Canberra Raiders NRL News

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In a disappointing result for the Canberra Raiders, they were defeated 20-12 by the Newcastle Knights at GIO Stadium, Canberra.

Despite a strong effort from Bartlett, who scored twice, the Raiders were unable to secure a victory against the reigning premiers.

The Raiders held the lead for the majority of the first half, but the Knights came back in the second half, scoring three tries to secure the win.

The Raiders started the game strongly, with an impressive display of ball movement that resulted in a goal line drop out.

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The Riotact

Few cities have a closer connection to their footy team than Canberra and the Raiders.

So many stories, so many games, so many legends, so much green - so it's not surprising that the club's important role in Canberra's sporting history will soon be recorded for posterity.

The Canberra Raiders Club has just secured an ACT Government Heritage Grant for $15,330 to film and record 10 players and officials connected to the club in their own words.

The 10 will be interviewed by club historian David Headon and their stories, boots and all, will be archived in the ACT Heritage Library.

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The Canberra Times

Brisbane forward Brendan Piakura has received fines from the NRL match review committee for all three charges he received in the 32-22 loss to Melbourne.

In a huge boost to the Broncos, but a confusing moment for Raiders fans, the 21-year-old will play in week one of the finals despite even his own coach expecting him to be banned.

Piakura was put on report for a careless high tackle on Storm winger Grant Anderson in the first half. He was then pinged for dangerous contact on livewire debutant Sua Fa'alogo in the second half before catching forward Alec Macdonald high.

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