Gagai earns Stuart's praise as Raiders beat Knights

Veteran Dane Gagai earned high praise from Ricky Stuart after Canberra thrashed Newcastle. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS

Ricky Stuart believes Newcastle should re-sign Dane Gagai after his impressive performance against Canberra.

The Canberra Times

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says Newcastle shouldn't think twice about re-signing Dane Gagai after the speedster shone in the Knights' heavy loss to the Raiders.

The 34-year-old was shifted to fullback to replace star Kayln Ponga, and terrorised the Raiders' right edge, inspiring tries and leading their swift ball movement at a wet GIO Stadium on Sunday.

It meant the first half was a see-sawing contest, with the scores locked at 18-all at the break, before the ladder-leading Canberra pulled away to win 44-18.

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