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Winners have parties, losers have meetings – but football clubs have honesty sessions.
If you’re searching for an explanation for why the Canberra Raiders are still standing in September, after having the first half of their season rocked by injury and the second half thrown off course after their coach was suspended, an honesty session in the pre-season is a wise place to start.
“I won’t go into it,” coach Ricky Stuart says before going into it. “We’re all great mates. There was...
You may not think someone who has won three senior rugby league grand finals would get nervous before a big game, but Scott Rutland says he’ll be more nervous than ever when his under-10s take to the field this Saturday (10 September).
“I’m terrible and it will be no different this Saturday,” Rutland says. “Even as a player, I used to pace around and couldn’t sit still.
“Earlier this week, I was pretty relaxed, but now I’m starting to get phone calls from parents and it’s all...
Canberra Raiders enforcers Josh Papalii and Joe Tapine want to make critics "eat their words", declaring the Green Machine is ready to make a run towards a drought-breaking title.
The Raiders will be underdogs when they face the Melbourne Storm on Saturday, despite history in the Victorian capital suggesting otherwise.
But unsatisfied with a late-season run to secure a top-eight berth, Papalii said the Raiders wanted to go deep after being written off when they slumped to second last on the...