We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Jarrod Croker doesn’t deserve this.
The Canberra Raiders co-captain’s long-awaited return to the NRL ended in heartbreaking scenes, with the 31-year-old walking off the field with a suspected dislocated elbow.
Croker was treated by medics after attempting to prevent a try late in the second half of Canberra’s 14-4 victory over the Canterbury Bulldogs at GIO Stadium.
When the ACT Government announced a 10-year, $23 million deal with GWS to play AFL games at Manuka Oval in late 2010, it came as a surprise.
There was little indication at the time that a long-term deal to play three AFL premiership matches and a pre-season game each year was being negotiated, let alone on the verge of being announced.
In looking into this, I will focus on premiership games played rather than the pre-season as pre-season games have minimal significance.
It’s been a weekend of upheaval in the nation’s capital and the makeovers extended onto the footy field on Sunday afternoon, when the Canberra Raiders officially completed their transformation from NRL battlers to challengers.
With their 32-12 defeat of a disappointing South Sydney outfit in Dubbo, the Canberrans ambushed their second top-eight side in as many weeks and locked in their first three-game winning streak of the year. They’re now only out of the top eight on points differential.
Jack Wighton put forward his case for Origin selection on his return from suspension, while...