Canberra Raiders NRL News

Mon, 2nd September, 2024, 11:32 AEST
Raiders captain faces massive ban, end of NRL career after feud erupts
Elliott Whitehead faces three-match ban for hip-drop tackle during Raiders-Roosters clash. Judiciary appeal may follow.
The Canberra Times
Canberra Raiders skipper Elliott Whitehead will need to fight a three-match suspension at the judiciary if he is to play in the NRL again after he was slapped with the ban in the bitter fallout of the Raiders-Roosters clash.
Whitehead was hit with three match review charges on Monday morning - the most significant a three-match ban for his hip-drop tackle on Brandon Smith.
The Roosters fear Smith has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, but it's unclear if the Whitehead tackle or an earlier incident caused the injury.
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Mon, 2nd September, 2024, 11:29 AEST
Elliott Whitehead's NRL career looks over after copping big ban
Canberra captain Elliott Whitehead faces ban unless he successfully overturns four-match suspension for tackle.
Canberra Weekly
Elliott Whitehead's NRL career is all but over unless the Canberra captain can successfully overturn a four-match ban for a hip-drop tackle at the judiciary.
Just a day after fellow Raiders veteran Jordan Rapana's NRL career was ended by a fractured cheekbone, Whitehead was handed three separate charges following Monday's match review.
The England representative will be able to pay $3,600 in fines for tripping James Tedesco and kicking out at Angus Crichton late in Canberra's 14-12 win over the Sydney Roosters.
But the biggest punishment is for a hip-drop tackle on...
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Mon, 2nd September, 2024, 11:28 AEST
Whitehead hit with lengthy ban for season-ending tackle on Smith
Canberra's Elliott Whitehead faces lengthy ban and fines for multiple incidents in game against Sydney Roosters.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra's Elliott Whitehead has been hit with a lengthy ban and up to $5000 in fines for three separate incidents on Sunday, including a hip-drop tackle on Sydney Roosters' hooker Brandon Smith that is feared to have ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Whitehead, who is off to Super League next year, has been slapped with a minimum three-game suspension for the dangerous contact, along with a minimum $3600 in fines for tripping James Tedesco and contrary conduct on Angus Crichton.
The Raiders veteran was sent to the sin bin on two separate occasions for the incidents involving Smith and Crichton in the Raiders' 14-12...
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