Canberra Raiders NRL News

Hudson Young dismissed criticism of his ball-carrying technique amid Kevin Walters' bizarre commentary during Magic Round.

The Canberra Times

Canberra star Hudson Young has laughed off criticism about the way he holds the footy potentially leading to high tackles after some bizarre commentary from rugby league legend and former Raider, Kevin Walters, during Magic Round.

In Canberra's golden point comeback win over the Melbourne Storm, Walters had a baffling take on referee Gerard Sutton awarding a game-deciding yet textbook penalty to the Raiders for a high tackle by Melbourne's Trent Loiero on Young.

"It was the way that Hudson Young carried the ball," Walters said commentating for Fox Sports on Sunday.

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Magic Round ended with a thrilling Raiders-Storm clash, as we predict try scorers and value plays.

Zero Tackle

We're all coming down from an epic Magic Round which was accentuated by the climactic finish to Sunday night's Raiders and Storm golden point clash.

In 2025, after nine rounds, an average of 45.6 points are being scored per match, which is where it has sat consistently since the introduction of the six-again rule in 2020.

Keeping that in mind, we continue here on Zero Tackle to have a go at predicting five try scorers, as well as tipping a value play of the week.

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A seismic NRL shift has led to a compelling Canberra vs. Canterbury clash, challenging preseason predictions.

The Canberra Times

There is a seismic shift happening in the NRL and it has thrown up a blockbuster round-10 clash that doesn't feature any of the competition heavyweights of recent years in Penrith, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Canberra v Canterbury on Saturday afternoon is as real as it gets in terms of two teams that are capable of winning the premiership.

Back at the start of the season I wrote there were only three teams that could win the competition - the Panthers, Storm and Broncos. I might still turn out to be right, but I'm not remotely as confident now as I was then.

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