We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
For those who think Pride rounds or jerseys in national sporting competitions are tokenistic, pandering or "woke" think again.
Many queer people are sports fans, like me, and every other week of every professional season, the status quo of cisgender heterosexuals is the unquestioned, predominant norm in the NRL; much like the rest of society.
Manly's decision to wear a Pride jersey means for one week, one game, queer sports fans get to be included and acknowledged.
The Canberra Raiders have appointed Dave Warwick as their interim recruitment boss on a part-time basis following the departure of Kelly Egan due to personal reasons.
Raiders chief executive Don Furner said they would take their time to find Egan's replacement after he spent about four months in the role.
Egan was brought in to replace Canberra's long-term recruitment guru Peter Mulholland, who lost his long battle with cancer at the end of last year.
The Canberra Raiders are working on starting fast to avoid playing catch-up in their danger game against the Gold Coast Titans.
Raiders forward Corey Harawira-Naera wants to become the impact king off the bench for the next few weeks, after playing a crucial role in the Green Machine's big comeback win over the New Zealand Warriors.
Harawira-Naera was part of an unchanged 17 to face the Titans at the Gold Coast on Saturday, which included star fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (hamstring) as...