We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Ethan Strange impresses as Canberra Raiders face Sydney Roosters in a pivotal State of Origin audition on Friday night.
It's the perfect State of Origin audition.
The Sydney Roosters under the bright lights of Friday night football.
Canberra Raiders five-eighth Ethan Strange has already laid down a strong marker in the win over North Queensland, following his stunning NSW Blues debut.
Now the Green Machine will take on the Roosters and their Origin stars at Canberra Stadium on Friday night.
Cowboys coach Todd Payten criticized his team's poor performance in a 26-12 loss, marking a disappointing reality check.
A frustrated Cowboys coach Todd Payten said Sunday afternoon's 26-12 defeat in the nation's capital was a reality check as North Queensland tumbled out of the top eight.
The Cowboys missed 52 tackles and made 11 errors as the Raiders dominated, with Canberra halfback Ethan Sanders providing some scoreboard salvation by missing five of his six conversion attempts.
Canberra scored three tries in consecutive sets to storm out to a 14-0 lead early in the first half and never looked back as the Cowboys failed to mount any genuine comeback.
Payten blasted his team for heading into the game with a poor attitude.
"I thought they just ran harder and tackled harder from the first whistle to the last," Payten said.
The Raiders ended a two-game losing streak, thanks to Ethan Strange's impressive performance in their 26-12 win over the Cowboys. Coach Stuart sees potential for further growth.
Coach Ricky Stuart believes Ethan Strange is nowhere near a finished product after the star playmaker produced another inspirational performance to steer Canberra to a hoodoo-busting 26-12 victory against North Queensland.
After sparking NSW to a 22-20 comeback win in the State of Origin series opener on Wednesday, the five-eighth was influential on Sunday, making crucial tackles, scoring a try, assisting another and posting eight tackle busts at GIO Stadium.
His NRL performance will only strengthen his case to keep the NSW starting No.6 jersey for game two on June 17 after the 21-year-old was parachuted into the Blues squad when Mitchell Moses sustained a hamstring injury.