Canberra Raiders News

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders' top 30 squad might be full, but they have the salary cap space and ability to sign a couple of players if they pop up.

While the Green Machine published a senior roster of 29 on Monday, they have added Samoa hooker Danny Levi on a two-year deal.

That nominally completes their top 30, but they do have the flexibility to re-classify some contracts to open up room in the top squad.

Trevilyan's knee injury was the catalyst for Levi's addition to the squad to ensure Tom Starling and Zac Woolford weren't Canberra's only dummy halves in the squad.

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The Canberra Times

With each confirmation and denial of reports about John Bateman's return to the NRL a dagger goes in and out of the hearts of Raiders fans.

If the former Green Machine hero is in fact on his way back to Australia, just three years after he bitterly departed Canberra claiming homesickness, that pill will be tough for the Raiders faithful to swallow.

Not only that, he would be leaving his current club Wigan with two years left on his deal, meaning the Tigers would fork out the $250,000 transfer fee to secure his services.

That's despite the star forward himself refusing to deny the rumours he...

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The Canberra Times

Jamal Fogarty is starting early to help the Green Machine start fast.

The Canberra Raiders halfback will begin pre-season a week early than required - he might as well run with mates than run around an oval on his own.

But Fogarty still had time to pop down to Ronald McDonald House, for which he's an ambassador, and he encouraged everyone to support the upcoming McHappy Day on November 19.

The 28-year-old missed the opening 11 rounds, during which time the Green Machine stuttered to a five-six, win-loss record - and were as low as second last after seven rounds.

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