Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

Remember when Joe Tapine won the Mal Meninga Medal by the length of the Thoroughbred Park straight? The greatest compliment Ricky Stuart can give him is that he has backed it up a year later.

Tapine polled 24 votes to claim the Meninga Medal for the second time in as many seasons, becoming the ninth man to have won the Raiders' player of the year award multiple times.

The New Zealand international finished two votes clear of Sebastian Kris, while Matt Timoko rounded out the top three on 19 votes - five clear of Corey Horsburgh in fourth.

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Canberra Weekly

Canberra Raiders star Joe Tapine has capped off another great season for the Green Machine, taking home the Meninga Medal as the club's best player in 2023.

It makes it back-to-back wins for the Kiwi International, after winning the award last season.

It was a tightly contested affair this year with Sebastian Kris finishing just two votes behind Tapine, while centre Matt Timoko rounded out the top three of voting.

Second placed Kris didn't go home empty handed, with the utility back rewarded for his wonderful season with the NRL Coaches award.

The evening held special significance as the club paid tribute to retiring Captain Jarrod...

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LeagueNews.co

Canberra Raiders half Matt Frawley #371, who has played 21 matches for the club since his return in 2020, will be departing at the end of the 2023 season.

Frawley, who played his junior representative football with the Raiders, initially made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs in 2017, where he made 31 appearances over two seasons.

In 2019, he played a season for Huddersfield in the Super League before returning to Canberra.

Frawley expressed his gratitude to the Raiders for giving him the opportunity to come back to the club and stated that he has thoroughly enjoyed his time with the NRL squad.

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