Some have kids who’ve moved between five schools in 19 months, others barely seen their extended families in that time. But worse is to come for the team that has sacrificed the most to keep the NRL afloat.
There are three NRL sides in the hunt for the one remaining top eight spot and each will be hoping for different scenarios in round 25.
The smaller regional crowd pulled its weight in the atmosphere department as Mackay witnessed a truly nail-biting spectacle.
It was a tight finish in Mackay’s second NRL game, and the fans enjoyed every second of it. Check out all the photos from the night.
A Doctor of Biomechanics has crunched the numbers to determine the force of being hit by Canberra machine Josh Papalii, likening the impact to jumping off a three-story building.
We’ve laughed, we’ve dried, we’ve dyed just about everything green – now it’s time to lock in on where in the 2019 grand final will be won and lost in the final Campo’s Corner of the week.
The Sydney Roosters are deserving favourites in the NRL grand final, but there’s five key areas where Canberra must lift in order to cause a grand final upset for the ages, writes Darren Lockyer.
Josh Papalii’s dad used to phone the future NRL star’s cousin to come over and teach him a thing or two about boxing. That cousin was Alex Leapai, and the heavyweight says the Roosters need to watch out.
The Raiders were told they lacked an underbelly and were mentally weak even though there was nothing wrong with their skill level or football ability. Here’s how a brutal three-day army camp put them one game away from a premiership.
Terry Campese knew Jarrod Croker when he was just a skinny Goulburn kid with a bad haircut. Now, the Raiders skipper has a chance to end the club’s grand final drought.
Matthew Johns runs his eye over the grand finalists and finds out what the Canberra Raiders and Sydney Roosters need to do to claim the NRL premiership in Sunday.
A cordial press conference between the Roosters and Raiders took a sinister turn with Ricky Stuart refusing to even look at Trent Robinson after a controversial topic was raised.
Canberra halfback Aidan Sezer was dishearteningly told by Ricky Stuart the club had signed English star George Williams next season, so the Raiders playmaker responded in the classiest possible manner.
The NRL Telstra tracker has revealed the game’s quickest and busiest players of the season, Nick Cotric’s stunning first and John Bateman eyes a unique piece of history. SPORT CONFIDENTIAL
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