Canberra Raiders NRL News

Manly Sea Eagles prepare to defend home against Canberra Raiders with Cherry-Evans back in team.

LeagueNews.co

The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are fired up and ready to defend their home turf at 4 Pines Park against the Canberra Raiders on Friday night.

Currently sitting in fourth place on the Telstra Premiership ladder, the Sea Eagles are aiming to extend their three-game winning streak at home in front of a packed stadium.

Sea Eagles skipper and star half-back Daly Cherry-Evans will be taking the field after successfully appealing his Dangerous Throw charge, which was downgraded to a grade one offence.

Ethan Bullemor will step up to fill the void left by Haumole Olakau'atu, who is serving a two-match suspension for his involvement in the same tackle.

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Stuart wants leadership from forwards as Raiders struggle with injuries and form in NRL.

Canberra Weekly

Ricky Stuart is demanding Canberra's experienced forward pack stand up and lead their side out of a form slump, as their NRL season threatens to quickly unravel.

From a 4-2 start that had them nestled inside the top four, the Raiders have received successive beatings and conceded 74 points in a fortnight as an injury crisis derails any progress.

Friday night's trip to Manly presents another daunting challenge for the out-of-form side, the Sea Eagles soaring up the table to fourth off the back of a four-game unbeaten run.

Canberra might have started a makeshift halves duo of Ethan Strange and Kaeo Weekes that had just 20...

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Raiders confront challenges but skipper remains confident in young squad's ability to prevail.

The Canberra Times

If rugby league fans believe back-to-back weeks of heavy defeats and a growing injury list mean the Canberra Raiders are slamming the brakes on their premiership-winning goals, they may want to have a word to returning skipper Elliott Whitehead.

In the English veteran's mind there's no reason to hit the panic button despite the Raiders' recent hurdles.

He's backed their youthful squad to step up to the challenge that faces the underdog Green Machine this Friday night in Manly, and beyond, after a "disappointing" string of losses.

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