Canberra Raiders NRL News

Tue, 29th August, 2023, 20:21 AEST
Corey Horsburgh loses appeal, whacked with four-game ban
Canberra Weekly
Corey Horsburgh is at long odds to play again in 2023 after the Canberra firebrand was slapped with a four-game ban following his failed judiciary appeal.
Horsburgh headed to the NRL judiciary on Tuesday aiming to have a grade-one shoulder charge penalty on Brisbane's Corey Jensen dismissed.
Owing to his previous indiscretions, Horsburgh was facing a three-game ban.
But by rolling the dice and losing his appeal he has been slapped with a further week's suspension.
"I'm very disappointed with the result, I think four weeks is a bit much but onwards and upwards," Horsburgh said.
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Tue, 29th August, 2023, 19:50 AEST
Horsburgh banned for four matches, misses Sharks clash
The Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra's bad luck has continued with Corey Horsburgh found guilty of a shoulder charge and suspended four matches.
On the same day Josh Papalii underwent surgery for a season-ending biceps injury, Horsburgh made the trek to League Central to defend himself against a brutal shot on Brisbane's Corey Jensen.
The shoulder charge came in the 79th minute during Canberra's 29-18 loss on Saturday night.
Horsburgh was facing a three-match ban, but would have been free to play against Cronulla on Sunday if found not guilty.
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Tue, 29th August, 2023, 19:32 AEST
Raiders' Corey Horsburgh fails in bid to have shoulder charge overturned at NRL judiciary
Wide World of Sports
Raiders enforcer Corey Horsburgh has failed in his bid to have a ban for a grade one shoulder charge overturned at the NRL judiciary.
The Match Review Committee originally offered Horsburgh three weeks for a hit on Corey Jensen in the last minute of the Raiders 29-18 loss to the Broncos in Canberra.
But the failed appeal means he will now miss four matches, effectively ending his season, unless Ricky Stuart's men make an unlikely charge to the grand final.
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