Canberra Raiders News

Fri, 4th April, 2025, 11:30 AEDT
Future Raiders captain anointed after 'best start to the season'
Ricky Stuart hints at Hudson Young as potential future captain due to impressive performance and growth.
Zero Tackle
Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has revealed second-rower Hudson Young could be the next captain of the club.Joseph Tapine is the current captain, but Young, who has become a fringe State of Origin player in recent seasons and managed to bring some of the aggression from early in his career under control, has been a constantly improving force for the Raiders."This is the best start to the season I reckon Hudson's had since I've coached him," Stuart revealed during his post-match press conference.
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Fri, 4th April, 2025, 11:16 AEDT
Penalty count controversy: Stuart's frustrations spill over
Stuart questions penalty count but praises players in win; seeks answers from NRL HQ on issue.
LeagueNews.co
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart once again voiced his frustration over a lopsided penalty count in his team's win against Cronulla, questioning why they received seven penalties to Cronulla's two.
Stuart made it clear he was not criticizing referee Todd Smith, whom he described as "wonderful," but he expressed his confusion over the penalty discrepancy.
NRL HQ has been cracking down on coaches' comments about referees, but Stuart has previously spoken out about similar situations, hoping for answers from NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo.
Despite facing challenges like back-rower Hudson Young's sin-binning, Stuart praised his players for overcoming obstacles to secure victory in the match.
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Fri, 4th April, 2025, 10:57 AEDT
Hudson Young sin binned as Raiders win 24-20 over Sharks
Hudson Young sin-binned in NRL's Multicultural Round for high shot, Raiders win with last-minute try.
The Daily Telegraph
Representative second rower Hudson Young became the first player sin binned after the NRL's high shot clampdown as the Raiders kicked off the NRL's Multicultural Round with a last ditch win in the nation's capital.
Young became the first victim of the recalibration when referee Todd Smith and bunker official Ashley Klein found fault with a tackle when his shoulder came into direct contact with the head of Cameron McInnes in the 57th minute.
WATCH THE INCREDIBLE MATCH-WINNING TRY IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ABOVE
Later in the second half fellow Raider Ata Mariota's shoulder cannoned into to the head of Billy Burns but the contact was deemed...
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