Canberra Raiders NRL News

Kennedy and Gee won't referee this weekend, Sharpe and Raymond receive games; Badger and Gee in bunker.

Zero Tackle

The NRL have confirmed both Liam Kennedy and Adam Gee will not referee on-field this weekend, while Belinda Sharpe and Wyatt Raymond will both receive games.

Kennedy was in charge of Monday afternoon's game between the Wests Tigers and Parramatta Eels, while Adam Gee officiated the Gold Coast Titans and Canberra Raiders clash on Sunday.

Elsewhere, Adam Gee and Kasey Badger will both double up in the bunker with Chris Butler continuing to be overlooked for an appointment, while Raymond, who is needed in Auckland on Friday, will also not have a game in front of the video screens this weekend.

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Haas and Young rise in MVP rankings, May still leads by 8 votes over Gray. Tedesco falls to fifth.

Zero Tackle

Brisbane Broncos prop Payne Haas and Canberra Raiders second-rower Hudson Young have surged up Zero Tackle's NRL MVP rankings after Round 7 on the back of excellent performances, but it continues to be Terrell May sitting atop the standings.

May managed just three votes out of the Tigers' loss to the Parramatta Eels on Easter Monday, but continues to cling onto the lead - this time by eight votes - ahead of South Sydney fullback Jye Gray, who failed to score in the Rabbitohs' 32-0 loss to the Canterbury Bulldogs.

They have both jumped James Tedesco, who falls to fifth spot in the rankings...

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Manly counters Canberra's offer to keep Jamal Fogarty with a three-year deal, shifting his focus to the Dolphins.

The Canberra Times

Manly have countered Canberra's latest bid to keep Jamal Fogarty by tabling a three-year offer for the Raiders halfback, who has now turned his attention to a Dolphins side fresh off "the best game of football" they've played since joining the NRL.

The Raiders had offered Fogarty a revised two-year deal to stay in Canberra which would give coach Ricky Stuart an experienced playmaker to help develop rising stars Ethan Sanders and Ethan Strange.

Now Manly have raised the stakes by upping their offer to three years, with the club chasing a halfback to fill the void left by Daly Cherry-Evans when he leaves Brookvale at season's end.

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