Canberra Raiders NRL News

Dylan Lucas joins Kalyn Ponga on the Knights' injury list, complicating a challenging season for the team.

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The Newcastle Knights are set to add a second player to their season-ending injury list, with Dylan Lucas suffering a lisfranc injury.

The injury was sustained on Saturday afternoon as the Knights came up short again against the Melbourne Storm, adding to their woes in what has been a horrific season for Adam O'Brien's side.

Star fullback Kalyn Ponga is also out with a foot injury for the remainder of the season, and now Lucas will join him on the sidelines.

There should be no delay to the start of the pre-season for Lucas, but the second-rower who can also line up in the centres will now need to be replaced by the already short on depth...

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Sam Walker escaped NRL charges for a cannonball tackle; Roosters' coach called the sin bin a "heavy price."

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Sydney Roosters star halfback Sam Walker has avoided a charge from the NRL's match review committee for a cannonball tackle during Saturday night's narrow win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Walker, in his first game back at NRL level for almost a year after an ACL injury was followed up by a broken thumb, was sin-binned shortly before halftime for what looked to be a classic cannonball tackle on Dragons' prop David Klemmer.

Roosters head coach Trent Robinson said the sin bin was a 'heavy price' to pay.

Five other charges were handed out from Saturday's fixtures, though, including three from the Roosters' win over the Dragons.

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Bulldogs coach Ciraldo cited fatigue risk in humid Townsville for axing Lachlan Galvin before kick-off.

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Canterbury Bulldogs head coach Cameron Ciraldo has revealed a risk of fatigue and cramping in 'hot and humid' conditions in Townsville was behind the decision to axe Lachlan Galvin an hour out from kick-off on Saturday night.

Galvin joined the Bulldogs just over a month ago, and while the club's form has been on the downward trend since then, a hard-fought win over the Cowboys on the road will give the side some confidence.

He said that was down to what he had seen the week before in a game between the Cowboys and Storm at the same venue, and while he admitted he was worried it was the wrong call when Matt Burton had to leave the field in...

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