Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

It's one of the hardest things Jack Wighton's had to do - take good mate Jarrod Croker's place in the Canberra Raiders centres.

Croker was full of praise for how Wighton's played in the centres the past fortnight, but Wighton said his co-captain was such a "gentleman" he'd give him a rap even if he was "shit".

"That was a hard one you know [taking Croker's spot]," Wighton said.

"I would've loved to see him finish every game here. It wasn't my decision to go into the centres and I just did what I was told.

"I hated it, but it was out of my hands. I was just doing what I was told."

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The Canberra Times

Read on for the latest news from around the grounds in Canberra sport. We've got options for the Raiders, a big bad Brumby and a soccer star's remarkable rise.

The list of halves on the open market is so small the Canberra Raiders might start putting wanted posters everywhere from Queanbeyan to the south of France.

Enough to catch the eye of Sam Williams or Mitchell Pearce?

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Canberra Weekly

Newcastle expect Kalyn Ponga to be heavily targeted by Canberra after the superstar fullback declared he is on track to play in their do-or-die NRL finals clash.

Ponga trained without the use of painkillers on Thursday, and while there was minimal contact his shoulder is expected to be needled up for Sunday's elimination final in Newcastle.

Sidelined since he suffered a high-grade AC joint injury in round 26, Ponga is arguably the most important player for Newcastle since the days of Andrew Johns.

And at this stage, all remains on track.

"The shoulder is good," Ponga said on Thursday.

"I trained today, got everything I needed out...

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