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Jordan Rapana was filthy at himself for getting suspended and he's vowed to repay his teammates in his return from suspension.
Part of that is a self-imposed ban on making tackles above the ankles for the rest of his career.
Rapana was one of only two changes Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has made for his team to face the Penrith Panthers at Canberra Stadium on Friday.
Dally M winner Jack Wighton has dropped a bombshell on the Canberra Raiders by informing the club he is placing himself on the open market for the first time in 14-years.
Wighton, 30, joined the Raiders as a teenager before developing into one of the world’s best footballers.
This is the first time since making his NRL debut with the club in 2012 that the NSW State of Origin and Kangaroos representative has gone down the path of contemplating leaving the Raiders.
The shock decision has surprised even some of Wighton’s closest supporters, who were of the belief the star five-eighth would take up an option in his current contract that immediately triggered an extension for 2024.
The Canberra Raiders are poised to announce their first female recruits in the coming days after the NRL paved the way for the contracting window to open on Wednesday.
After months of delays and uncertainty, NRLW players can finally get contract certainty and an agreement between the NRL and the Rugby League Players' Association is set to trigger a signing frenzy.
The Raiders are one of four expansion teams joining the competition this year and while coach Darrin Borthwick has been able to speak to players and make verbal offers, he has nothing set in stone just months before the first game.