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The Canberra Raiders need to win against the Newcastle Knights to keep their NRL finals hopes alive.
So this is it. The Canberra Raiders must win to keep their NRL finals hopes alive.
They've been bolstered by the return of Simi Sasagi (hamstring), but they'll have to beat one of the teams ahead of them - the sixth-placed Newcastle Knights.
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Canberra, Gold Coast, Parramatta, and Roosters are pursuing Moses Leota, pending Penrith's negotiations.
Canberra, Gold Coast, Parramatta and the Roosters are playing a waiting game with Penrith's front-row colossus Moses Leota.
The four-time premiership-winner was given permission by the Panthers to test the market last month - but not to sign anywhere.
Leota's management met with the Panthers this week and reported back that the four clubs are all keen to sign the tough prop for 2028.
Penrith have put any talks with Leota, who has missed just seven games in the last six years, on hold until they sort out the futures of marquee men Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo, who are also unsigned beyond the end of next season.
The Raiders offered Ethan Sanders a two-year extension as he prepares to face Nathan Cleary. Jayden Brailey may move to the Tigers.
The Canberra Raiders have made a contract offer to lock in the apprentice as he prepares to take on the master.
On a busy day of contract news in the capital, the Raiders have offered boom halfback Ethan Sanders a two-year extension to keep him in lime green until the end of 2029 with discussions continuing.
It's a massive boost for the Raiders as they prepare for the Miracle of Mudgee rematch - against the Penrith Panthers on Saturday - where Sanders will go up against the best halfback in the NRL, Nathan Cleary.
Sanders has been in excellent form the past month and the Cleary clash will be an excellent gauge of his progress this season.