Canberra Raiders News

Fri, 31st March, 2023, 20:47 AEDT
Panthers blow away Raiders in nine-try rout
The Sydney Morning Herald
Reigning premiers Penrith have reminded the NRL of their championship credentials, smashing Canberra 53-12 to leave the Raiders’ season in serious early trouble.
Doubles for winger Sunia Turuva and centre Izack Tago along with some Nathan Cleary magic ensured the Panthers were always in command at GIO Stadium, the visitors ultimately blowing the Raiders away with a six-try second-half barrage.
Ricky Stuart’s men are reeling at 1-4 for the season and looked uncompetitive against the league’s best in the absence of key playmakers Jack Wighton and Xavier Savage, collapsing defensively...
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Fri, 31st March, 2023, 20:10 AEDT
Panthers maul hapless Raiders as Salmon has last laugh
The Canberra Times
It took the opening 10 minutes of the second half for the Canberra Raiders to lose last week - this week it took 13.
You wouldn't have known there was just seven points in it at half-time, with the Penrith Panthers blowing the Green Machine away 53-12 at Canberra Stadium on Friday night.
To rub salt in the Raiders' wounds, Jaeman Salmon crashed over in the dying seconds of the game to bring up the Panthers' half century - having been at the centre of the "weak-gutted dog" controversy in the capital last year.
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Fri, 31st March, 2023, 17:33 AEDT
Wayne Bennett reveals massive payday awaiting Jack Wighton if he joins the Dolphins
Wide World of Sports
Wayne Bennett has confirmed the Dolphins "are looking at" the possibility of bringing Jack Wighton to the club.
Wighton dropped a bomb this week by putting himself on the NRL market, despite having a contract option for 2024 in his favour at the Raiders said to be worth $900,000.
The Dolphins were immediately linked to the 2020 Dally M Medallist, and on Friday the coach floated what kind of money they could offer Wighton if a deal was put forward.
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