Canberra Raiders NRL News

Ethan Strange, 20, impresses with Canberra Raiders; coach sees future representative potential this year.

Wide World of Sports

There is no denying Ethan Strange will be a star of the future, but his coach believes the young talent could make his mark on the representative stage as soon as this year.

A standout performance against the Manly Sea Eagles only added to Strange's impressive resume in the NRL with the Canberra Raiders this season.

The 20-year-old made his debut with the club in 2023 before taking on and retaining a starting role at five-eighth alongside veteran playmaker Jamal Fogarty.

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Phil Gould was shocked by Manly's performance, losing 28-12 against the Raiders.

Wide World of Sports

Phil Gould admitted he was "shocked" by Manly's attack against the Raiders after failing to put heat on the top eight.

The Raiders finished 28-12 winners in Canberra, despite going down 12-10 early in the second half.

Overall, Manly had five more minutes when it came to time in possession and completed at only one per cent lower than the Raiders.

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Manly started strong, but Raiders dominated late to win after Trbojevic's early try.

League Unlimited

Manly started the game very strongly and even looked like they could put in the sort of performance to score a shock victory, but the Raiders lifted another gear in the last half hour of the game to comfortably win.

Manly scored after three minutes when coming off their own line, sent the ball to the left to Tolutau Koula who raced 60 metres before kicking back in field, which bounced perfectly for Tom Trbojevic who scored under the posts. Reuben Garrick converted.

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