Canberra Raiders NRL News

Canberra Raiders' Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies face fines but can play against the Knights next Friday.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders stars Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies were both charged by the NRL match review committee, but they're free to play the Newcastle Knights next Friday.

Both Young and Smithies only face fines for separate incidents in the Raiders' 16-12 victory over the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on Friday night.

Smithies was charged with grade-one striking for a headbutt on Tigers prop Fonua Pole in the 61^st minute of the match.

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Jed Stuart played through cramps in his NRL debut, scoring a try despite earlier nerves and an injury crisis.

Zero Tackle

Jed Stuart has revealed he played through cramps during the final 20 minutes of his NRL debut after earlier scoring a try.

The young gun - who is the son of coach Ricky - made his debut after serving as 18th man a number of times in recent weeks, with Savelio Tamale going down with a knee injury last weekend that will leave him sidelined until just weeks out from the finals - a finals series the Raiders are almost locked into with double-digit rounds remaining after their win over the Wests Tigers.

"It's actually been really good. I haven't been too nervous. I found out Tuesday last week,...

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The Canberra Times

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