Canberra Raiders NRL News

Buzz Rothfield highlights Canberra Raiders' impressive performance and criticizes Thurston-Leniu verbal stoush robbing Roosters' praise.

The Daily Telegraph

Phil 'Buzz' Rothfield reveals his highlights and lowlights from the week in sport, revealing the Sydney Roosters' hero rookie prop Taylor Losalu's concreting days are over.

HIGHLIGHT

The Canberra Raiders. This side has travelled from the national capital to Las Vegas, Townsville, Brookvale and Darwin over a brutal six-round schedule. Then they come out and put 50 points on Parramatta. Ricky Stuart, the high-performance staff and the players are doing a sensational job.

LOWLIGHT

The Johnathan Thurston v Spencer Leniu sideline verbal stoush achieved nothing but rob the Sydney Roosters of much-deserved praise for their magnificent...

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Jamal Fogarty is a sought-after NRL halfback with uncertainty about his future at Canberra Raiders.

The Canberra Times

He's the most in-demand, 99-game, 31-year-old halfback in the NRL. So where will Canberra Raiders No.7 Jamal Fogarty end up next year?

Is he off to Manly next season as so many believe? Or will Raiders coach Ricky Stuart convince the popular playmaker to stick around?

Fogarty will bring up his 100^th NRL game when he runs out against Parramatta in Darwin on Saturday night, with the game doubling as the use-by date on the Raiders' contract option for Fogarty in 2026.

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Canberra Times: Stuart and Fogarty discussed future over coffee, Raiders likely to overlook 2026 option.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Times can reveal Stuart and Fogarty chatted over coffee in Darwin on Wednesday morning, with the Raiders coach reiterating his desire to keep the 31-year-old in the capital.

The Raiders are preparing for their round-six clash against the Parramatta Eels on Saturday night.

Canberra does have a 2026 option they could take up to keep Fogarty, but it's looking like they will overlook it.

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