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Ethan Strange is ruled out of the crucial game against the Sharks due to illness.
The Canberra Raiders have suffered a massive blow just hours before their do-or-die final against the Sharks.
Ethan Strange has come down with an illness overnight and has been ruled out of tonight's game.
Strange has been in great form and is one of the driving forces behind the Raiders' stellar run to the minor premiership, leading the team in tries scored this season with 14.
The Raiders must regroup quickly to face the strong Cronulla Sharks in NRL semi-finals.
The Canberra Raiders need to mentally and physically regroup if they want to prolong their season against the well-performing Cronulla Sharks in the first NRL semi-final on Saturday evening.
Last weekend, the Raiders thought they had secured victory in their qualifying final against the Brisbane Broncos not just once, but three times. However, a late field goal by Ben Hunt in the 94th minute dashed their hopes, resulting in a loss that not only ended their week off but also forced them to compete against Cronulla on a tight six-day turnaround.
This situation was always a potential risk that coach Ricky Stuart acknowledged when the team requested to play on Sunday afternoon in the first week of the finals, knowing that a loss would lead to a quick turnaround for the next game.
Kaeo Weekes leads the Raiders' drive, echoing past glory days with Mullins' legacy.
Who's the No. 1 souping up the Green Machine's premiership drive? "Even Brainrot Bruh knows that's Kaeo Weekes," say the new generation. Rewind to 1994, the answer was plainly, "Mullins".
And so the storylines echo between the last Canberra Raiders crowned Simply the Best, and the ones sounding the Viking horn in 2025 like they'll pillage and plunder akin to eras of old.