Raiders coach David Furner could not fault his team's attitude in their 26-0 loss to the Melbourne Storm but felt that once again poor decisions and defensive lapses were the issue.
In a dismal day for the capital club, it was the first time in their history that the Raiders failed to score a point at home.
But despite failing to hit the scoreboard, Canberra weren't without their chances - they just couldn't convert them into points.
"The scoreboard certainly didn't reflect the attitude in our side," Furner said.
"Again we were our own worst enemy there in that first half a little bit … trying to push a few passes there."
"I spoke about our first half there where we just, again a little bit of completion, trying to probably overplaying - just forcing a pass which is not on, or ball security."
Their opposition on the other hand were ruthless when given half a chance, and Furner said he'd warned his side they couldn't afford to switch off against a side which boasts the attacking weapons Melbourne has.
"I did say to the guys there during the week, I said defensively if you clock off once, if they're on, they'll make you pay," he said.
"I thought that kick/chase there where Slater went through there typified that a little bit."
Furner was also critical of the refereeing, with some key crucial decisions going the other way when the game hung in the balance.
"They (the referees) did not have a good game," Furner said.
"We had a couple of calls there, when you're in that kind of arm wrestle of a game there, they're big."
"Basically I thought they didn't have the best of games."
Furner also said his ability to put pressure for spots in the team was hampered by their injury list, with the likes of Terry Campese, Tom Learoyd-Lars and David Shillington still sitting on the sidelines.
"It's individual accountability," he said.
"As I said to the team before, if you're coming up with those errors, you mightn't find yourself in the side."
"But the dilemma I've got at the moment, we've got an injury list that has taken some quality out of that team."
"What you would have witnessed, the players 1-17 there, the players were playing for each other, the flipside of that is just a little bit of class on the other side and making us pay."