We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing on Sunday.
Roosters lock Victor Radley was wrestling on the ground with Souths winger Taane Milne but after the bunker intervened he was sent to the sin bin.
For what? It wasn’t a punch. He had a clenched fist.
The NRL needs to get serious about the bunker and if they won’t listen to people like me, they should listen to someone like Rick Williams, the former ice hockey referee responsible for introducing the concept to rugby league.
The best prop in the game right now could command a massive new deal in Canberra or elsewhere.
Joe Tapine has a childhood spent running hills that doubled as backdrops to the Lord of the Rings trilogy to thank for the motor that has several NRL rivals set to pursue the Canberra prop.
Tapine’s career-best form has helped the Raiders to a recent 8-1 record and a semi-final clash with Parramatta’s representative front-rowers Junior Paulo and Reagan Campbell-Gillard on Friday night.
Along the way Tapine has been awarded the Mal Meninga Medal and billing as the world’s No.1 prop,...