NEWCASTLE Knights firebrand Joel Edwards will provide ‘‘a bit of starch’’ to Canberra’s pack when he joins the Raiders next season, former NRL hardman Gorden Tallis has predicted.The back-rower shocked Newcastle when he rejected a two-year contract this week, and is poised to sign with Canberra for three seasons on a deal worth more than $600,000.
Canberra coach David Furner yesterday refused to confirm speculation the club had signed Edwards, but admitted it was interested in the hard-hitting 23-year-old.
Tallis, dubbed ‘‘The Raging Bull’’ for his aggressive approach, believes Edwards’s arrival would make the Raiders’ second row one of the most feared in the competition.
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Topic: Edwards will add mongrel to Raiders: Tallis
