Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

Jamal Fogarty admits he didn't want to be vice-captain - he saw Elliott Whitehead as the Canberra Raiders captain and that was that.

But he's come around to see his position at halfback makes him a natural option to the lead the team whenever Whitehead's not on the field.

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has gone with co-captains for the past five seasons, but announced on Friday he will go back to Whitehead as the sole skipper for the 2024 NRL campaign following the retirement of former captain Jarrod Croker.

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Zero Tackle

The Canberra Raiders have confirmed their new leadership structure for 2024 following the retirement of Jarrod Croker.

After co-captaining the team during his final year, Croker leaves the overall leadership of the green machine to Elliott Whitehead, who takes over as stand-alone captain.

Whitehead's leadership will be backed up by Jamal Fogarty, with the experienced halfback named vice-captain.

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Canberra Weekly

Halfback Jamal Fogarty is making his demands known early, reminding Canberra's youthful spine they will need to blend both brawn and brains if they want to be taken seriously as an NRL premiership threat in 2024.

The Raiders scraped their way into the top eight last season and their squad, particularly in the key positions, is in a state of flux.

Fogarty, who was named Elliott Whitehead's deputy as vice captain on Friday, is the only spine player assured of a starting berth to kick off round one.

Danny Levi, Tom Starling and...

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