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Canberra Weekly

Canberra will take Corey Horsburgh's shoulder-charge ban to the NRL judiciary in a bid to free the Queensland State of Origin forward to face Cronulla.

Horsburgh was charged with a grade-one offence for a late-game challenge on Brisbane forward Corey Jensen in Saturday's 29-18 win for the Broncos, resulting in a three-game ban.

That would rule Horsburgh out of the Raiders' potentially crucial final-round clash with the Sharks on Sunday, as well as the first two weeks of the finals if Canberra progress that far.

The Raiders will try to overturn the charge, allowing Horbsburgh to face Cronulla.

If they are unsuccessful, the...

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The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders forward Corey Horsburgh is set to contest his three-match ban for a shoulder charge at the NRL judiciary on Tuesday night.

Horsburgh was cited on Sunday for a shoulder charge on Brisbane's Corey Jensen in the 79th minute of their 29-18 loss to the Broncos on Saturday evening.

Being his third and subsequent offence, the grade one charge came with a three-game suspension with an early plea, but the club are going to take their chances of overturning the ban at the judiciary.

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Fox League

There's only one week left of the regular season in one of the most congested finals races in recent NRL history.

The Broncos have one hand on the minor premiership, while the Panthers could rest a number of big-name stars in a bid to secure a third straight title.

The Rabbitohs and Roosters face off in a must-win clash for both teams, with both teams missing big-name stars, namely Latrell Mitchell and Jared Jared Waerea-Hargreaves Hargreaves.

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