Kalyn Ponga is currently passing through concussion protocols.
Ponga’s chances of playing against Raiders revealed following concussion
‘Instantly threatening’: Raiders young gun fires first shot in fullback fight
Raiders young gun Xavier Savage has shown his “electric” qualities in the club’s trial match against the Roosters, stunning commentators.
Savage opened the scoring at Leichhardt Oval, grubbering to himself before regathering a deflection to score under the posts only four minutes into the game.
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The five momentous moments in the Raiders' first 40 years
As the Raiders lined up for their opening game in the NSWRL in February 1982, there was little understanding beyond the club’s inner circle of the battle behind the scenes to get to that particular moment.
The Raiders faced significant opposition from rival centres to be the 14th team in the competition.
Initially, there were three bids: one from Canberra led by the McIntyres, another from Newcastle and a third from Campbelltown. Newcastle pulled out leaving Canberra and Campbelltown to fight it out.
