Monday Buzz: Canberra’s classy touch for Warriors players

Bad news is dominating the headlines but the Raiders players provided a lovely moment in the NRL — check out the talking points from another big weekend in sport.

Josh Hodgson and the Raiders address Warriors players after their clash on the Gold Coast. Picture: Scott Davis/NRL Photos

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Check out the highlights, lowlights and talking points from another big weekend in sport.

HIGHLIGHT

Canberra players stayed on the field at full-time to thank the Warriors for remaining in Australia to continue their campaign under the most difficult of circumstances. It was a classy touch.

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Josh Hodgson and the Raiders address Warriors players after their clash on the Gold Coast. Picture: Scott Davis/NRL Photos

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LOWLIGHT

The ABC uses a player manager as part of their judging panel for the Warren Ryan Medal. At the weekend he gave points to one of his own players. And they wonder why they have no credibility.

RATINGS REALITY

More disastrous television ratings for the A-League. Not even the code’s unofficial Head of PR Simon Hill can defend the Sydney derby ratings on Saturday night. It got only 16,000 — beaten by Play School, Get Smart and Peppa Pig.

WIN OFF THE FIELD

The AFL might get more bums on seats but the NRL gets a bigger audience. On Friday night the Broncos v Souths match got a combined audience of 889,214 on Fox Sports and Channel 9. The Collingwood v Western Bulldogs game had 827,695 on Fox Sports and Channel 7.

The Broncos-Rabbitohs clash drew a big TV audience. Picture: Darren England/AAP

CASH CALL

Gold Coast and Manly must be struggling more than most because their CEOs are constantly asking when the next round of NRL funding is coming on their daily phone hook-ups.

CLUB’S BOLD RESCUE

The Canterbury Leagues Club is likely to sponsor the NRL team this year on the front of the Bulldogs’ jersey. This is a brave move from a licensed club that lost $4 million last year, their first loss in memory.

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SPOTTED

Wallabies legend David Campese buying three tins of tennis balls from Village Sports Store in Balmain on Friday morning.

South Sydney star Damien Cook. Picture: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

SPOTTED II

Rabbitohs hooker Damien Cook having a coffee at Our Father cafe in Caringbah on Friday before NRL stars go into isolation mode.

TUNE IN FOR MORE

Catch you early Monday on the Big Sports Breakfast to talk all things rugby league at 7.10am and then on Fox Sports with NRL 360 at 6.30pm followed by Controversy Corner.

Originally published as Monday Buzz: Canberra’s classy touch for Warriors players