Canberra Raiders NRL News

Josh Papalii will leave Canberra after this season, aiming to break the Raiders' games record.

Canberra Weekly

Josh Papalii has conceded this season will be his last with Canberra, as the prop prepares to overtake Jason Croker and break the games record for the Raiders.

Papalii will overtake Croker as the Raiders' most-capped player on Sunday, when he runs out against South Sydney at GIO Stadium.

At age 33, the former Queensland State of Origin prop is not ready to walk away from rugby league and wants to play on into 2026.

But he has conceded it will not be at the Raiders, with the Super League looking the most likely landing spot after Papalii was previously linked to St...

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Ethan Sanders is ready to replace Jamal Fogarty, who is uncertain for Sunday's match against the Rabbitohs.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders are keeping Ethan Sanders sharp and on standby for a possible late call-up at halfback with Jamal Fogarty still tentative to play this Sunday afternoon against the Rabbitohs.

Sanders trained in full on Wednesday while Fogarty only had a very light session, after missing the round 13 Roosters game with a groin issue.

With a much-needed bye following the Raiders' upcoming blockbuster against South Sydney, it was a surprise to many Green Machine fans to see Fogarty named at No.7 when the team lists were revealed.

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Joseph Tapine's tears reflect his emotional distance from his gang member father.

Fox League

Joseph Tapine's tears are for a man he isn't in touch with these days.

"He was in Black Power, which was one of the main gangs back home," Tapine, one of rugby league's elite front-row enforcers, told Jake Duke on Fox League's Face to Face.

They are for his dad.

Tapine had a humble childhood in Wellington, New Zealand, with a hard-working mum and no family car; he didn't learn to drive until he met his wife, Kirsten. He and his big brother and sister walked themselves to school and footy training, or took the bus. They knew no better and were happy.

His father was a gang member.

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