Canberra Raiders News

Sat, 21st June, 2025, 14:41 AEST
Ricky Stuart reveals player decisions behind selection calls in Tigers win
Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart involves players in selecting the run-on team each week.
Zero Tackle
Canberra Raiders head coach Ricky Stuart has revealed his playing group are now helping him pick his run-on team each week.
Stuart made the surprise call to have Hudson Young not only play, but start on Friday evening just 48 hours after playing Origin 2 for the New South Wales Blues in Perth.
While Horsburgh didn't play Origin 2, he was in the Maroons' squad and both he and Young made the nearly five-hour flight back across the continent the day before taking on the Tigers at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
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Sat, 21st June, 2025, 14:30 AEST
MRC: Raiders, Tigers in foul play fray
Raiders' Young, Smithies, and Tigers' Skelton charged after Round 16 game; Young's elbow injured Twal.
LeagueNews.co
Canberra Raiders forwards Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies, along with Wests Tigers outside back Jeral Skelton, have all been charged by the NRL's match review committee for offences during a closely contested Round 16 game on Friday night.
According to zerotackle.com, the match ended with the Tigers narrowly losing by four points, despite being down 16-0 at halftime.
Young received a Grade 1 dangerous contact charge for an incident in the first half where he elbowed Tigers forward Alex Twal in the head.
The elbow resulted in a cut to Twal, similar to a recent incident involving New South Wales winger Zac Lomax and Queensland forward Trent Loiero.
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Sat, 21st June, 2025, 13:34 AEST
Headbutt and elbow: Two Raiders stars charged in wake of win over Tigers
Canberra Raiders' Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies face fines but can play against the Knights next Friday.
The Canberra Times
Canberra Raiders stars Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies were both charged by the NRL match review committee, but they're free to play the Newcastle Knights next Friday.
Both Young and Smithies only face fines for separate incidents in the Raiders' 16-12 victory over the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on Friday night.
Smithies was charged with grade-one striking for a headbutt on Tigers prop Fonua Pole in the 61^st minute of the match.
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