Canberra Raiders NRL News

Sat, 27th May, 2023, 6:01 AEST
First the Blues, then leading the Green: Young dreams big
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hudson Young is soaking up some strong leadership vibes during his first NSW Origin camp in the hope it can help eventually catapult him into the captaincy at the Canberra Raiders.
The tough forward who missed a total of 13 weeks because of two separate eye-gouging suspensions earlier in his career has matured to the point he would now love the top job at the Raiders.
With fan favourite Jarrod Croker to retire at the end of the year, Jack Wighton joining South Sydney, and Elliott Whitehead only contracted until the end of 2024, Young, along with Joe Tapine, loom as the two leading...
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Fri, 26th May, 2023, 22:38 AEST
Raiders ready to hop over Rabbitohs?
LeagueNews.co
The Green Machine are making some significant changes to their squad ahead of their upcoming match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
According to reports from raiders.com.au, the team has reduced their squad to just 19 players, which will surely put pressure on the remaining players to perform at their best.
However, there is still a chance for Hohepa Puru and Peter Hola to make it into the final lineup, as they remain in the extended squad.
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Fri, 26th May, 2023, 14:33 AEST
Forget Manly thrashing, Ricky tells his reeling Raiders
The Canberra Times
Canberra have shuffled their forward pack for their difficult trip to South Sydney on Saturday, with coach Ricky Stuart demanding a response to their second hefty home defeat this year.
Much like the 53-12 loss to Penrith in round five, the Raiders looked uncompetitive at times in a 42-14 drubbing against Manly last time out, snapping a five-game winning streak that had rocketed them up the table.
They'll miss their entire regular back row against the Rabbitohs - Hudson Young is on State of Origin duty while captain Elliott Whitehead is both injured and suspended - meaning a recall for...
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