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  • Marathon Murray: Souths skipper backing himself to keep playing 80

    Marathon Murray: Souths skipper backing himself to keep playing 80

    The Sydney Morning Herald

    Cameron Murray is backing himself to plough through 80 minutes if required on Good Friday, and says he has only been spared spells in recent weeks because of the forwards injury crisis at South Sydney.

    Murray looked exhausted well before full-time against Melbourne and Manly the week before that, which led to some commentators, including Andrew Johns, questioning if the Rabbitohs would be better served giving their skipper a brief spell.

    Other lock forwards regularly play 80 minutes, but few throw their body into every tackle and hit-up like Murray.

    The Souths leader said he went into every...

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  • ‘Doesn’t owe anybody’: Raiders throw kitchen sink at Wighton amid claims rivals won’t match

    Canberra have tabled 30-year-old Jack Wighton an enormous offer 
...

    Fox League

    The Raiders have offered Jack Wighton
    a four-year deal worth $4.4 million
    just days after the star No. 6 shocked the club by announcing he was headed to the open market.

    Wighton guided Canberra to the 2019 grand final, won the 2020 Dally M Medal, has played in two Origin series wins for the Blues and last November lifted the World Cup for Australia.

    The 30-year-old has only played for the Green Machine since making his NRL debut at the club in 2012, but is reportedly chasing a sea change.

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  • 'The players took over': Papali'i hopes review sparks resurgence

    Josh Papali'i is adamant Canberra can turn their season around. Picture by Karleen Minney

    The Canberra Times

    Josh Papali'i reckons sometimes the Canberra Raiders are unlucky with a call or just the bounce of the ball.

    But then there are times the players have to put their hand up and own their mistakes - no matter how much they want to sink into a lime green chair and hide in the club's in-house theatre.

    Because the bounce of the ball and the odd referee blunder aren't the only reasons the Raiders gave up 53 points against rampant reigning premiers Penrith at home last week.

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