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Tongue named in seven
Tue August 26, 2008
by Matthew O'Neill
Source: www.raiders.com.au

The CFMEU Canberra Raiders have named their courageous Captain Alan Tongue at halfback this weekend, for the sides match against the North Queensland Cowboys at Dairy Farmer's Stadium on Saturday night.

After losing Marc Herbert (knee) for the season on Sunday afternoon the Raiders have been hard pressed to fill a side for this weekend, after also lost in form prop Troy Thompson for the season with an Achilles injury.

Tongue's inclusion at half sees a reshuffle of the back row with Nigel Plum moving to lock, while Thompson's position upfront has been filled by veteran prop Scott Logan.

Ryan Hinchcliffe has been named on an extended bench this weekend and returns from a broken thumb, while Cy Lasscock and Ben Jones have also been added for the trip to Townsville.

The Raiders injury plight is so that all remaining 19 squad members have been named for Saturday night.

Tongue said he's not too concerned with the shift in position, as he's played a similar role for most of the season.

"It's just a number on the back really," Tongue said. "I've played more of a ball playing role this year anyway so it's just an extension of this."

With Herbert out for the season Tongue conceded Raiders five-eighth Terry Campese would do most of the kicking, but said the team would share the secondary kicking duties.

"Campo is definitely going to do the bulk of the kicking but we do have options," Tongue said. "I can kick if we need something and Glen Buttriss has the ability out of dummy half as well."

Tongue said the Raiders would head to Townsville with the intent purpose of getting the two competition points, and would not be taking the game lightly.

"There's no doubt this is going to be a tough game but we will go into it with some confidence and hopefully get a good win," Tongue said. "We need to keep winning to sure up a finals spot so we will be focussed on the Cowboys on Saturday night."

Raiders Coach Neil Henry said the team would have a lighter week than usual, and head into the game fresh and fit on Saturday.

"We will do things a bit differently this week and make sure the guys with a few niggling injuries have enough time to recover before Saturday," Henry said. "We'll head to Townsville on Friday and have a session there in the afternoon to make sure we're ready for the game."

NRL
Canberra Raiders V North Queensland Cowboys
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Saturday August 30, 7.30pm

1. David Milne
2. Adrian Purtell
3. Colin Best
4. Joel Monaghan
5. Brett Kelly
6. Terry Campese
7. Alan Tongue [c]
8.Scott Logan
9. Glen Buttriss
10. Dane Tilse
11. Trevor Thurling
12. Joe Picker
13. Nigel Plum

14. Josh Miller
15. Marshall Chalk
16. Neville Costigan
17. Ryan Hinchcliffe
18. Cy Lasscock
19. Ben Jones
(two to be omitted)

Coach: Neil Henry

Injuries/Suspension
Troy Thompson - Achilles - Season
Marc Herbert - Knee - Season
Justin Carney - Eye Socket - Finals Week 1
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs - Suspended - Season
Michael Weyman - Groin - Season
Bronx Goodwin - Discipline - Indefinite
Glen Turner - Ankle - Season
William Zillman - Knee - Season
Phil Graham - Knee - Season
Lincoln Withers - Knee - Season

TOYOTA CUP
Canberra Raiders v North Queensland Cowboys
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Saturday August 30, 5.15pm

1. Josh Dugan
2. Steve Naughton
3. Jarrod Croker
4. Daniel Vidot
5. Zac Russ
6. Michael Picker
7. Matt Smith
8. Matt Britt
9. Travis Waddell
10. Nick Skinner
11. Jarrad Kennedy
12. Joel Thompson
13. Shaun Fensom [c]

14. Brock Dunn
15. Andrew Edwards
16. Zac Merritt
17. Todd Rheinberger

Coach: Tony Adam

News Source: www.raiders.com.au

Tongue set to play
Tue July 15, 2008
by Matthew O'Neill
Source: www.raiders.com.au

The CFMEU Canberra Raiders will be once again bolstered by the inclusion of inspirational skipper Alan Tongue this weekend, after he came through Sunday's win over the Dragons with the all clear from Raiders medical staff.

Tongue was a late inclusion into the Raiders line-up last weekend after sustaining a rib injury against the Sharks in round 16, and was an instrumental piece of the Raiders team which beat the more fancied Dragons on their home turf last weekend.

The Raiders have named an unchanged line-up this week, with the same seventeen players set to take on the Roosters at Canberra Stadium that took the field against the Dragons.

Raiders Coach Neil Henry said the Raiders would keep the same side as last week based on the performance against the Dragons, and hoped the team would carry the form from that match into this week's home match.

"You don't need to make too many changes to a winning team, and with no injuries it was the best option to go with the same side," Henry said. "The Roosters will be a tough match for us but we realise how important it is for us to win on Sunday."

Raiders captain Alan Tongue encouraged fans to make sure they ventured to Canberra Stadium on Sunday, and for the remainder of the season.

"We want to see a big crowd at the ground on Sunday afternoon to help us try and have a good run at the finals," Tongue said. "The club has the Final 5 ticket offer available for fans to get to the last five home matches of the year, so get behind us."

NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP
Canberra Raiders V Sydney Roosters
Canberra Stadium, Sunday July 20, 2.00pm

1. David Milne
2. Colin Best
3. Marshall Chalk
4. Joel Monaghan
5. Adrian Purtell
6. Terry Campese
7. Todd Carney
8. Troy Thompson
9. Ryan Hinchcliffe
10. Dane Tilse
11. Glen Turner
12. Joe Picker
13. Alan Tongue [c]

14. Josh Miller
15. Trevor Thurling
16. Scott Logan
17. Neville Costigan
18. Michael Weyman
(one to be omitted)

Coach: Neil Henry

Injuries/Suspension
William Zillman - Knee - Season
Phil Graham - Knee - Season
Lincoln Withers - Knee - Season

NYC TOYOTA CUP
Canberra Raiders V Sydney Roosters
Canberra Stadium, Sunday July 20, 11.45am

1. Daniel Vidot
2. Zac Russ
3. Drury Low
4. Justin Carney
5. Michael Brophy
6. Jarrod Croker
7. Michael Picker
8. Nick Skinner
9. Travis Waddell
10. Diego Codyre
11. Jarrad Kennedy
12. Joel Thompson
13. Shaun Fensom [c]

14. Andrew Stott
15. Zac Merritt
16. Andrew Edwards
17. Mark Nicholls
18. Brendon Wheatley
(one to be omitted)

Coach: Tony Adam

News Source: www.raiders.com.au

Tue April 29, 2008

Tongue and Withers return

Tue November 13, 2007

Tongue tied with the Raiders until 2010

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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership

Canberra Raiders 
23 games; 2 tries, 8 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] L 14-30 v Knights (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 08] W 20-16 v Panthers (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] W 21-14 v Dragons (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 08] L 12-32 v Gold Coast (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 08] W 30-24 v Tigers (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [04 May 08] L 6-14 v Warriors (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 9 [10 May 08] L 4-30 v Roosters (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 10 [19 May 08] W 38-10 v Rabbitohs (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 12 [30 May 08] L 18-31 v Sea Eagles (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 08] L 12-30 v Eels (A). [DH] 
[View] Round 14 [15 Jun 08] W 34-16 v Broncos (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 15 [21 Jun 08] W 58-18 v Bulldogs (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 16 [30 Jun 08] L 24-36 v Sharks (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 18 [13 Jul 08] W 19-12 v Dragons (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 08] W 34-12 v Roosters (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 08] W 46-4 v Gold Coast (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 21 [03 Aug 08] L 6-34 v Broncos (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 08] W 74-12 v Panthers (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 08] W 38-18 v Knights (H). [DH] 
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 08] W 40-25 v Rabbitohs (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 08] L 10-22 v Cowboys (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 08] W 52-34 v Bulldogs (H). [HB] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 08] L 10-36 v Sharks (A). [LK] 
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership

Canberra Raiders 
20 games; 2 tries, 1 field goals, 9 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [17 Mar 07] L 6-32 v Sea Eagles (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 07] L 16-32 v Storm (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 3 [02 Apr 07] W 48-18 v Knights (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 07] L 6-38 v Eels (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 5 [16 Apr 07] W 37-28 v Roosters (H). [LK] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 7 [28 Apr 07] W 34-18 v Panthers (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t (22nd)
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] W 16-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 11 [25 May 07] W 30-6 v Dragons (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 12 [03 Jun 07] L 8-28 v Gold Coast (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 13 [09 Jun 07] W 38-10 v Eels (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 14 [18 Jun 07] L 18-22 v Knights (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 24-28 v Cowboys (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 16 [01 Jul 07] L 16-22 v Tigers (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 18 [15 Jul 07] W 56-10 v Gold Coast (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] L 6-34 v Storm (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 07] W 34-30 v Panthers (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 21 [04 Aug 07] L 22-28 v Cowboys (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] W 26-24 v Warriors (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 24 [26 Aug 07] L 19-30 v Broncos (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] L 12-22 v Sharks (H). [LK] 
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership

Canberra Raiders 
25 games; 11 tries, 44 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] W 27-14 v Sea Eagles (A). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] L 32-70 v Knights (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t (77th)
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 06] L 20-56 v Roosters (A). [LK] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] W 21-20 v Panthers (H). [LK]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] L 12-30 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 06] W 18-14 v Warriors (H). [BE] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 06] L 28-30 v Broncos (A). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [06 May 06] W 30-10 v Eels (A). [DH]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] L 28-38 v Sharks (H). [LK]
[View] Round 11 [20 May 06] L 12-22 v Knights (A). [DH]
[View] Round 12 [27 May 06] W 15-14 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] W 24-22 v Rabbitohs (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 06] W 28-26 v Bulldogs (A). [LK]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] L 12-22 v Storm (A). [DH]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] W 42-10 v Roosters (H). [LK]
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 06] L 12-18 v Eels (H). [LK]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 12-24 v Panthers (A). [LK]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 20-18 v Tigers (H). [LK]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] W 31-12 v Dragons (H). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] L 8-21 v Rabbitohs (A). [LK]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] W 30-18 v Broncos (H). [LK]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 06] W 19-18 v Tigers (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] L 18-22 v Storm (H). [LK] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] W 26-24 v Sharks (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week One [09 Sep 06] L 12-30 v Bulldogs (A). [LK]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership

Canberra Raiders 
21 games; 3 tries, 12 points. 
		 [View] Round 2 [19 Mar 05] W 39-14 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 05] W 25-18 v Souths (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 05] W 42-22 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 05] L 10-46 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 05] W 14-10 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 05] W 26-18 v Panthers (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (32nd)
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] L 26-32 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [22 May 05] L 16-28 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] L 16-30 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 05] L 12-20 v Broncos (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [19 Jun 05] L 10-28 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 05] W 23-22 v Cowboys (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (33rd)
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 05] W 22-14 v Panthers (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (37th)
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 26-18 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 05] L 16-24 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 05] L 18-24 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 05] L 14-22 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] L 16-29 v Souths (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 28-31 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 05] L 10-48 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 05] L 18-36 v Sea Eagles (H). [LK]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership

Canberra Raiders 

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Tongue, Alan

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