We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Corey Horsburgh's not only a State of Origin footballer - he's a class footballer as well.
Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart didn't hesitate when asked if the man known as "Big Red" was Origin ready. It was an emphatic, "Yes".
Horsburgh produced another big effort in the Raiders' 34-30 victory over the Canterbury Bulldogs to open Magic Round at Lang Park on Friday night.
Rugby league is Tremayne Chatfield's sanctuary, but it wasn't always that way. There was a time when the thought of the game he loved hurt him so much he needed alcohol to numb the pain.
So Chatfield got drunk. So drunk that he would be hungover for a week. So drunk that he would forget about how cancer snatched away two of his biggest supporters - dad Harold and brother Eli.
It was the only way the Yass Magpies recruit knew how to bury his emotions after giving up on his NRL dream to put family first.
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has spoken of his close relationship with Alan Jones and how the former Wallabies coach turned broadcaster ended up sitting in the Raiders coaches box on Friday night.
Stuart brought Jones into Canberra’s inner sanctum for the win that opened Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium at the request of his old coach, with the 82-year-old picked up by broadcast cameras in the sheds and sitting with Stuart in the box during the 34-30 victory over the Bulldogs.
“Alan texted me yesterday and said he was doing a lunch up here [in Brisbane],” Stuart said.
“He said I’d love...