Canberra Raiders NRL News

Fri, 7th July, 2023, 23:08 AEST
Raiders hold on for 36-26 win over Dragons
Canberra Weekly
Canberra have withstood a Junior Amone-inspired comeback from spirited St George Illawarra, scoring a 36-26 victory and maintaining their reputation as the NRL's most chaotic winners.
The Raiders cruised to a 24-6 halftime lead on Friday night by exploiting the Dragons' notoriously leaky left edge, Matt Timoko starring for Canberra at WIN Stadium.
But just as Canberra looked ready to kick their habit of only triumphing by single digits, Amone helped the Dragons pile on three tries in seven minutes, defying the absence of disgruntled State of Origin representative Ben Hunt.
The Dragons had to contend with injuries to stand-in...
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Fri, 7th July, 2023, 22:44 AEST
Raiders mimic Bairstow stumping in epic post-try celebration
The Sydney Morning Herald
In the spirit of giving the fans what they want, we'll throw down to St George Illawarra captain Blake Lawrie straight after full-time.
I'm captain? Really? Oh, that's right. Our usual one is the only bloke who wants to walk further from home base than Jonny Bairstow, and the other one we had, um, yeah, you know why he can't do it all the time. Full credit to everyone who turned up here tonight. I can't believe people are still bothering to watch us. I mean, there's a concert next door. I thought that might have been what all the traffic was for outside the ground. By the way, have you got Flanno's number?
Ah, thanks...
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Fri, 7th July, 2023, 22:36 AEST
Raiders join top of table but Ricky concerned with late fades
The Canberra Times
The Canberra Raiders left Wollongong with a win, fans with few fingernails left, and coach Ricky Stuart unhappy after a nervy finish against the struggling Dragons.
The home side threatened an almighty late comeback, but the Raiders just held on with a Hudson Young tackle setting up Sebastian Kris' game-winning try in the 36-26 victory.
The win put the Raiders on equal points atop the NRL ladder before the weekend's games.
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