, so it's always good going back there," he said.

"And I had a year there as well so it's always good going back and playing against those guys."

It will be on different circumstances when the 31-year-old runs out in Wollongong on Saturday, as he has 164 NRL games behind him this time.

Following the Raiders' second win in nine games last weekend, Canberra is looking to capitalise on the positive 'vibes' back around the club.

"We don't need to change much from last week [38-16 win over Brisbane], we had really good energy, everyone was clear on their roles, what they needed to do," Lui said.

"We will have a bit of a different game plan this week, so as long as everyone's clear on that with that sort of feel good energy, I think we'll be alright."

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The Dragons are coming off a loss to the bottom-placed Bulldogs, but still have managed six wins this season.

Veteran Raiders prop Sia Soliola said the side hoped to use last week's win as a springboard into the back-end of the season, but was aware a win over the Dragons would not be easy.

"They're really hard opponents to challenge when they're coming off the back of a loss ... they'll be wanting to right a few wrongs," he said.

"So I think first and foremost is matching the energy and their physicality, when they're been really impressive throughout their performances, their contact and their physicality has been at the forefront."

One thing the side needs to take into Saturday's game against the Dragons is a strong second-half performance, the 34-year-old Kiwi said.

"I think it was quite obvious for anyone within our game, that our second halves weren't the best and I like how we actually addressed it in the changing rooms," Soliola said.

"Guys like Jack [Wighton] and [Josh] Hodgo, the spine of it, they really led that charge in terms of what we really needed to do. Simplifying it, and chunking it really helped us get through those periods.

"We realised there was period in that first half, we gave a bit of possession away.

"We were quite disappointed within ourselves and ... if we can minimise those opportunities that we give ... to the opponents than we can really come home ... at the back-end of the half."