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Code Sports is reporting an update in the Hudson Young pursuit that is not really an update. The Canberra Raiders have upped their offer to the most anyone they have ever doled out. It still is not going to get close to what Papua New Guinea will offer. Canberra will ask for a decision soon. […]
Win for Papa. Sure, you can win it to keep the season’s life support on. The doctor is giving you those furrowed looks and wondering how many ways she can tell you the light behind their eyes won’t come back. But if the Raiders win this week you get to say “hey, it could happen” […]
This Friday Josh Papalii will walk out in front of the Canberra public for the last time. He will gaze out at the crowd of supporters that he has held aloft, stand arm in arm with the men that he made strong, take a deep breath and listen to the adulation rain down on him. […]
Hudson Young is the latest target of the PNG Chiefs and I am fucking worried. Code Sports is reporting he’s expected to be given a window prior to 1 November to negotiate exclusively with the Chiefs if he can’t reach a deal with the Raiders. This is the same pathway that led to Brian To’o […]
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When the planets align on a weekly basis Dan, Viv and myself have a running chat session going during WRaiders games. Sometimes these chats are joyous exchanges, proud fans watching on as the 17 in green execute brilliant footy with aplomb. Other times they are forlorn exercises permeated with frustration, punctuated with wonderment as to […]
If the Canberra Raiders have learned anything recently it’s that they need to replenish their forward pack. They lost so many players who have played major minutes in the pack that the depth chart is more like a breadth chart. Corey Horsburgh is officially gone, as is Morgan Smithies. Jayden Brailey is also formally on […]
Sometimes you can outrun your demons. The Canberra Raiders beat the Cronulla Sharks 24-20, overcoming an opposition limited by losing a key offensive weapon. They lost key passages of the game, kicked poorly, and just decided to work harder than the problems it created. And in this game, it worked. You have to admire the […]
The Wraiders are …back?!?! Maybe?!?!? Last week’s domination of the Broncos showed that the Raiders can be an excellent team on their day. The question now is: will they decide if this week is their day? This week the Raiders play the Knights, and then their draw is Bulldogs, Titans, Eels and Tigers to finish […]
Goodbye Corey. We knew you too well. Corey Horsburgh is on his way to the Perth Bears, according to Brent Read and Michael Carayannis of Code Sports. It’s a good deal, something approaching $2m over three years. Basically the same 650ish a year he was being paid by the Canberra Raiders. He leaves behind him […]
