We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
His father Simon might be working for the Parramatta Eels, but Zac Woolford has declared he won't be throwing his support behind the blue and gold throughout the remainder of the NRL season.
The Eels bundled the Canberra Raiders out of the competition with a 40-4 drubbing in last Friday's semi-final.
Simon is a Raiders legend who is now working in junior development at Parramatta and took little joy from watching his son's premiership dream come to an end.
It's more bad news for Mal Meninga as another promising prospect chooses a different nation.
The Raiders’ season should not be defined by the 40-4 loss to Parramatta in the NRL semi-finals. Instead, it should be used as a launching pad for 2023.
But to take advantage of the club’s incredible finish to the season, there are several issues to resolve, including the future of Meninga Medalist Joe Tapine.
Tapine, who ran for 203 metres in the win over the Storm in week one of the finals series, is contracted until the end of 2023.