Canberra Raiders NRL News

A struggling Raiders team faces unbeaten home team, seeking improvement after recent heavy losses.

League Unlimited

The last game of Saturday will be a test for the Raiders, a team that is leaking points and lacking cohesion and is facing a home team that hasn't tasted defeat at AAMI Park this year.

With 82 points put against them in the last two rounds, Coach Ricky Stuart will be looking for his team to toughen up and at least be competitive.

 Last round saw the Green Machine cop a shellacking from the Wests Tigers 48-24. The Raiders only had any effect in the game when the Tigers were reduced to 12 men for 10 minutes. Some spirited performances from Joseph Tapine, Jordan Rapana and Nick Cotric were not enough, and the error count took the life out of what, on paper, is actually a tough team.

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Nick Cotric moves to Catalans Dragons in NRL exit after second stint with Raiders.

Canberra Weekly

Nick Cotric will leave Canberra at the end of this NRL season, with the former Australian Test winger to move to Catalans Dragons.

Cotric on Thursday morning confirmed a new three-year deal with the French-based English Super League club, ending his second stint with the Raiders.

A NSW State of Origin winger in 2019, Cotric was on the rise when he left Canberra for Canterbury at the end of the following season.

But he has since been unable to recapture his best form, returning to Canberra in 2022 after an unhappy stint at the Bulldogs.

He was briefly dropped by coach Ricky Stuart, before returning to the wing for the past...

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Canberra Raiders winger Cotric goes to Catalans Dragons; Raiders consider signing Utoikamanu from Tigers.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders winger Nick Cotric is off to France to play for the Catalans Dragons.

The 25-year-old has signed a three-year deal to join the English Super League club at the end of the season.

While they've lost Cotric, it's expected the Raiders will discuss entering the race to sign Wests Tigers prop Stefano Utoikamanu on Thursday after the 24-year-old was given permission to explore his future - despite being contracted to the Tigers until the end of next year.

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