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The Advertiser
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Clinical Canberra move to third with thumping of Titans
The Canberra Raiders have moved into third place on the NRL ladder after delivering an eight-try, 40-24 thumping of the Gold Coast on the back of a strong defensive effort and a brilliant attacking display from their back five, led by Kaeo Weekes, the Raiders put the game to bed with three classy tries in an 11-minute blitz to start the second half on a chilly Sunday afternoon at GIO Stadium in Canberra. The winning margin could have been even greater if Jamal Fogarty had brought his kicking boots, the Raiders half converting just four from eight shots at goal. The loss sends Gold Coast to the bottom of the ladder, increasing the pressure on coach Des Hasler. Once again, the Titans leaked points and missed tackles - 37 of compare, Canberra missed just 16, in stark contrast to last weekend's second-half capitulation to the Bulldogs when they missed 30 tackles in 40 Sunday's match, Canberra coach Ricky Stuart said his side made the choice at halftime to go after the game, and in an ominous warning for the rest of the competition claimed the Raiders still had plenty of growth to come. "We put ourselves into a position where we could go on with it or make it hard for ourselves," Stuart said."You know that a couple of times we've been guilty of, it's not taking your foot off the gas, it looks like that, but we're probably not attacking scenarios where we should be."Last week (against the Bulldogs) we probably looked at protecting the lead more than going on with it. That's just a part of us becoming better and growing and developing as a team."We're doing OK at the moment, but we're working towards all the standards and the type of play, the type of team we want to be."We've still got a lot of improvement in this group." Weekes was in everything, particularly in the first half, using his speed and power to run for 219 metres, make a pair of line breaks, lay on two tries and make several crucial tackles in his best game of the season. Joining Weekes in terrorising the Titans, Xavier Savage scored his first NRL hat-trick, while Matt Timoko grabbed a double. Morgan Smithies was immense in the forwards. Centre Seb Kris provided a moment for the highlights reel, determinedly chasing a Hudson Young grubber deep into the in-goal before leaping beyond the dead-ball line and dragging the pill back into play for Savelio Tamale to touch down. One positive sign for the Titans was the return of Kieran Foran, the veteran recovering from a bicep injury to start his first game of the season. He had an immediate impact, helping set up the match's opening try for Jojo Fifita. Titans skipper Tino Fa'asuamaleaui talked about the importance of Foran's contribution after the game. "It was good to see him back out there, he's had a long stint on the sidelines," Fa'asuamaleaui said. "It's just his experience and his ball playing and the way he tackles, it's good to have him out there." Meanwhile, both sides' State of Origin contenders got through the game unscathed. Fa'asuamaleaui, Corey Horsburgh, Beau Fermor and Mo Fotuaika are all in line for selection in Billy Slater's Maroon's squad for game one on May 28, while Young is certain to line up for Laurie Daley and the Blues after also coming through the match fit. The Canberra Raiders have moved into third place on the NRL ladder after delivering an eight-try, 40-24 thumping of the Gold Coast on the back of a strong defensive effort and a brilliant attacking display from their back five, led by Kaeo Weekes, the Raiders put the game to bed with three classy tries in an 11-minute blitz to start the second half on a chilly Sunday afternoon at GIO Stadium in Canberra. The winning margin could have been even greater if Jamal Fogarty had brought his kicking boots, the Raiders half converting just four from eight shots at goal. The loss sends Gold Coast to the bottom of the ladder, increasing the pressure on coach Des Hasler. Once again, the Titans leaked points and missed tackles - 37 of compare, Canberra missed just 16, in stark contrast to last weekend's second-half capitulation to the Bulldogs when they missed 30 tackles in 40 Sunday's match, Canberra coach Ricky Stuart said his side made the choice at halftime to go after the game, and in an ominous warning for the rest of the competition claimed the Raiders still had plenty of growth to come. "We put ourselves into a position where we could go on with it or make it hard for ourselves," Stuart said."You know that a couple of times we've been guilty of, it's not taking your foot off the gas, it looks like that, but we're probably not attacking scenarios where we should be."Last week (against the Bulldogs) we probably looked at protecting the lead more than going on with it. That's just a part of us becoming better and growing and developing as a team."We're doing OK at the moment, but we're working towards all the standards and the type of play, the type of team we want to be."We've still got a lot of improvement in this group." Weekes was in everything, particularly in the first half, using his speed and power to run for 219 metres, make a pair of line breaks, lay on two tries and make several crucial tackles in his best game of the season. Joining Weekes in terrorising the Titans, Xavier Savage scored his first NRL hat-trick, while Matt Timoko grabbed a double. Morgan Smithies was immense in the forwards. Centre Seb Kris provided a moment for the highlights reel, determinedly chasing a Hudson Young grubber deep into the in-goal before leaping beyond the dead-ball line and dragging the pill back into play for Savelio Tamale to touch down. One positive sign for the Titans was the return of Kieran Foran, the veteran recovering from a bicep injury to start his first game of the season. He had an immediate impact, helping set up the match's opening try for Jojo Fifita. Titans skipper Tino Fa'asuamaleaui talked about the importance of Foran's contribution after the game. "It was good to see him back out there, he's had a long stint on the sidelines," Fa'asuamaleaui said. "It's just his experience and his ball playing and the way he tackles, it's good to have him out there." Meanwhile, both sides' State of Origin contenders got through the game unscathed. Fa'asuamaleaui, Corey Horsburgh, Beau Fermor and Mo Fotuaika are all in line for selection in Billy Slater's Maroon's squad for game one on May 28, while Young is certain to line up for Laurie Daley and the Blues after also coming through the match fit. The Canberra Raiders have moved into third place on the NRL ladder after delivering an eight-try, 40-24 thumping of the Gold Coast on the back of a strong defensive effort and a brilliant attacking display from their back five, led by Kaeo Weekes, the Raiders put the game to bed with three classy tries in an 11-minute blitz to start the second half on a chilly Sunday afternoon at GIO Stadium in Canberra. The winning margin could have been even greater if Jamal Fogarty had brought his kicking boots, the Raiders half converting just four from eight shots at goal. The loss sends Gold Coast to the bottom of the ladder, increasing the pressure on coach Des Hasler. Once again, the Titans leaked points and missed tackles - 37 of compare, Canberra missed just 16, in stark contrast to last weekend's second-half capitulation to the Bulldogs when they missed 30 tackles in 40 Sunday's match, Canberra coach Ricky Stuart said his side made the choice at halftime to go after the game, and in an ominous warning for the rest of the competition claimed the Raiders still had plenty of growth to come. "We put ourselves into a position where we could go on with it or make it hard for ourselves," Stuart said."You know that a couple of times we've been guilty of, it's not taking your foot off the gas, it looks like that, but we're probably not attacking scenarios where we should be."Last week (against the Bulldogs) we probably looked at protecting the lead more than going on with it. That's just a part of us becoming better and growing and developing as a team."We're doing OK at the moment, but we're working towards all the standards and the type of play, the type of team we want to be."We've still got a lot of improvement in this group." Weekes was in everything, particularly in the first half, using his speed and power to run for 219 metres, make a pair of line breaks, lay on two tries and make several crucial tackles in his best game of the season. Joining Weekes in terrorising the Titans, Xavier Savage scored his first NRL hat-trick, while Matt Timoko grabbed a double. Morgan Smithies was immense in the forwards. Centre Seb Kris provided a moment for the highlights reel, determinedly chasing a Hudson Young grubber deep into the in-goal before leaping beyond the dead-ball line and dragging the pill back into play for Savelio Tamale to touch down. One positive sign for the Titans was the return of Kieran Foran, the veteran recovering from a bicep injury to start his first game of the season. He had an immediate impact, helping set up the match's opening try for Jojo Fifita. Titans skipper Tino Fa'asuamaleaui talked about the importance of Foran's contribution after the game. "It was good to see him back out there, he's had a long stint on the sidelines," Fa'asuamaleaui said. "It's just his experience and his ball playing and the way he tackles, it's good to have him out there." Meanwhile, both sides' State of Origin contenders got through the game unscathed. Fa'asuamaleaui, Corey Horsburgh, Beau Fermor and Mo Fotuaika are all in line for selection in Billy Slater's Maroon's squad for game one on May 28, while Young is certain to line up for Laurie Daley and the Blues after also coming through the match fit.
The Advertiser
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Wonderful Weekes leads Raiders to thumping of Titans
A brilliant attacking display from Kaeo Weekes has led the Canberra Raiders to an eight-try 40-24 NRL thumping of the Gold Coast a tight first half on a chilly afternoon at GIO Stadium in Canberra, the Raiders exploded to start the second stanza, scoring three tries in 11 minutes, in the process pushing the Titans to the bottom of the ladder and increasing the pressure on coach Des winning margin could have been even greater if Jamal Fogarty had brought his kicking boots, the Raiders half converting just four from eight shots at goal. With his speed and power, Weekes was in everything, running for 219 metres, making a pair of line breaks, laying on two tries and making several crucial tackles as the Raiders moved back into third place on the didn't have a bad player, while the Titans confirmed why they have the competition's worst defence, missing 37 tackles. In contrast the Raiders missed just recovered from a bicep injury, Kieran Foran made his first appearance of the season starting at five-eighth for the Titans, and his impact was immediate. It was just the fourth minute when the 304-game veteran unlocked AJ Brimson, who had moved to fullback to accommodate Foran's inclusion, with a pinpoint pass. Brimson careered 50 metres downfield before feeding Jojo Fifita for the match's first Raiders were the next to score via Savelio Tamale after a stunning tap-back from above the dead-ball line by Seb Kris, who doggedly chased Hudson Young's grubber deep into the hit the lead in the 22nd minute when Matt Timoko crossed after some clever passing by Zac Hosking and Weekes. When Xavier Savage touched down in the corner after more good work from Hosking, this time winning a high-ball contest, the home side led Fa'asuamaleaui delivered a signature offload for Josiah Pahulu to score his first NRL try six minutes out from halftime, before Weekes sliced through the Titans' defence and set up Hosking to give the Raiders an 18-12 halftime had another a minute into the second period when he took a Fogarty bomb uncontested on the run and sprinted under the posts. Young grabbed his ninth try of the season five minutes later and the rot had set in for the Gold Coast.A second try followed for Timoko and a third for Savage to seal the result, and while Fifita and Mo Fotuaika both got over for the Titans, it was nothing more than consolation. Corey Horsburgh, Fa'asuamaleaui, Beau Fermor and Fotuaika all appeared to get through the game unscathed and are available for selection in Billy Slater's Maroons squad for State of Origin I on May 28. Young is certain to line up for Laurie Daley and the Blues after also coming through the match fit and well. A brilliant attacking display from Kaeo Weekes has led the Canberra Raiders to an eight-try 40-24 NRL thumping of the Gold Coast a tight first half on a chilly afternoon at GIO Stadium in Canberra, the Raiders exploded to start the second stanza, scoring three tries in 11 minutes, in the process pushing the Titans to the bottom of the ladder and increasing the pressure on coach Des winning margin could have been even greater if Jamal Fogarty had brought his kicking boots, the Raiders half converting just four from eight shots at goal. With his speed and power, Weekes was in everything, running for 219 metres, making a pair of line breaks, laying on two tries and making several crucial tackles as the Raiders moved back into third place on the didn't have a bad player, while the Titans confirmed why they have the competition's worst defence, missing 37 tackles. In contrast the Raiders missed just recovered from a bicep injury, Kieran Foran made his first appearance of the season starting at five-eighth for the Titans, and his impact was immediate. It was just the fourth minute when the 304-game veteran unlocked AJ Brimson, who had moved to fullback to accommodate Foran's inclusion, with a pinpoint pass. Brimson careered 50 metres downfield before feeding Jojo Fifita for the match's first Raiders were the next to score via Savelio Tamale after a stunning tap-back from above the dead-ball line by Seb Kris, who doggedly chased Hudson Young's grubber deep into the hit the lead in the 22nd minute when Matt Timoko crossed after some clever passing by Zac Hosking and Weekes. When Xavier Savage touched down in the corner after more good work from Hosking, this time winning a high-ball contest, the home side led Fa'asuamaleaui delivered a signature offload for Josiah Pahulu to score his first NRL try six minutes out from halftime, before Weekes sliced through the Titans' defence and set up Hosking to give the Raiders an 18-12 halftime had another a minute into the second period when he took a Fogarty bomb uncontested on the run and sprinted under the posts. Young grabbed his ninth try of the season five minutes later and the rot had set in for the Gold Coast.A second try followed for Timoko and a third for Savage to seal the result, and while Fifita and Mo Fotuaika both got over for the Titans, it was nothing more than consolation. Corey Horsburgh, Fa'asuamaleaui, Beau Fermor and Fotuaika all appeared to get through the game unscathed and are available for selection in Billy Slater's Maroons squad for State of Origin I on May 28. Young is certain to line up for Laurie Daley and the Blues after also coming through the match fit and well. A brilliant attacking display from Kaeo Weekes has led the Canberra Raiders to an eight-try 40-24 NRL thumping of the Gold Coast a tight first half on a chilly afternoon at GIO Stadium in Canberra, the Raiders exploded to start the second stanza, scoring three tries in 11 minutes, in the process pushing the Titans to the bottom of the ladder and increasing the pressure on coach Des winning margin could have been even greater if Jamal Fogarty had brought his kicking boots, the Raiders half converting just four from eight shots at goal. With his speed and power, Weekes was in everything, running for 219 metres, making a pair of line breaks, laying on two tries and making several crucial tackles as the Raiders moved back into third place on the didn't have a bad player, while the Titans confirmed why they have the competition's worst defence, missing 37 tackles. In contrast the Raiders missed just recovered from a bicep injury, Kieran Foran made his first appearance of the season starting at five-eighth for the Titans, and his impact was immediate. It was just the fourth minute when the 304-game veteran unlocked AJ Brimson, who had moved to fullback to accommodate Foran's inclusion, with a pinpoint pass. Brimson careered 50 metres downfield before feeding Jojo Fifita for the match's first Raiders were the next to score via Savelio Tamale after a stunning tap-back from above the dead-ball line by Seb Kris, who doggedly chased Hudson Young's grubber deep into the hit the lead in the 22nd minute when Matt Timoko crossed after some clever passing by Zac Hosking and Weekes. When Xavier Savage touched down in the corner after more good work from Hosking, this time winning a high-ball contest, the home side led Fa'asuamaleaui delivered a signature offload for Josiah Pahulu to score his first NRL try six minutes out from halftime, before Weekes sliced through the Titans' defence and set up Hosking to give the Raiders an 18-12 halftime had another a minute into the second period when he took a Fogarty bomb uncontested on the run and sprinted under the posts. Young grabbed his ninth try of the season five minutes later and the rot had set in for the Gold Coast.A second try followed for Timoko and a third for Savage to seal the result, and while Fifita and Mo Fotuaika both got over for the Titans, it was nothing more than consolation. Corey Horsburgh, Fa'asuamaleaui, Beau Fermor and Fotuaika all appeared to get through the game unscathed and are available for selection in Billy Slater's Maroons squad for State of Origin I on May 28. Young is certain to line up for Laurie Daley and the Blues after also coming through the match fit and well.
BBC News
10-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Trainer collector from Woking turns his passion into a career
A man who has collected nearly 1,000 pairs of trainers said his love of sports shoes has helped him make a Weekes, from Woking, Surrey, bought his first pair when his mother sent him to buy a pair of school shoes but he spent the money on trainers instead."I obviously got told off greatly when I got home" he told BBC Radio Surrey, "but that started the fascination with sport footwear."He now runs a business dedicated to collectible trainers, and has appeared as an expert on BBC TV's Antiques Roadshow. He said the trade in collectible shoes has taken off in the last decade."Trainers how we would know them today came about in the 80s" he said, "but even as close as 2012 we've seen huge leaps in popularity, with people not just collecting trainers, but actually selling them and creating whole businesses off the back of it."I was on Antiques Roadshow as one of their experts, so I had to showcase some of my collection, some of the more high value and harder to find pairs."That was great, to share my passion and interest with such a wide audience." Diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD, he said he struggled at school, but turned his passion into a profession."We tend to go a bit of a different route with our careers and it really helps if there's something you love and you can focus on," he said."I started out running footwear events for people to buy and sell shoes and that led to a job consulting for brands, talking about upcoming trends and archiving and documenting footwear."I cover everything from old shoes, boat shoes, and the latest performance footwear."
