{"id":53271,"date":"2025-07-06T09:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T09:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=53271"},"modified":"2025-07-06T09:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T09:04:11","slug":"canberra-raiders-shut-down-knights-approach-for-forward-duo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=53271","title":{"rendered":"Canberra Raiders shut down Knights approach for forward duo&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Canberra Raiders shut down Knights approach for forward duo&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It turns out the report comes from Raidercast, who noted Canberra \u201cshut down Knights approach for forward duo\u201d during the transfer window .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ea6a534b7901214b7569df595d0169f96abb5532-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ea6a534b7901214b7569df595d0169f96abb5532-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ea6a534b7901214b7569df595d0169f96abb5532.jpeg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Knights interest blocked: Newcastle were reportedly eyeing two forwards currently linked to Canberra\u2019s recruitment\u2014but both players ended up re-signing with the Raiders, effectively shutting Newcastle out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Focus on depth and retention: Canberra\u2019s strategy under Ricky Stuart appears to prioritise retaining front\u2011line talent rather than poaching from rivals. The forward duo in question likely includes hierarchy pieces such as Zac Hosking and Simi Sasagi, who have both been instrumental for the Raiders (Hosking for ball-carrying and defensive reliability; Sasagi was signed from Newcastle last season and has since extended his stay) .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Recruitment control: By denying Newcastle\u2019s attempts, Canberra strengthens its own squad while disrupting rebuilding plans at a rival club.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Continuity in the pack: Keeping players like Sasagi (recently extended) and Hosking ensures stability in their middle\u202f\u2014\u202fa priority given their form.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Power balance in the NRL: This move reinforces Canberra\u2019s growing forward depth, while Newcastle may struggle to restock after recent player exits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to dig deeper into who specifically Newcastle targeted, or how this fits into broader NRL transfer trends, I can look into more detailed sources or player contract timelines. 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Knights interest blocked: Newcastle were reportedly eyeing two forwards currently linked to Canberra\u2019s recruitment\u2014but both players ended up re-signing with the Raiders, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":53272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[701],"class_list":["post-53271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-canberra-raiders"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Canberra Raiders shut down Knights approach for forward duo....<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canberra Raiders shut down Knights approach for forward duo....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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