Canberra Raiders NRL News

Tue, 23rd May, 2023, 5:08 AEST
'If it happened again, I wasn't going to have a contract': How new Blue saved his career
The Sydney Morning Herald
Ricky Stuart hit Hudson Young straight between the eyes, without a hint of irony.
If it happened again, I wasn't going to have a contract at Canberra, Young says, with the sheepish grin most players on the end of a Sticky spray eventually muster. He wasn't wrong. If it happened again, I wasn't getting a contract at any club.
It wasn't the first time Young has had to confront his rugby league mortality, but ideally, it will the last. Young is now 24, with a starting NSW No.12 jersey and an upgraded, three-year Raiders deal worth a reported $2.8 million in the mail as well.
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Mon, 22nd May, 2023, 20:45 AEST
Souths gamble on Graham's Origin fitness
LeagueNews.co
South Sydney Rabbitohs are considering playing centre Campbell Graham against Canberra Raiders on Saturday, despite his recent withdrawal from the NSW State of Origin camp due to a sternum injury.
Graham, who has been in impressive form for the NRL team, had been a strong contender for an Origin debut in the upcoming series opener on May 31.
However, a standout performance from Tom Trbojevic on the weekend saw Graham relegated to 18th man when the NSW squad was announced on Monday.
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Mon, 22nd May, 2023, 17:59 AEST
How love, hurdles and hard work built a Raider for State of Origin
The Canberra Times
They say behind every great man is a great woman.
That seems to be the case for Hudson Young, who credited his girlfriend of two years Kelsea for helping him forge a path to his first NSW Blues jersey.
Young has been in career-best form at the Raiders in recent seasons and on Monday he was finally rewarded with a State of Origin debut.
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