The Raiders board last night voted to suspend Carney for the remainder of the season following another brush with the law last Sunday.

At the same time NRL debutant Herbert was proving there could be life for the Raiders without Carney.

With five-eighth Terry Campese taking the leading role, the Raiders launched themselves into the top eight with a resounding 46-4 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Canberra Stadium.

While Campese was the star, Herbert played his role, scoring a try and helping set up three others during the eight-tries-to-one romp.

Raiders captain Alan Tongue admitted Carney's absence was noticeable on the field, but said the performance of Herbert was promising for the club.

''Herby was very dominant with his talk and he had early communication and everybody just responded to it,'' Tongue said.

''Obviously Toddy brings a lot of spark to the game, but we just got on with the job and I thought Herby was outstanding.''

Raiders coach Neil Henry agreed with Tongue's assessment, while also heaping praise on Campese.

''He is the senior partner I suppose in the halves given his experience in first grade and it was pleasing to see him being rewarded,'' Henry said. ''His running game was tremendous, he was taking on the line and it was just a great effort.''

The Raiders entered the game needing to win by 15 or more points to leapfrog the Titans and break into the top eight.

Henry admitted he had reservations about how his team would react following its tumultuous week and praised the way his players had responded.

''I just said 'lets get on with our football' and the boys were committed to that,'' he said.

''Once we started playing I thought we were on song despite the early setback with the try from dummyhalf.''

Herbert lost the ball on his first run and conceded two early penalties as the Titans pinched a four-point lead through back-rower Anthony Laffranchi.

But while it took a while for the momentum to build, once the Raiders were in full stride the Titans had no hope of slowing them.

With his regular halves partner suspended, Campese took it upon himself to spark his team, making a break midway through the first half to set up fullback David Milne's try.

Raiders winger Colin Best struck just two minutes later, dashing 80m and somehow managing to make it over the line despite stumbling twice.

Herbert and Justin Carney also added their names to the scorers' list as the Raiders dominated play for the final 20 minutes of the half.

The Raiders managed a further four tries in the second half, with Best producing another long-range effort.