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The NRL’s head of football has fired back at those complaining about Magic Round officiating, saying clubs were given ample time to prepare for the crackdown.

Raiders centre Sebastian Kris walked away from the game 18 months ago but his stunning return has been a genuine feel good story in an at-times challenging 2021 down in canberra.

Queensland forward Josh Papalii is set to miss State of Origin I unless he can beat a high tackle charge, as one of three Canberra stars facing NRL bans.

Three Raiders stars are facing stints on the sidelines after charges were handed following Canberras win o...

Both Canberra coach Ricky Stuart and Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett raised major concerns over the future of the sport after 10 players were sent from the field in the first three games of Magic Round. “It’s a contact sport,” Barrett said, despite benefiting from Jack Wighton being sin-binned and Josh Papalii being sent off. “It’s pretty hard not to touch anyone’s head when you’re trying to tackle someone. It’s impossible not to. Bearing in mind most of us ...

Josh Papalii was sent off the field for a shoulder charge against the Bulldogs. Canberra have defied a Josh Papalii send-off that could see him rubbed out of Queenslands State of Origin opener and a Jack Wighton sin-binning to run down Canterbury 20-18. The Raiders led 8-0 at halftime at Suncorp Stadium but, outnumbered and after a cumulative 93-8 scored against them in the second stanza of their last five games, looked set to be swallowed up again as the Bulldogs scored twice to hit the lead....

Raiders defy Papalii send-off to pip Dogs AAP 15/05/2021 Murray Wenzel © Darren England/AAP PHOTOS Canberras Josh Papalii (r) was sent off in the Raiders 20-18 NRL win over Canterbury. Canberra have defied a Josh Papalii send-off that could see him rubbed out of Queenslands State of Origin opener and a Jack Wighton sin-binning to run down Canterbury 20-18. The Raiders led 8-0 at halftime at Suncorp Stadium but, outnumbered and after a cumulative 93-8 scored against them in...

The latest crackdown to try to rid the game of head-high tackles would only continue the lop-sided results, according to Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett, and potentially turn the NRL into a game of Oz Tag. Barrett made the comments after his side was eclipsed 20-18 by an under-manned Raiders side, but he stressed the latest rule change "wasnt the reason we lost". But he holds fears for the way rugby league is heading if the game is continually quickened in pace. "You don’t like seeing uneven con...

FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn7 days ago The Raiders dug deep and overcame a shock send-off and sin bin to end their losing streak with a 20-18 Magic Round win over the Bulldogs. Canberra wrecking ball Josh Papalii was sent off and Jack Wighton was sin-binned in a dramatic second half that threatened to extend their winless streak to six games. The match followed the script early on for Canberra, with the Green Machine dominating possession and the Bulldogs unable to find thei...

Andrew Johns says NSW should pick Jack Wighton as Blues five-eighth, resisting the urge to debut Jarome Luai.