Canberra Raiders News

Mon, 5th August, 2024, 21:00 AEST
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Raiders and Corey Horsburgh likely to part ways due to communication issues, seeking Dragons release.
Fox League
Corey Horsburgh and the Raiders could be heading to a messy break up with a "communication breakdown" between the two sides blamed for the forward's desperation to be granted an early release to the Dragons.
Despite being contracted until the end of 2027, the fiery forward wants a fresh start according to his agent Jeff Jurotte, with the Dragons the preferred destination.
It's been a season to forget for Horsburgh in 2024, one year after his strong play in the middle for the Green Machine earned him a maiden Origin jersey for Queensland.
Horsburgh has only played in two NRL games this season (Rounds 4 and 5) with injuries, suspensions and poor play keeping him out of the first grade side, which included a three week ban for his role in an ugly melee in NSW Cup.
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Mon, 5th August, 2024, 20:04 AEST
'Nothing can stop me': Raiders drummer sends message to Bulldogs thugs
Despite attack, Simon Tayoun remains loyal to Canberra Raiders, plans to return to Belmore. Shattered but supported.
The Canberra Times
It will take more than getting hit in the head with a stick, while being surrounded and intimidated by Bulldogs supporters, to stop Simon Tayoun from supporting his beloved Canberra Raiders.
And the man known as the Raiders drummer has vowed he will return to Belmore in the future - despite the ugly scenes that occurred after the Canberra-Canterbury game on Sunday night.
Tayoun was left shattered by the incident, but the well-wishes he received from the rugby league community - including a phone call and apology from Bulldogs chief executive Aaron Warburton, as well as messages from the Raiders club and players - lifted his spirits on Monday.
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Mon, 5th August, 2024, 18:54 AEST
'I would have left in an ambulance': Raiders fan feared injury at hands of Belmore mob
Canberra Raiders drummer attacked by Canterbury fans, feared serious injury if Bulldogs lost the match.
The Sydney Morning Herald
A well-known Canberra Raiders drummer who says he was struck in the head and abused by Canterbury fans after Sunday afternoon's match at Belmore feared he could have been seriously injured had the Bulldogs lost.
"I would have left that ground in an ambulance," Simon Tayoun told this masthead.
Video footage emerged online of Tayoun, 59, being surrounded by up to a dozen fans wearing Bulldogs colours on Burwood Road following Canterbury's 22-18 victory over the Raiders.
The mob verbally abused Tayoun while one fan tried to drag him down to the ground as he was holding the heavy drum he takes to every Raiders match.
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