Canberra Raiders NRL News

Fri, 9th June, 2023, 21:02 AEST
Mitch Barnett and Marata Niukore sin binned in Warriors victory over Canberra Raiders
Wide World of Sports
It was a victory that leaves the Warriors as firm finals contenders, but the side will have Mitch Barnett and Marata Niukore sweating on the match review committee's decision after they were sent to the sin bin.
Both forwards were given their marching orders after making contact with the head of Raiders winger Jordan Rapana on separate occasions.
The Warriors cruised to victory at GIO Stadium with a 36-14 victory thanks to a Shaun Johnson masterclass, who suffered an injury late in the match during another head clash.
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Fri, 9th June, 2023, 20:46 AEST
Warriors crash Croker party with crushing win in Canberra
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Warriors spoiled the party for Jarrod Croker's 300th game, digging in defensively before thrashing a woeful Canberra 36-14 at GIO Stadium on Friday night.
A try-of-the-year candidate from Dallin Watene-Zelezniak helped the New Zealanders overcome an early pummelling and blitz the woeful Raiders to maintain their charge towards a first finals appearance since 2018.
What was meant to be a celebration for Croker - just the second Canberra player to reach 300 games - quickly turned sour with five straight Warriors tries overturning a 6-0 first-half deficit.
The huge win leaves the Warriors 8-6 for the season and with a share of third...
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Fri, 9th June, 2023, 20:34 AEST
'Wighton's in trouble': Raiders star on report
The Canberra Times
Raiders five-eighth Jack Wighton faces a nervous wait for tomorrow's match review committee findings.
Wighton made glancing, accidental head contact with Warriors winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak in attempting a tackle late in the first half of Canberra's 36-14 loss on Friday night.
The collision conceded a penalty and put Wighton on report, but he escaped a similar fate to Mitch Barnett who was sin binned for an earlier high contact incident on Jordan Rapana.
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