Canberra Raiders News

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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Sat, 21st June, 2025, 13:25 AEST
Jed Stuart talks cramps, debut NRL try as Tapine reveals 'nervous' phone call
Jed Stuart played through cramps in his NRL debut, scoring a try despite earlier nerves and an injury crisis.
Zero Tackle
Jed Stuart has revealed he played through cramps during the final 20 minutes of his NRL debut after earlier scoring a try.
The young gun - who is the son of coach Ricky - made his debut after serving as 18th man a number of times in recent weeks, with Savelio Tamale going down with a knee injury last weekend that will leave him sidelined until just weeks out from the finals - a finals series the Raiders are almost locked into with double-digit rounds remaining after their win over the Wests Tigers.
"It's actually been really good. I haven't been too nervous. I found out Tuesday last week,...
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