Canberra‘s poor form at home has been laid bare after suffering another heavy defeat at GIO Stadium.
The Cowboys came out strong in the first half to finish 34-16 winners to keep themselves in contention for the top eight.
From their last two matches at the ground leading into the round 15 fixture, the Raiders lost 40-0 to the Sharks and were defeated 44-16 by the Roosters.
READ MORE: Campbell cruelled by 0.01 as Paris bid rocked
READ MORE: Conor McGregor quits headline UFC comeback fight
READ MORE: ‘I pretended’: High jumper breaks record then fakes injury
North Queensland’s victory meant the Raiders have now conceded 118 points in their last three games at GIO.
Kyle Feldt celebrates one of his two tries. Getty
The home fans boo’d their side off the ground at half-time when the score was 22-0 with six penalties conceded by the side.
“(Ricky) Stuart will be fuming at the ill-discipline of his side,” Mick Ennis said on Fox League.
Watch the 2024 NRL premiership live and free on Nine and 9Now.
Cowboys winger Kyle Feldt scored a double in that half with Jeremiah Nanai and Heilum Luki the other tryscorers.
North Queensland were first over in the second stanza as Valentine Holmes became the 80th player to score 100 career tries.
Canberra kept themselves in the fight when Jordan Rapana scored in the 52nd minute to make it 28-6.
Both sides went back and forth with Reece Robson going over for the Cowboys while Xavier Savage and Elliott Whitehead both recorded four-pointers for the men in green.
However, the two late tries weren’t enough to get the Raiders back in the contest with North Queensland heading into the bye with a win.