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The Canberra Times

Let's just start calling it the Jack-Russell connection.

Movie star and owner of the South Sydney rugby league team Russell Crowe has made no apologies for stealing Raiders star Jack Wighton, evoking the spirit of gladiator Maximus to tell Canberrans to never stop supporting the departing five-eighth.

Speaking on Canberra radio station MIX 106.3 on Wednesday morning with breakfast hosts Kristen Davidson and Nigel Johnson, Crowe chatted happily about Wighton and all things national capital - including remembering his own year six school trip.

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The Riotact

I like to think my dog is loyal.

For the most she is, happily patting and panting away alongside me as we trundle through the local park, chasing after a tennis ball and even occasionally bringing it back. That is, until someone else turns up with better-tasting, more expensive dog treats. Then loyalty goes out the window. It’s as if the hours I have devoted to picking up her poo, to chasing after her to retrieve the socks she has stolen from the wash basket, mean nothing.

She sits there at the feet of a complete stranger, tongue flapping and gooey-eyed, waiting for the expensive lamb treats that shame my cardboard-like kibble (which, by the way, cost me an arm and a leg because the vet guilted me into buying the good stuff because he said feeding a dog supermarket brand would amount to some form of puppy abuse).

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Zero Tackle

The Canberra Raiders have reportedly been linked to a surprise play for St George Illawarra Dragons star half Ben Hunt.

Hunt has recently re-signed with the Dragons until at least the end of the 2025 season, however, has expressed that he could look for a way out of the club if coach Anthony Griffin is punted.

The Dragons have lost their last four games on the hop, and it seems increasingly likely that Griffin will be lucky to see out the season, let alone receive another campaign in charge.

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