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The Raiders' player pact and sobriety boost their bid for a premiership since 1990.

The Daily Telegraph

It's the player pact driving Canberra to its first minor premiership since 1990 and what skipper Joe Tapine believes will give the Raiders a finals edge in September.

The Raiders have pledged to keep off the booze - a drinks drought in a bid to break another, the club's 31-year title drought.

Canberra's rapid rise to the top of the NRL ladder has seen Ricky Stuart's men emerge as surprise contenders in this year's premiership race.

The ascent of the Raiders, having lost only four games so far, has been built on the back the squad's electric young guns and a platform laid by experienced forwards campaigners like Tapine, Josh Papalii and Hudson Young.

Now Tapine, who replaced...

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Penrith signed Keahn Skipps, possibly leading Sandon Smith to join the Raiders.

LeagueNews.co

Penrith's acquisition of young playmaker Keahn Skipps from Canberra may pave the way for Sandon Smith to join the Raiders. Recent reports indicate that Smith is in talks with the Raiders, who have recently seen a decline in their playmaking options.

NRL halfback Jamal Fogarty will be transferring to Manly on a three-year contract, with young prospect Ethan Sanders likely to step into his position. Skipps had also been considered for this role and had captained Canberra's Jersey Flegg (Under-21) squad.

However, it was revealed this week that Skipps has signed a three-year contract with Ivan Cleary at the Panthers. With both Fogarty and Skipps leaving, this could explain the Raiders' interest in Smith.

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