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‘Unbelievable’: A star is born as Fogarty’s replacement sinks Sea Eagles in golden point epic
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart took the extraordinary step of bringing a comedian into the Raiders camp during the off season in a bid to lighten the mood following the side’s straight sets finals exit in 2025.
Stuart and his men are still laughing now. Just. For that they can thank Ethan Sanders and his golden point field goal.
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The Raiders took the first step towards erasing the demons of last year with a thrilling 29-28 opening round win over Manly at 4 Pines Park.
Sanders stars as Canberra beat Manly in NRL thriller
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Canberra's life without Jamal Fogarty has started in astonishing fashion, with new No.7 Ethan Sanders scoring a field goal to win a golden point thriller against Manly.
After a late Sea Eagles flurry forced the contest at Brookvale Oval to extra time, 22-year-old Sanders needed just one attempt to seal the 29-28 round one win.
Fogarty, in his Manly debut against his former team, had forced golden point with the last kick of normal time after Canberra players were ruled offside on his two-point field goal attempt.
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Stuart backs 'courageous' Sanders ahead of Manly test
Ricky Stuart has praised the "courageous" call Ethan Sanders made, which the coach says will set him up for a long and successful career.
Sanders will play his first game in Canberra's starting halfback role when the Raiders take on Manly on Saturday night in Brookvale.
The 22-year-old has been hot on the tongue of pundits in the offseason after he was parachuted into the No.7 jersey, having played just four NRL games.
How he will fill the shoes of the departed Jamal Fogarty, whose booming kicks and playmaking skills powered the Raiders to a first minor premiership since 1990 last year, will be one to watch.
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