Canberra's new playmaker pairing of Jamal Fogarty and Ethan Strange passed their first test on Thursday night, steering the Raiders to an upset victory over Newcastle and giving Green Machine fans every reason to believe there is life after Jack Wighton.
Nineteen-year-old Strange, starting at five-eighth alongside Fogarty in only the second game of his NRL career, did all that was asked of him against the team that ended Canberra's 2023 campaign.
"It's only going to get better, win or lose tonight. I think people will see out there that we've got someone to work with," Canberra coach Ricky Stuart said of the former...