Jarrod Croker

A late injury for Canberra legend Jarrod Croker has soured his side's much-needed 14-4 NRL win against Canterbury at GIO Stadium.

It was a sad ending to a scrappy contest that saw the Raiders snap their five-game losing streak, and importantly avoid yet another second-half fade-out in moving to 3-6 for the season. It was an underwhelming performance from the Bulldogs, looking a shadow of the side that rolled the Sydney Roosters last weekend. “It shows what this club means to him and the group as well … to have him back and to play like he did was outstanding.”

The injury news was not pretty for the Raiders despite their 14-4 win over the Bulldogs on Friday night at Canberra Stadium. In the last few minutes Jarrod ...

Melanie aims to bring Canberrans all the sports news they need to know - have a story worth sharing? Melanie Dinjaski is an experienced sports journalist at the Canberra Times with a genuine love of all sports. Melanie aims to bring Canberrans all the sports news they need to know - have a story worth sharing? Melanie Dinjaski is an experienced sports journalist at the Canberra Times with a genuine love of all sports. The team benefited greatly from his experience and leadership, and Cotric certainly showed the pair enjoy an undeniable chemistry. Earlier in the second half fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad came off walking gingerly.

A shoulder injury to Raiders skipper Jarrod Croker has overshadowed Canberra's 14-4 win over the Bulldogs o...

"He brought a lot of calmness to the game and team tonight ... the boys love having him in the team," Raiders coach Ricky Stuart said after the match. After the pair jostled and competed for the loose ball, Croker was unable to get back up on his feet, grimacing in pain while holding his right shoulder. The Canberra veteran of 292 NRL games was making a defensive effort to clear the ball from the in-goal, with Matt Dufty threatening to score as the Bulldogs attempted a late fightback after failing to score points in the opening half.

Nightmare struck before full time as the veteran centre went down with what appeared to be a dislocated shoulder. He was put on methoxyflurane - commonly ...

But nightmare struck before full time as the veteran centre went down with what appeared to be a dislocated shoulder. Croker, 31, made his return to senior footy against the Bulldogs, having undergone career-saving stem cell knee surgery in the off-season. Fingers crossed for him— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) May 6, 2022

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They also forced three dropouts, and won the penalty count 7-5. Hoping he plays in green again.” Boy I hope this isn’t it for Jarrod Croker. The joy, the relief, the determination and desire in Jarrod Croker’s voice when he spoke earlier in the week down the line about returning to the NRL for Raiders was akin to a teenager on debut. The Canberra Raiders co-captain’s long-awaited return to the NRL ended in heartbreaking scenes, with the 31-year-old walking off the field with a suspected dislocated elbow. Jarrod Croker’s long-awaited return ended in heartbreak, with the Raiders veteran walking off the field with his arm in a sling.

Canberra Raiders co-captain Jarrod Croker picked up a shoulder injury against the Bulldogs and will need scans to discover the full extent of the damage.

“We haven’t had a player that hasn’t tried hard over the last five weeks,” he said. “Once again, he came in and did his job, I thought he was outstanding and there’s not many people in the 75th minute of a game who worked that hard to get back. Croker was back in the Raiders side that took on the Bulldogs on Friday night.

Canberra have ended their five-game losing streak with a 14-4 win over Canterbury but lost Jarrod Croker to a shoulder injury on Friday night.

I thought we were just impatient and tried to win the game in that set. I thought the second half we had our chances to get back into the game. "Nobody on the outside understands how hard it is to lose a game and to lose five games in a row and you're not used to it, no one knows what you're going through. I'm happy for the players because every week they get back on the platform to prepare and our senior players have been instrumental in the last five weeks in helping keep everyone upbeat and starting again." To go in 10-0 down we were lucky. We only had 35% of the ball, through our fault.