The Toyota Forklifts Canberra Raiders will be looking to record their first win at GIO Stadium this season, as they take on the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Following a nail bitting 14-10 loss to the Bulldogs in round three, the Raiders will be searching for their second win of the season in what is shaping to be a dry and sunny afternoon.<\/p>\n
In accordance with the NRL match review committee, Josh Papali\u2019i will miss this weekend\u2019s matchup, with Morgan Smithies being promoted to the starting line-up.<\/p>\n
Papali\u2019i\u2019s omittance from the squad gives youngster Joe Roddy an opportunity to make his second NRL appearance, and first in front of a passionate home crowd.<\/p>\n
On the other side of the field, Cronulla will also be looking for their second win of the season, coming off a 38-10 defeat against the Dolphins.<\/p>\n
The Sharks will be without bustling edge forward Briton Nikora, who has succumbed to a broken nose suffered in last week\u2019s match.<\/p>\n
Talking Points:<\/p>\n
Joe Roddy will make his long-awaited home debut, in what will be his second NRL appearance.
\nBoth teams enter Sunday\u2019s match having suffered back-to-back defeats.<\/p>\n
Last Time They Met:<\/p>\n
The Cronulla Sharks defeated the Canberra Raiders 32-12 at GIO Stadium in week two of the 2025 finals series.<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ve got plenty of history with the Sharks, it\u2019s always a good battle through the middle, and yeah I\u2019m looking forward to the challenge.<\/p>\n
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Key Matchup: Ethan Sanders v Nicholas Hynes<\/p>\n
The field general\u2019s headline round four key matchup, as exciting halfbacks Ethan Sanders and Nicholas Hynes go head-to-head<\/p>\n
Sanders has demonstrated a mature approach to his first season as the club\u2019s halfback, taking the opportunity in full stride.<\/p>\n
While still building his NRL resume, Sanders has proven he is fit for the challenge, icing a field goal in the Raiders round one victory against the Sea Eagles, before coming agonisingly close to stealing victory from the Bulldogs last week.<\/p>\n
In Canberra on Sunday afternoon, Sanders will try his hand against seasoned NRL halfback, Nicholas Hynes.<\/p>\n
An integral part of Cronulla\u2019s recent success, Hynes has started his fifth season at the Sharks on the front foot, scoring two tries in the opening three weeks.<\/p>\n
Hynes exceeds at putting his teammates in space, recording 21 try assists last year, an asset that will be sure to challenge the Raiders defence.<\/p>\n
Fans will be closely watching the matchup between one of the games most exciting young halves and a seasoned campaigner, as both playmakers will be hoping to end their team\u2019s losing streaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toyota Forklifts Canberra Raiders will be looking to record their first win at GIO Stadium this season,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":564387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-564386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}