Canberra Raiders NRL News

Remote Raiders fan-base found in small town of Alotau, Papua New Guinea, known for rugby league passion.

Canberra Weekly

Not wanting to blow my own Viking horn, but I think I've discovered the most remote Raiders fan-base - in a small provincial town in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Rugby League is massive in PNG (Port Moresby is set to join the NRL in 2028) but the Raiders are also huge in the tiny coastal town of Alotau, surrounded by some of the most remote island communities in the world.

Local resident Gori Sioni, who was born in an archipelago of flat coral atolls in eastern PNG, can recite the Raiders song word-for-word and he watches every game and does every Viking clap - despite the...

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Critics blaming sinu controversy for Manly's loss, defense issues and sluggishness evident.

Fox League

It's a bit rich for anyone to start blaming Manly's embarrassing loss to Melbourne on the Daly Cherry-Evans contract controversy.

But if we are fair dinkum no one looked slower or more lethargic than the veteran forward who got left for dead in defence for the first two tries.

Especially when we all saw the concerning defensive lapses from Jake Trbojevic in the
48-24 belting at Brookie.

Yes, the Sea Eagles looked slow and lethargic against the competition favourites.

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NRL crackdown with eight sin bins, Mitchell's return, and Broncos' evolution highlight Round 5.

Fox League

The NRL high shot crackdown saw eight sin bins in Round 5, but Latrell Mitchell's return for the Rabbitohs and Reece Walsh's Broncos evolution ensured there was still plenty of good footy.

The NRL promised a crackdown and seven players were sin binned for high shots throughout a rollercoaster round that left several coaches seething.

Read on for the biggest talking points to come out of Round 5.

CRACKDOWN CREATES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

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