Canberra Raiders NRL News

Blake Austin rejected Raider's extension, signed with Eels instead, reflecting on career path change.

Fox League

Raiders legend Blake Austin revealed he knocked back a lucrative extension with the club to take a cut-price deal with the Eels, before a sliding doors moment changed the course of his career.

After 43 tries in 122 NRL games, including 34 in 88 matches for the Raiders, Austin was given a lucrative extension with Canberra in 2018.

The now 34-year-old sat down with Fox League's Darcie McDonald on the
Fox League Podcast
to relive his career and revealed how different it might have turned out.

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Stuart criticizes officiating in loss to Sea Eagles, Rothfield suggests bias in referee decisions.

Fox League

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart teed off at officiating in his side's 40-12 loss to the Sea Eagles on Sunday, and veteran rugby league reporter Phil Rothfield proposed a bold theory.

Manly were awarded seven set restarts to one, had a try disallowed due to a dubious obstruction and also had Corey Horsburgh sent to the sin bin in the 20th minute.

"I'm not allowed to talk about the ref but I hope Andrew Abdo has an answer for us all," Stuart said in his post-match press conference.

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Joe Tapine felt shame owing rent, overcame pokies addiction, learned hard lesson in NRL career.

The Canberra Times

Unable to pay the rent, Joe Tapine felt shame at owing his mates money.

The Canberra Raiders captain has opened up on how he overcame a pokies addiction at the start of his NRL career.

Tapine, who returns from a two-week suspension to face the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville on Saturday, said overcoming his gambling problem was the "harshest lesson" he's had to learn during his NRL career.

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