Canberra Raiders NRL News

Sun, 31st March, 2024, 11:01 AEDT
'Rapa doesn't preserve his own body': Stuart lauds milestone man's toughness
Ricky Stuart hails competitive nature of Jordan Rapana, returning from head injury with metal plate.
The Canberra Times
Jordan Rapana's one of the most competitive players Ricky Stuart has coached.
It's why the evergreen fullback didn't think twice about putting his body on the line when he returned from a sickening head fracture that required a metal plate and 60 stitches to fix.
Rapana also could have suffered brain damage if he'd received another knock in the same spot to where an accidental head clash left an indentation just above his right eye back in 2014.
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Sat, 30th March, 2024, 20:13 AEDT
'He was 19, but looked 50': The Sharks cult hero with a nickname for the ages
Paul Gallen nicknamed Tom Hazelton "40-20" for looking much older than his actual age. Hazelton to start due to Sharks' injury crisis.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Cronulla legend Paul Gallen gave Tom Hazelton the nickname "40-20" - because he looked 40 when he was only 20 years old.
"And even when I gave him that nickname, he was only 19 but actually looked 50," Gallen said.
Hazelton is the Cronulla cult hero who sends fans wild every time he gets ready to take the field or trots off after a handy stint in the middle.
But with the Sharks facing a major injury crisis in their forward stocks - six players with a combined 610 games of NRL experience are unavailable for Sunday's clash at PointsBet Stadium against Canberra's monster pack - Hazelton will start for the first time in his career.
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Sat, 30th March, 2024, 17:50 AEDT
Raiders provide injury update on Whitehead, Hopoate
Canberra Raiders' Whitehead re-injured calf, out for game against Cronulla Sharks in potential final year.
Zero Tackle
The Canberra Raiders have confirmed Elliott Whitehead has re-injured his calf after being ruled out of Sunday's game against the Cronulla Sharks.
The Englishman, likely in his final year as an NRL player before hanging up the boots at the end of what has become a nine-year stint at the Raiders which will, fitness pending, tick over 200 games before the season is finished, has only played a single game so far this year.
The absence from the green machine - who have had a successful start to the year - came after he injured his calf prior to Round 1.
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