A brand new stadium in the heart of the city with a castle tacked on the side? It might be one way to keep John Bateman in Canberra.
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Because the Englishman's "sheer bloody-mindedness" is driving the Raiders towards the NRL finals and he may well hold the key to their premiership hopes.
Bateman will head back to England at season's end to return to Wigan, leaving him with two months to help steer the Green Machine towards a drought-breaking grand final win.
Meanwhile, the ACT Brumbies have spent almost two weeks seething since their last-start loss - and the NSW Waratahs could find themselves on the wrong end of their wrath.
It looms as a massive chance to get a foot in the door of first place and final hosting rights with the Brumbies hunting their sixth consecutive win over their bitter rivals.
James Buckley
James is a Queanbeyan boy enjoying his second stint at the Canberra Times, more than eight years on from his first. In between he's traveled the world, and spent time covering sport in Sydney.
James is a Queanbeyan boy enjoying his second stint at the Canberra Times, more than eight years on from his first. In between he's traveled the world, and spent time covering sport in Sydney.
David Polkinghorne
Covering the Raiders, Cavalry, cycling and racing, plus everything else that involves sport in the ACT, for The Canberra Times. Basically I love sport and watching it is a full-time job. Email: david.polkinghorne@canberratimes.com.au
Covering the Raiders, Cavalry, cycling and racing, plus everything else that involves sport in the ACT, for The Canberra Times. Basically I love sport and watching it is a full-time job. Email: david.polkinghorne@canberratimes.com.au
