Raiders name team to take on TigersThe Canberra Raiders will welcome back half back Matt Orford to the team this weekend, for the important match against the Wests Tigers at Canberra Stadium.
Orford has been missing from the team for the past two weeks with a back injury and his return sees rookie halfback Sam Williams return to the Toyota Cup team.
The Raiders were boosted last weekend by the return of both star fullback Josh Dugan and inspirational leader Alan Tongue and Raiders Coach David Furner said he expects both players to improve again this weekend.
“I thought both Josh and Alan were good in their first games back and I’m sure they’ll improve again this week with some more metres in the legs,” Furner said. “We need to improve as a team this weekend and it comes down to individual accountability and making sure we do the little things right individually to make that team performance better.”
Furner said the team isn’t far away from producing their best performances and said he expects the team to be up for the match against the Tigers at home.
“We played really well in the first half against Newcastle but some individual errors and decisions went against us, so we need to learn how to recover from those when they happen,” he said. “The team is really looking to get a win this weekend against the Tigers, especially in front of the home fans.”
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NYC Team
Source: Raiders.com.au
Topic: Raiders name team to take on Tigers
