Canberra Raiders NRL News

Hudson Young sin-binned in NRL's Multicultural Round for high shot, Raiders win with last-minute try.

The Daily Telegraph

Representative second rower Hudson Young became the first player sin binned after the NRL's high shot clampdown as the Raiders kicked off the NRL's Multicultural Round with a last ditch win in the nation's capital.

Young became the first victim of the recalibration when referee Todd Smith and bunker official Ashley Klein found fault with a tackle when his shoulder came into direct contact with the head of Cameron McInnes in the 57th minute.

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Later in the second half fellow Raider Ata Mariota's shoulder cannoned into to the head of Billy Burns but the contact was deemed...

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Pre-season games may not accurately predict regular season success given limited playing time for key players.

The Riotact

It's hard to read too much into pre-season games with key players either rested or given limited time on the field.

You only have to look at the fate of the two previous NRL pre-season champions. The Broncos won the 2024 pre-season challenge only to finish 12th in the premiership while the 2023 pre-season champions, Manly, also finished 12th in the regular season.

The Raiders accounted for a Panthers outfit minus their premiership players, 22-16, in their opening pre-season game before going down to the Sharks 40-10.

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Ricky Stuart baffled by Raiders' penalty count woes in close win over Sharks, questions fairness.

Zero Tackle

Canberra Raiders head coach Ricky Stuart is still at a loss to describe his team's inability to win a penalty count, despite the fact they snuck over the line in a final-minute thriller against the Cronulla Sharks on Thursday evening.Only a late, last ditch and ad-lib try could get the Raiders over the line against the Sharks in a game where they were trounced in the penalty count."I think the penalty count was 7-2, ok fine if we're giving penalties away that's great but you can't tell me other teams don't give away penalties as well," Stuart said during his post-match press conference.

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