Paul Kent has slammed the NRL Bunker’s performance in the opening two rounds as “abysmal” and called for it to be “blown up”.
The NRL 360 panel were discussing the
stunning decision from officials to sin bin Dolphins halfback Sean O’Sullivan
against the Raiders on Saturday.
Canberra forward Corey Harawira-Naera put a grubber through in the 75th minute then ran straight into O’Sullivan who held his position in the defensive line.
‘You’ve got rocks in your head’: Kenty explodes over ‘abysmal’ Bunker decisions in 2023
NRL round three team lists: Young gun with shades of Andrew Johns set for NRL debut in Storm-Titans clash
A Storm youngster with shades of rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns is set to make his NRL debut, after being named in Melbourne's 17 to meet the Gold Coast Titans on Saturday afternoon.
Twenty-year-old halfback Jonah Pezet has been named in Melbourne's No.14 jumper for the club's third-round clash.
The call-up followed a man-of-the-match performance in last year's under-19 State of Origin clash at Leichhardt Oval, in which the Hunter product chalked up four try assists to lead New South Wales to a 32-4 victory.
Rugby league great Paul Vautin compared Pezet to Johns after he set up a...
'We can feel it': Raiders tell fans to keep calm and clap on after winless start
The Canberra Raiders hope a big crowd at their first home game of the season will help them avoid a historically bad start to their 2023 NRL campaign, as injury has forced one team change for their clash against the Cronulla Sharks.
Just once in the past 13 years have the Raiders slumped to three-straight losses to start the season, and the undefeated Sharks threaten to see the feat repeated on Sunday at Canberra Stadium.
"The results have been a bit disappointing. We gave ourselves every opportunity to win but we're excited for what's coming," hooker Tom Starling said of the Raiders' form.
