Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

He's only been in the country a couple of months, but Canberra Raiders recruit Morgan Smithies is already putting his hand up to start at lock come round one.

Corey Horsburgh made the Raiders' No.13 jersey his own last season, but he'll sit out the opening two rounds of the 2024 NRL season due to suspension.

He said if the hard-nosed Englishman, or whoever else Raiders coach Ricky Stuart picked to start at lock against the Newcastle Knights on March 7, performed well and kept him out of the starting 13 then the fiery Queenslander will only have himself to blame.

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The Canberra Times

It was meant to be the season Xavier Savage established himself as an NRL fullback.

But a broken jaw in a pre-season trial was the beginning of a stop-start 2023 that never got going.

Even when he strung a few games together in NSW Cup at the end of the season he played on the wing - with Chevy Stewart preferred at fullback.

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LeagueNews.co

In a stunning revelation, Zac Hosking, the Canberra Raiders' latest addition, has disclosed that he "begged" his former team, the Penrith Panthers, to release him from his contract.

The 2023 NRL season saw Hosking struggle to secure a consistent position on both the Panthers and Broncos teams, leaving him disappointed after missing out on the highly anticipated NRL Grand Final.

Having migrated from the Brisbane Broncos to the Penrith Panthers, Hosking managed to participate in 21 games under the mountainous franchise.

However, he ultimately sought an opportunity with the Raiders, convincing the Panthers to allow him an early contract termination in order to compete under the mentorship of Ricky Stuart until at least the conclusion of 2026.

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