Canberra Raiders News

Kaeo Weekes and Ethan Strange remained calm during a fire alarm, finishing their photoshoot for the Raiders.

The Canberra Times

Kaeo Weekes and Ethan Strange were throwing cards and poker chips inside a dark room when a fire alarm rang out, urging the Raiders' rising stars to evacuate the building.

All good, they said, let's just get this photoshoot done. Talk about cool, calm and collected.

A spray had triggered the alarm during a photo opportunity with The Canberra Times to promote the Raiders' trip to Las Vegas earlier this year, and clearly, not too much bothers two of the most exciting prospects in the NRL.

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Dragons coach Shane Flanagan regretted comments after losing to Raiders, despite the team's injury struggles.

Zero Tackle

St George Illawarra Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan has admitted he would have paid a fine for press conference comments on Saturday evening after his side's loss to the Canberra Raiders.

The Dragons, who went into the game severely understrength owing to a mounting injury toll - Lachlan Ilias was the only Top 30 player left not in the squad for Saturday evening's game - fought hard but ultimately came up short of a dramatic comeback against the Raiders, who seemed to suffer yet another lapse in concentration during the second half.

Replays appeared to show the pass flat at worst, but the...

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Josh Papalii returns from injury to inspire Queensland in a decisive Origin match after near retirement.

The Daily Telegraph

Josh Papalii will climb out of a hospital chair in a bid to inspire a Maroons 45-year miracle after Ricky Stuart revealed the Raiders hit man almost rejected a Queensland Origin swan song.

This masthead can reveal the series of phone calls between Stuart, Papalii, Queensland coach Billy Slater and Canberra's medical staff that triggered one of Origin's great comeback stories.

Papalii will end a 1092-day absence from the Origin arena after coming out of Maroons retirement to spearhead Queensland's pack in the Sydney decider this Wednesday night.

But Papalii's Artie Beetson-style...

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