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By Matt BungardApr 29th, 2021 FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedInApr 29th, 2021 South Sydney have made it seven wins on the bounce ahead of a rematch with Melbourne next week, coming from behind to beat the Raiders in the nations capital. Wayne Bennetts tactical switch to move Benji Marshall to five-eighth and Cody Walker to fullback while Latrell Mitchell is sidelined looked good last week, and that gamble has continued to pay off. While Marshall turned heads with a magnificent cu...

Christian Nicolussi08:52, Apr 30 2021 Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart. Canberra coach Ricky Stuart does not care if he is labelled a “whinger” and will ask referees boss Jared Maxwell why the Raiders were denied two late tries because of obstruction calls. The Raiders crashed to a 34-20 defeat against South Sydney on Thursday night, and seeing Jack Wighton denied tries in the 75th minute and then again in the 78th minute left Stuart far from impressed. It was n...

Rugby League by Andrew McMurtry 30th Apr 2021 5:32 AM The Canberra Raiders have lost four straight games for the first time since the 2018 season after South Sydney claimed a 34-20 win in Canberra. Before the game, big guns Josh Hodgson and Josh Papalii were left out of the side before halfback George Williams suffered a hamstring injury in the warn up. Watch The 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership Live & On-Demand with No Ad-Breaks Duri...

Rugby League by Andrew McMurtry 30th Apr 2021 5:32 AM The Canberra Raiders have lost four straight games for the first time since the 2018 season after South Sydney claimed a 34-20 win in Canberra. Before the game, big guns Josh Hodgson and Josh Papalii were left out of the side before halfback George Williams suffered a hamstring injury in the warn up. Watch The 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership Live & On-Demand with No Ad-Breaks Duri...

Jarome Luais red-hot form looks unlikely to be rewarded with the NSW No.6 jersey with Blues coach Brad Fittler indicating past experience at Origin level will be looked upon favourably. The intriguing three-way battle for the halves berth alongside Penrith star Nathan Cleary in the Ampol State of Origin Series will go down to the wire with Luai up against incumbent five-eighth Cody Walker and Canberra star Jack Wighton. Speaking at the series launch in Melbourne on Wednesday, Fittler refused to...

Eight talking points from NRL Round 7 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Just when it looked like it may never come, upsets began to rear their head in what was a fascinating weekend of footy. Here are my NRL talking points from Round 7. The Raiders could miss the top eight I’m not going to call this a certainty – it’s far from it. The Raiders still have more than enough talent to turn things around as...

Is it too early to start talking about Origin? Part 1: NSW A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size State of Origin returns to its mid-season home this year, and Origin 1 will be played at the MCG on 9 June. So it’s time to get cracking with the annual argument about who should be picked and why, pointing out how poor the QLD team looks on paper and giving Brad Fittler much needed advice on the make-up of his be...

Premium Content Subscriber only Cowboys interim captain Jordan McLean has thrown his support behind Scott Drinkwater in light of the club signing a rival half. Cronulla premiership-winner Chad Townsend has inked a three-year deal with North Queensland from 2022 onwards, as a replacement for the retired Michael Morgan and outgoing Jake Clifford. Coach Todd Payten has never shied from the fact his outfit needs an organising halfback, and with the 2016 title to his credit Townsend has been iden...

FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn7 hours ago NSW State of Origin coach Brad Fittler has indicated that Latrell Mitchell is still on track for a Blues return despite copping a "ridiculous" month-long ban. Mitchell was suspended for four games over a grade two dangerous contact charge, having clumsily whacked Wests Tigers winger David Nofoaluma with a late, high shot. The ban was widely panned and leaves Mitchell sidelined up until the brink of Origin selection. The Rabbitohs super...

How does reigning Dally M winner Jack Wighton fit into NSW’s plans? A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size After last year’s capitulation against ‘Queensland’s worst-ever team’ many assumed that Jack Wighton was a lock to start at five-eighth. However, a couple of contenders are seriously challenging the Raiders star for the job. The first challenger to the 6 throne is the current incumbent Cody Walker...