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Canberra Weekly

Canberra Raiders' fans have been left miffed after the club announced a new logo for the 2024 season.

The club released the redesign on social media and their website last night, Friday 4 August, with members and fans more than happy to voice their displeasure at the changes.

Nothing wrong with the current one. New one looks old and more cartoonish, Chicka Chicka Chicka said on the GreenHouse Forum.

The new design appears to be a simpler version of the current one, with the Viking's beard less bushy, while the helmet and horns are less detailed and his eyes are green to match the beard. The lime green colour has also been...

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The rugby league world will hold its collective breath when Storm star Ryan Papenhuyzen makes his return from a shattered patella this weekend after more than 12 months out of the game.

And while everyone has followed his journey closely, few know the trauma quite like Roosters skipper James Tedesco, who suffered a similar injury nine years ago while also playing against the Raiders.

Tedesco fractured his kneecap after colliding with Terry Campese just 15 seconds into the game, with the injury ending his season two years after his debut was ruined by a devastating ACL tear.

Papenhuyzen's injury was worse and has kept him sidelined for more than a year, but he'll ease his way back via the Queensland Cup in a bid to return to the NRL in time for the finals.

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Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon has revealed why he opted against shifting Dally M winner Nicho Hynes to fullback for Saturday's must-win game against the Rabbitohs in Perth.

Hynes put his hand up to move to fullback to replace the injured Will Kennedy, who could miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury he suffered in last week's loss to Penrith.

Hynes has plenty of experience in the role, having played there a fair bit with Melbourne, but has only worn the No.1 jersey once at Cronulla that resulted in a 30-10 loss to Canberra last season.

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