Canberra Raiders NRL News

Daly Cherry-Evans accuses someone of smear campaign, refuses to reveal culprit. Creates confusion at club.

Fox League

Daly Cherry-Evans is not doing the right thing by his own Manly teammates and the fans by continuing to create even more confusion and division at his club.

Is it sections of the media?

The Manly skipper talks about a s
o-called smear campaign
that he claims has been directed against him following his decision to quit his club from next year.

But he then refuses to reveal who it is that he is accusing of doing wrong by him.

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Round 4 saw upsets and underdogs winning, with coaching masterclasses and standout performances in rugby.

Fox League

It was the round of upsets as the underdogs prevailed in five matches as the premiership race was turned on its head.

There were some coaching masterclasses and starring performances in another action-packed round of rugby league.

Read on for the Talking Points from Round 4
.

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NRL fans frustrated with soft approach to head high contact and ill-discipline, highlighted by Papalii's actions.

The Daily Telegraph

Fans can't be blamed for feeling like the NRL has gone soft on head high contact and ill-discipline this season.

Nothing screamed blatant ill-discipline more than Josh Papalii's brain explosion in Townsville.

After being put on report for making head contact in a tackle for a second time, Papalii decided to pat referee Adam Gee on the chest as he walked past the match official, who had just penalised the Raiders forward.

It was a moment of ill-discipline that Papalii should have been penalised for, at a minimum.

But on Sunday, the match review committee merely hit Papalii with a grade one contrary conduct charge and a $3,000 fine.

Josh...

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