Canberra Raiders NRL News

State of Origin squads soon; fierce competition for spots, Rabbitohs and Melbourne facing challenges.

Fox League

It's less than a month until the first State of Origin squads are announced which means there representative honours on the line every week now.

The battle for the NSW fullback spot is heating up while Queensland could be forced to pick a new No. 1 after Reece Walsh had a nightmare Round 7.

The Rabbitohs have a halves headache and Melbourne have found out the hard way they can't just attack their way to the premiership.

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Greg Marzhew, Mawene Hiroti, Addin Fonua-Blake, and Hudson Young had standout performances in SuperCoach.

The Daily Telegraph

Such a mixed day for SuperCoaches. We try to make sense of it below.

SUPERCOACH WINNERS

* Greg Marzhew (125) - A try, try assist and incredible EIGHTEEN tackle busts. In a side that got smashed. That's SuperCoach gold.

* Mawene Hiroti (83) - A late try on top of some very strong base and power, including eight tackle busts and 19 runs.

* Addin Fonua-Blake (75) - And to think he was in doubt for this game. AFB was huge and scored a try.

* Hudson Young (128) - Two tries and officially the POD of the year. The other way of looking at it is that 96% of SuperCoaches - including yours truly - have got it wrong. The only consolation...

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Ricky Stuart proud of comeback win, warns NRL rivals, praises Tom Starling's impact with brutal hit.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart was proud of his team after an impressive 30-20 comeback win over the Titans, but warned his NRL rivals the Green Machine are yet to play to their full potential.

Stuart said the Raiders were "their own worst enemy" in the first 25 minutes at Robina Stadium in their round seven match as they trailed 0-16, with "cheap turnovers" and "appalling" play out of their own half at times.

The coach praised the "big" impact of Tom Starling's fearless, brutal big hit on Reagan Campbell-Gillard for helping shift momentum, with better field position for the Raiders following that crucial moment.

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