League
Croker confident knee injury won't hinder start to NRL season
Jon Tuxworth CANBERRA RAIDERS centre Jarrod Croker is confident he will be fit for round one, despite admitting he initially feared the worst after suffering a knee injury against Melbourne on Friday night.
League
Strength of NRL players' union about to be tested
Jon Tuxworth Canberra Raiders prop David Shillington says the clout the Rugby League Players' Association has long craved is set for its first big test on Friday when the players ramp up their pay-rise demands.
Raiders stay alive in NRL
Jon Tuxworth The Canberra Raiders enhance their reputation as the NRL’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ team with a clinical 36-4 victory over Cronulla at Toyota Stadium.
Skipper says Lee ready to tackle NRL
Jon Tuxworth Canberra Toyota Cup skipper Mitchell Cornish has backed boom centre Edrick Lee to make his first-grade debut this season after another dominant performance in the Raiders' 54-12 thrashing of Cronulla...
League
Thompson fired up for Green Machine
Jon Tuxworth Canberra back-rower Joel Thompson has scoffed at suggestions his head is already with his club-in-waiting, the Dragons.
League
Lawrence taking flight with the Sea Eagles
Jon Tuxworth Manly prop Brenton Lawrence could have been lost to the game years ago had it not been for David Furner.
League
Raiders fume at crucial call
Jon Tuxworth Canberra skipper Terry Campese has vented his frustration at a crucial forward pass call in Sunday’s 30-20 loss to Cronulla.
Rugby League
Buttriss is the key for Raiders
Jon Tuxworth Super coach Warren Ryan says the return of Glen Buttriss can help unleash the Raiders' dangerous outside backs.
Rugby League
Injury hands Williams a Raiders lifeline
Jon Tuxworth Out-of-favour Canberra halfback Sam Williams is expected to receive a golden opportunity to play for a new contract.
League
Raiders excitement machine half-chance to fill McCrone's boots at Manly
Jon Tuxworth Canberra skipper Terry Campese believes Anthony Milford, who was playing S.G. Ball just a year ago, is ready to be his starting halves partner in the unlikely event Josh McCrone is ruled out of...
League
Raiders not banking on fatigued Manly
Jon Tuxworth Shaun Fensom does not expect the exhausted Manly to be vulnerable at Brookvale on Saturday.
Rugby League
No room for returning star Thompson in high-flying Green Machine
Jon Tuxworth David Furner quashes talk Joel Thompson's move to the Dragons has affected his non-selection.
Rugby League
Campese backs Ferguson to bite his former club
Jon Tuxworth Terry Campese backs star centre to make Sharks pay after rating Canberra's back line the NRL's best.
Rugby League
Raiders put faith in reformed Ferguson
Jon Tuxworth No new conditions to come now that alcohol ban has expired for star centre.
League
Papalii prepares for return bout with Sharks
Jon Tuxworth Josh Papalii admits he was rattled by the ''media cloud'' after last year's spiteful finals battle.
Rugby League
White warns fans to 'be patient with Campo'
Jon Tuxworth Canberra prop Brett White admits he's still battling personal doubts about his own return from a knee reconstruction.
League
Rookie Milford settles in for the time of his life
Jon Tuxworth Anthony Milford may not have made the NRL without off-field guidance from the club's ''Polynesian brotherhood''.
Rugby League
Raiders weather the Storm in style
Jon Tuxworth The Canberra Raiders produced one of the gutsiest wins in their 31-year history after securing the boilover of the season in Melbourne.
Rugby League
Storm v Raiders - what we learned
Jon Tuxworth What we learned from the upset of the NRL season as Canberra downs the Storm in Melbourne.
Rugby League
Injured Buttriss displays his grit
Jon Tuxworth If you need a poster boy for the courage Canberra displayed in beating Melbourne, Glen Buttriss is it.
