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Xavier Coates' hamstring injury forces Maroons to adjust backline for Origin decider, sidelined for weeks.
Billy Slater will indeed be forced to shuffle the Maroons backline for the State of Origin decider after Storm winger Xavier Coates was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Melbourne confirmed on Sunday morning that Coates had suffered a low-grade tear in his right hamstring in the club's 16-6 win over the Raiders on Saturday night.
He'll be sidelined for the next six to eight weeks.
Corey Horsburgh banned for 3 games for headbutting and punching in reserve-grade game, hurting NRL comeback chances.
Corey Horsburgh has been banned for three games for headbutting and punching in a reserve-grade game, further denting the Canberra forward's hopes of an NRL comeback.
Horsburgh's brain snap against Jacob Laban sparked a melee during the Raiders' 24-18 NSW Cup loss on Saturday and led to him joining Warriors forwards Laban and Tom Ale in being sent off.
On Monday, the NSW Rugby League match review committee handed Horsburgh two separate striking charges, one a grade-one offence and the other a grade-two over his headbutt and punching.
Horsburgh has accepted one-game and...
Raiders coach criticizes referees for unfair officiating following third consecutive defeat, accuses them of making guesses.
In the wake of the Canberra Raiders' third consecutive defeat, coach Ricky Stuart has unleashed a scathing critique of the referees, accusing them of 'guessing' their calls and expressing deep frustration over what he perceives as unfair officiating.
Stuart's discontent was zeroed in on the penalty count and six-again calls during the Raiders' latest loss.
The figures indicate that it wasn't as lop-sided as Stuart would imply, with Canberra being penalised five times compared to the Melbourne Storm's four, and being on the losing end of the six-again calls by six to four.