Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Sharks aim to re-sign hooker Blayke Brailey until 2030, boosting their roster's future potential.

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The Cronulla Sharks are set to lock up the future of hooker Blayke Brailey before he can hit the open market.

Quality dummy halves are in short supply on the free market, and the challenge for clubs searching for one could be about to get tougher, with News Corp reporting the club will extend an offer to Brailey to retain him until at least the end of 2030.

The dummy half has been one of the competition's best this year, improving his game out of sight in previous campaigns.

It has led to calls for him to come under consideration by NSW Blues head coach Laurie Daley for the State of Origin campaign, and although the Sharks have slid down the...

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Dylan Lucas joins Kalyn Ponga on the Knights' injury list, complicating a challenging season for the team.

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The Newcastle Knights are set to add a second player to their season-ending injury list, with Dylan Lucas suffering a lisfranc injury.

The injury was sustained on Saturday afternoon as the Knights came up short again against the Melbourne Storm, adding to their woes in what has been a horrific season for Adam O'Brien's side.

Star fullback Kalyn Ponga is also out with a foot injury for the remainder of the season, and now Lucas will join him on the sidelines.

There should be no delay to the start of the pre-season for Lucas, but the second-rower who can also line up in the centres will now need to be replaced by the already short on depth...

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Sam Walker escaped NRL charges for a cannonball tackle; Roosters' coach called the sin bin a "heavy price."

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Sydney Roosters star halfback Sam Walker has avoided a charge from the NRL's match review committee for a cannonball tackle during Saturday night's narrow win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Walker, in his first game back at NRL level for almost a year after an ACL injury was followed up by a broken thumb, was sin-binned shortly before halftime for what looked to be a classic cannonball tackle on Dragons' prop David Klemmer.

Roosters head coach Trent Robinson said the sin bin was a 'heavy price' to pay.

Five other charges were handed out from Saturday's fixtures, though, including three from the Roosters' win over the Dragons.

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