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The Canberra Raiders will get an early shot at finals revenge against the Newcastle Knights. Or so they thought.
Canberra was set to start its 2024 NRL season against the Knights in Newcastle in a round one Thursday night blockbuster on March 7.
But Channel 9 has reportedly thrown their toys out of the cot as a result, preferring to open with Parramatta against Canterbury instead - two teams that failed to make the finals this year.
The Canberra Raiders will get an early shot at finals revenge against the Newcastle Knights.
Canberra's set to start their 2024 NRL season against the Knights in Newcastle in a round one Thursday night blockbuster on March 7.
It will give the Green Machine a chance to avenge their heart-breaking, extra-time, elimination-final loss to the Knights, where they dominated a majority of the game only to go down to a Kalyn Ponga penalty goal.
The Canberra Raiders could know by the end of the week whether they need to find a new assistant coach.
It's believed Michael Maguire was meeting with NSWRL this week, with the potential for him to be announced as Blues State of Origin coach by Friday.
Then he'd have three coaching roles given he's also the New Zealand Kiwis coach, having just guided them to a massive 30-0 victory over Australia in the final of the Pacific Championships at Hamilton on Saturday.