There’s storylines galore in Friday’s clash between the Raiders and Panthers at GIO Stadium.
Both sides are coming off losses and Panthers co-captain Isaah Yeo is celebrating his 200th NRL game.
Then there’s the elephant in the room. This is the first time the Panthers will face the Raiders since Ricky Stuart’s stunning “weal-gutted dog” spray directed to Jaeman Salmon after their Round 21 clash last season
NRL LIVE: Raiders push on without star in test against reshuffled Panthers
2023 NRL Round 5: Raiders vs Panthers match day guide and preview
Canberra Weekly
2023 NRL Round 5: Raiders vs Panthers match day guide and preview‘Keen to talk’: Bennett confirms Dolphins’ Wighton play... with one big stumbling block
Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett has confirmed the NRL’s newest franchise will make a play to recruit Raiders star Jack Wighton as the club’s marquee signing.
According to AAP, Bennett is set to organise a meeting with the 30-year-old who shocked the NRL world by declaring he would be testing the open market after 224 games with the Raiders.
Over half the competition are reportedly keen on Wighton’s services and he has until Round 10 to exercise a one-year option with the green machine for the 2024 season.
