We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Zac Hosking jokes his old man David - a former Manly and South Sydney hardman - isn't always the first bloke he'll go to for advice about rugby league.
"He's a bit outdated for how the game is these days," Hosking grinned.
But that uncompromising style may just play into Hosking's hands as, with his boxes unpacked at new housemate Tom Starling's place, he begins life under Ricky Stuart at the Canberra Raiders.
Former Wigan Warriors forward Morgan Smithies has opened up on his dream move to the NRL with Canberra Raiders, revealing that it was an opportunity he 'had to take'.
The 23-year old came up through the Warriors academy system and made his debut in 2019. He would become a key member of the Warriors side and made over 100 appearances for the club; but this winter he has swapped the cherry and white of Wigan for the green of the Canberra Raiders.
Speaking to the Canberra Times, Smithies opened up on the move down under: "Winning the Grand Final in the season just gone, I felt like I'd...
Joey Leilua is coming back to Canberra.
But the former Canberra Raiders centre will trade his signature fend and flick for a feint and jab when he returns for a professional boxing bout next month.
Leilua's name is plastered across posters for an Adrenalyn Fight Circuit card at the Canberra Southern Cross Club on February 17.