Canberra Raiders in good hands with 87-year-old masseur

Canberra Raiders in good hands with 87-year-old masseur

Canberra Weekly

Someone should get Ricky Stuart on the phone and ask him to re-hire massage therapist Bob Griffin because the Raiders have never won a grand final without him. The 87-year-old, who massaged the Raiders for 23 years, still massages on game day at his local Queanbeyan Tigers Club.

He has come out of retirement once before, when the Raiders asked him back, so anything's possible. The funny thing is, Bob has never watched an entire game of football.

It get real nervous, he says. I've seen bits of games but I usually go to the dressing room before the end. I've never seen them get beaten.

When we caught up with Bob, he was...

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