Canberra Raiders News

Warriors circle Raiders' centre as Canberra picks up a Bulldog

The Australian

Raiders centre Seb Kris could be on the move with the Warriors circling the Kiwi international.

Kris has 12 months left on his contract with Canberra but they won't stand in his way if he can find a long-term elsewhere. The Warriors have emerged as a potential suitor for the 27-year-old as the club tries to boost its centre spot given Roger Tuivasa-Sheck moving to the Super League at the end of the season.

Kris, who played one Test for New Zealand in 2022, has struggled to keep his spot in the top grade this year despite being a mainstay of the Raiders side in the past six seasons. He has been swapped to the wing, played off the bench and at NSW Cup at times this year.

While Kris may be on the way-out, the Raiders have stolen one of the Bulldogs' own after landing man mountain Lipoi Hopoi to help with their premiership push next season.

The 24-year-old Hopoi has made 17 appearances for the 'Dogs since making is debut two years ago.

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The Sharks hope Talakai will return in a week after suffering a bicep strain during the game against the Rabbitohs.

Zero Tackle

The Cronulla Sharks are hopeful Perth Bears-bound utility will only miss a single week on their run to the NRL finals.

Talakai failed to finish Sunday afternoon's game against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, which could well be the Sharks toughest over the final six weeks of the season given a tremendously straightforward run in where they play five of the bottom seven sides.

Talakai, who has been used at centre, second-row and in the middle third this year by Craig Fitzgibbon, is a critical cog in the machine for Cronulla, and when he came off with a bicep injury on Sunday, there were fears for his season.

It has been revealed however by the club that he has only suffered a strain, and they are hopeful he will be back for the Round 24 clash against the Canberra Raiders.

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Songland Records will close its Ticketek agency in Canberra, ending in-person ticket sales after 30 years.

The Canberra Times

The days of lining up in person to get tickets to a highly sought-after music concert or sporting event in Canberra will be over by the end of the week.

Songland Records in Cooleman Court has announced the in-store Ticketek agency will be shut off at 6pm on Friday.

For the last 30 years, Songland has operated the Ticketek agency at three different locations in Canberra and sold tickets in person to fans for thousands of events, from Taylor Swift concerts to Brumbies grand finals to Raiders finals games.

Songland Records owner Brian "Frog" Harris said it was his decision to no longer operate the Ticketek agency and he appreciated it was the end of an era.

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