Canberra Raiders News

Apisai Koroisau faces a possible three to four-match suspension for a dangerous tackle; teammate Fonua Pole charged with a fine.

Zero Tackle

The NRL's Match Review Committee has made a huge call on Apisai Koroisau, hitting him with a monster ban for a hip-drop tackle on Canberra Raiders second-rower Noah Martin.

Koroisau is looking down the barrel of a Grade 2 dangerous contact charge, which will see him miss three matches at an early plea, or if he faces the panel and is found guilty, it gets bumped up to four.

Given that it is his third subsequent offence (he has already had three offences this year), the MRC has come down severely on the Tigers superstar, who ended up in the sin-bin for his actions.

Koroisau's teammate Fonua Pole was also charged with a grade 1 shoudler charge in the 70th minute, and will escape with a $1500 fine if he takes the early plea.

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Ricky Stuart criticized his players after the Raiders' error-filled loss to the Tigers, jeopardizing their minor premiership defense.

Fox League

Ricky Stuart was fuming at his players over their error-prone ways after they let a 14-10 lead slip to go down to the Tigers 33-14 in Round 8 at Leichhardt Oval.

It means the Raiders face finishing the round in third-last and six points adrift of the top four as their minor premiership defence already looks all but over.

The Raiders had nine errors against the Tigers and completed 28 of 36 sets at 78 per cent and had just 33 per cent territory and 46 per cent possession in the six tries to two defeat.

And a frustrated Stuart put his players on notice in his post match press conference.

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Michaela Leonard, a rugby star, is set to become Australia's most-capped Wallaroo, surpassing Ashley Marsters with her 47th Test.

The Canberra Times

Where do you start with Michaela Leonard? Maybe with the kid who grew up dreaming about the Capitals. Or the time she played for a Raiders team and stood arm-in-arm with Brad Fittler. Maybe her first game of rugby, which just happened to be for the ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium.

Or maybe you start on the Sunshine Coast, where Leonard is poised to become the most-capped Wallaroo of all time when Australia face New Zealand on Anzac Day.

"I played a game before I watched a game," Leonard said. "It was an absolute whirlwind from day one."

Leonard will surpass Ashley Marsters record when she plays her 47^th Test for the Wallaroos this weekend. When she tells you it feels "pretty surreal", you have to believe her.

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