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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 their way over the try-line when it counted. Ex-Bulldog Corey Harawira-Naera got the Raiders on the boar...

Manly speedster Jason Saab has thrown down the gauntlet to Josh Addo-Carr, reigniting calls for a 100-metre rugby league sprint showdown to declare the NRL's fastest man once and for all. Perhaps inspired by famous fan "Harry" challenging teammate Tom Trbojevic to tear up and down the Manly Corso, Saab says there's only one way to crown the game's ultimate speed king. With all 16 clubs arriving in Brisbane for Magic Round this weekend, it's understood NRL CEO Andrew Abdo was receptive to the idea of a 100-metre dash, similar to the sponsored AFL event each grand final day. Addo-Carr remains t...

Rookie Canterbury playmaker Jake Averillo wants to continue playing in the halves next season after the arrival of star recruit Matt Burton from Penrith. Averillo, who has shifted from five-eighth to halfback for Saturday’s match against Canberra after Kyle Flanagan was dropped, began his NRL career at centre or on the wing last year but he said his preferred position was five-eighth. "I’d like to play in the halves long term, but I am not really thinking about Matt coming at the moment," Averillo said. "I’ve got this year to cement my position there so I am just trying to get better ea...

A tale of two rebuilds: Dragons versus Bulldogs A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size As far as spectacles go, the Dragons versus Bulldogs game last Sunday was one best forgotten. Indeed, if anything it lent plenty of weight to the widespread suspicion that the NRL lacks the quality of players to field a 17th team when the second Brisbane club inevitably enters the comp in 2023. For all the wrong reasons, these two proud clubs share a number of parallels as far as recent on and off-field performances go.

A tearful Kyle Flanagan vowed not to “wave the white flag” and prove that he has what it takes to be a long-term NRL playmaker after being dropped for Canterbury’s match against Canberra at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. Flanagan, who revealed he had to be needled up to return to the field midway through the second half of last Sunday’s loss to St George Illawarra, had been replaced during the interval by an unhappy Trent Barrett and failed to earn a recall. With Flanagan’s half-time replacement Lachlan Lewis ruled out with the rib injury that led to him being taken to hospital along ...