Bulldogs playmaker Josh Reynolds believes his club’s clash with the Canberra Raiders tonight will be as big a mental battle as a physical one.

While the Bulldogs continued their strong start to the season with a 30-point drubbing of the Rabbitohs on Good Friday, Reynolds said they must understand a win won’t come as easy against the Raiders.

It will also be their first meeting since the Bulldogs’ thrilling 41-34 win in Canberra in May last year, when Reynolds played a starring role off the back of being overlooked for New South Wales.

The Bulldogs play the Raiders at 9 tonight.