Canberra Raiders NRL News

Freddy impressed by lightning speed performance of Kaeo Weekes scoring two tries in Papua.

The Canberra Times

So what did you think of the kid with lightning pace, Freddy?

You'd have to think Brad Fittler was impressed by what he saw from Canberra Raiders fullback Kaeo Weekes after he scored a scintillating double for the Australian Prime Minister's XIII in Papua New Guinea on Sunday.

Weekes scored two tries - including a brilliant solo effort from the halfway mark - to help the Australian Prime Minister's XIII to a 42-20 win over the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister's XIII in Port Moresby on Sunday.

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Jamal Fogarty embraces role in youthful Prime Minister's XIII squad, finding similarities with Canberra Raiders.

The Canberra Times

At 30, Jamal Fogarty thought representative football had passed him by.

But the Canberra Raiders halfback feels at home in a young Australian Prime Minister's XIII squad - cheekily pointing out the similarities with the Green Machine given the only person older than him is Dragons-bound Damien Cook.

It's the same feeling he has when he's wearing lime green instead of the green and gold, given only Jordan Rapana, Elliott Whitehead and Josh Papali'i were the only ones older than him at Canberra - and both Rapana and Whitehead have now left for the English Super League.

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History repeats as NRL considers another crackdown on play-the-balls, sparking déjà vu and disbelief.

The Canberra Times

Has history taught us nothing? Did we not learn from the last time there was an NRL crackdown on the play-the-ball?

Or has the memory of 2018 been lost in a COVID-19-induced brain fog?

I almost choked on my Weet-Bix this morning when I saw that the NRL was considering a crackdown on the play-the-balls next year as part of their end-of-season review into the bunker, the universe and everything.

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