Defending premiers show hand with huge win The Melbourne Storm answered their critics with a resounding win in Canberra. It was one of the darkest days in Raiders history. But it was also a match where a clinical and ruthless Melbourne proved rumours of their demise had been greatly exaggerated. The Raiders were simply blown off the park in front of 10,826 shocked fans at Canberra Stadium on Sunday. The 12-tries-to-one demolition was the biggest defeat in Raiders history, eclipsing the 54-3 loss to Parramatta in their first season. Both coaches were stunned by the scoreline after the match, but for completely different reasons. This was a statement by the defending premiers to the critics who doubted their title claims after four losses in five matches. Looking to move within a point of the fourth-placed Storm, they were given a football lesson. It's a demoralising loss which may cruel Canberra's season. They face competition leaders Sydney Roosters next week. It's not a happy birthday, I know that much. Our attitude wasn't right from the start," he said. It was Josh McCrone's 100th as well. I don't think he'll ever forget that one. Campese downplayed the situation when asked if getting his troops back up for the Roosters this week was one of his greatest challenges as captain. I don't think it's panic stations. We just have to go back to what was working the past month for us," he said. We're still in seventh spot. We've obviously been doing something right before today. The result is even harder to quantify, given Canberra had won their past two games against Melbourne, and Canberra were searching for a 13th straight home win. Storm coach Craig Bellamy, while delighted, was also at a loss to describe the carnage he had witnessed. "We came here expecting a real tough game, we always get that here," he said. It's a stunning scoreline obviously, and a big surprise for everyone. There was a real determination in the guys after last week [a loss to Warriors]. The Storm were simply superb in every facet of the game, and Raiders coach David Furner admitted his side wasn't up to scratch. "The one per centers we missed out on, we weren't prepared to put in 100 per cent," Furner said. Certainly we didn't see it coming. We trained quite well and there were no signs. Storm clouds were brewing early when Melbourne raced to a 32-4 half-time lead, and the Storm heaped even more misery on the Raiders after the break. Storm wingers Mahe Fonua and Sisa Waqa both scored hat-tricks, with Billy Slater and Will Chambers both grabbing doubles.