Canberra Raiders NRL News

Fri, 7th July, 2023, 8:45 AEST
'I want him to play with more anger': Hoppa snr says star son too nice for his own good
The Sydney Morning Herald
John Hopoate rates son Albert the kindest of his 11 kids.
He's even nicer than [son] Will, Hopoate snr said. I just wish Albert was a bit more like me - I want him to play with a bit more anger and grunt.
The 22-year-old Hopoate has proven a revelation for the Raiders this year, so much so that he has kept representative winger Nick Cotric out of the starting side, and will pose a considerable threat again against St George Illawarra on Friday night.
Hopoate snr had a controversial league career, winning a premiership with Manly in 1996 and representing NSW and Australia, but also serving a total of 45 weeks in suspensions,...
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Fri, 7th July, 2023, 6:08 AEST
Canberra Raiders in good hands with 87-year-old masseur
Canberra Weekly
Someone should get Ricky Stuart on the phone and ask him to re-hire massage therapist Bob Griffin because the Raiders have never won a grand final without him. The 87-year-old, who massaged the Raiders for 23 years, still massages on game day at his local Queanbeyan Tigers Club.
He has come out of retirement once before, when the Raiders asked him back, so anything's possible. The funny thing is, Bob has never watched an entire game of football.
It get real nervous, he says. I've seen bits of games but I usually go to the dressing room before the end. I've never seen them get beaten.
When we caught up with Bob, he was...
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Thu, 6th July, 2023, 21:06 AEST
Robodebt Royal Commission report handed down as Scott Morrison holidays in Europe
The Daily Telegraph
The Royal Commission into Robodebt will hand down what is expected to be a scathing report about the scheme on Friday, as the man who spearheaded the program holidays with his family in Europe.
After receiving more than one million documents and interviewing more than 100 witnesses over nine weeks, Canberra is bracing for the findings of former Queensland chief justice Catherine Holmes, who is anticipated to give Robodebt's creators a lashing.
Under the microscope will be the role former...
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