Canberra Raiders NRL News

Mon, 2nd September, 2024, 21:15 AEST
'Lucky he didn't put one on his chin': Fresh Robbo spat footage as fiery debate rages
Whitehead and Robinson in altercation after Roosters hooker's season-ending injury, discussed in post-game press conferences.
Fox League
Fresh footage has emerged of Elliott Whitehead and Trent Robinson's
heated post-game confrontation on Allianz Stadium
following a tackle which ended the season of Roosters hooker Brandon Smith.

Whitehead and Robinson revealed the details of the spat in their respective press conferences following Canberra's 14-12 win over the Roosters.
In vision obtained by Fox League, Whitehead is seen going over to Robinson on the field just after fulltime where the two seemingly engage in a heated discussion before Whitehead walks away.
Bulldogs forward Max King joins the Fox League podcast to go inside the Bulldogs' remarkable 2024 revival and chat about the impact of coach Cameron Ciraldo, captain Stephen Crichton and the club's renowned defensive system
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Mon, 2nd September, 2024, 17:40 AEST
Should the NRL sanction the Roosters coach for his Whitehead slur?
Robinson defends Hargreaves, accuses Whitehead; NRL may sanction for reputation-staining comments.
The Canberra Times
One week Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is defending a bloke who has been charged by the match review committee 37 times in his career and trying to paint Jared Waerea-Hargreaves as some sort of victim.
The next week he's accusing Elliott Whitehead of being a serial hip-dropper, despite the Canberra Raiders captain facing his first suspension for the dangerous tackle.
And while it looks unlikely the NRL will sanction Robinson for essentially staining Whitehead's proud reputation and painting him as a dirty player - maybe they should.
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Mon, 2nd September, 2024, 12:44 AEST
Four games, eight ACLs. What have the Roosters done to upset rugby league gods?
Roosters player Brandon Smith heartbroken after season-ending injury, possibly affecting team's season as well.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Nobody was more heartbroken on Sunday night than Brandon Smith.
When the Roosters hooker was helped from the field with a knee injury in the first half against Canberra after an alleged hip-drop tackle from Elliott Whitehead, he didn't look like a player whose season was over.
He wasn't in tears like his halfback, Sam Walker, who had broken down earlier in the match after hearing a pop: the dreaded noise that indicates a blown anterior cruciate ligament.
Smith's tears came later that evening, when scans confirmed he'd suffered the same injury. It hasn't just ended his season, but possibly that of the Roosters, too.
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