Tongue, Alan

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Tongue and Withers return
Tue April 29, 2008
Source: www.raiders.com.au

The CFMEU Canberra Raiders will be bolstered this weekend ahead of their round eight clash against New Zealand, with both Captain Alan Tongue and hooker Lincoln Withers named to take on the Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Both Tongue (quad) and Withers (eye) were late withdrawals in their round six loss to the Melbourne Storm at Canberra Stadium, but after the week off due to the bye, both are expected to take their places on Sunday.

Outside back Brett Kelly also makes his return to the top grade for Sunday's match, after successfully recovering from a knee injury and after two weeks in the Queensland Cup for Souths Logan.

Kelly said he's looking forward to the challenge of returning to first grade, and has fond memories of playing the Warriors.

"I haven't played first grade since the last game of last year after an injury in the last trial, and after two weeks in the Queensland Cup I'm ready to go again this week," Kelly said. "Last time I played the Warriors I scored a hat trick so hopefully I'll be able to do that again."

Raiders Coach Neil Henry said the return of Withers and Tongue would be a big boost for the side and he was confident they would be ready by Sunday.

"We'll have a look at Lincoln and Alan today. They're both training this afternoon and indications are Lincoln's eye has cleared up despite a bit of blurred vision there, and Tonguey tested his leg out last week and ran at about 80 per cent so hopefully by Sunday he'll be right," Henry said.

Henry said the inclusion of Todd Carney and Joel Monaghan in Friday night's country origin team may have a bearing on the final make-up of the side to play the Warriors, and they would link up with the team on Saturday if they come through the match injury free.

"Our Toyota Cup side travels across on Saturday morning so they (Carney and Monaghan) will fly out Saturday morning and we'll take 17 players across Friday and if they are right we'll have 19 there," Henry said.

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP
Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors
Mt Smart Stadium, Sunday May 4, 2.00pm (Aest)

1. Bronx Goodwin
2. Colin Best
3. Adrian Purtell
4. Joel Monaghan
5. Brett Kelly
6. Terry Campese
7. Todd Carney
8. Scott Logan
9. Lincoln Withers
10. Troy Thompson
11. Marshall Chalk
12. Nigel Plum
13. Alan Tongue (c)

14. Michael Dobson
15. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
16. Joe Picker
17. Dane Tilse
18. David Milne
19. Ben Jones
(two to be omitted)

Coach: Neil Henry

Injuries/Suspension
Josh Miller - Ankle - Round 10-12
Michael Weyman - Suspended - Round 13
Ryan Hinchcliffe - Thumb - Round 11
William Zillman - Knee - Season
Phil Graham - Knee - Season

TOYOTA CUP
Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors
Mt Smart Stadium, Sunday May 4, 11.45am (Aest)

1. Josh Dugan
2. Michael Brophy
3. Jarrod Croker
4. Justin Carney
5. Steve Naughton
6. Michael Picker
7. Matt Smith
8. Todd Grace
9. Travis Waddell
10. Nick Skinner
11. Joel Thompson
12. Jarrad Kennedy
13. Shaun Fensom (c)

14. Brock Dunn
15. Diego Codyre
16. Andrew Edwards
17. Zac Merritt

Coach: Tony Adam

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Tongue tied with the Raiders until 2010
Tue November 13, 2007
Source: www.raiders.com.au

Canberra Raiders Captain and inspirational leader Alan Tongue has ushered in his 10th season with the club in style, by agreeing to a contract extension today that will see him in green until the end of 2010.

Tongue has been the backbone of the team for the past couple of seasons after playing the best football of his career, culminating in his appointment as club and team captain at the start of 2007.

After being approached by Raiders management during the 2007 season Tongue said he is happy to have his future finalised, and is now keen to continue doing what he does best, playing solid consistent football.

"It's been a little while coming and we talked about it through the season, and it was just a matter of time before we put it together and agreed to things," Tongue said. "Its great to get it out of the way, I wanted it to happen before the season came and I didn't want to have any distractions so its good to get it cleaned up."

Tongue said he hoped his commitment to the club would spark other players to remain loyal, and was excited about what the team could go in the next few seasons.

"I think the other guys will take this on board, we have a great group of fella's here at the moment and I think it's the attitude among the players that we would like to stick together and we're working hard," he said. "I think everybody realises and supporters as well, if we can keep this group together and get the best out them I think we can become a very successful footy side."

The prospect of playing out his career with his first club is another area that Tongue will focus on in his future, and said he was constantly refreshing his approach towards each season.

"It would be great (to play here my whole career). I would have thought that Toots (Jason) Croker and Simon Woolford would have been one club men but you just don't know what's around the corner, but at this stage I'm very happy with where I am," he said. "I have had three different coaches while I've been here and that's been great and that's been good for my footy. I've learnt a lot from all three and I'm refreshed, and with the new coaching staff and players we've got here there's no reason for me to move on."

Tongue said the Raiders captaincy is also something he would be looking forward to continuing in 2008, and the support he has had up to this point has been overwhelming.

"I really enjoyed it this year and it was a real learning curve for me, and it's a great job to have when you've got a great lot of people behind you," he said. "The support from the coaching staff and the player's was something I really appreciated, so if that opportunity keeps going I'd love to continue it."

Raiders Coach Neil Henry said the acquisition of Alan Tongue for the long term is nothing but a positive for the Raiders, and he was walking proof that Canberra is a great place to have a football career.

"It's tremendous for the club, Alan's going into his 10th year with the club after coming straight from high school and it's good to see that he's extended his contract for another couple of years," he said. "He's very settled in Canberra and has been for a while, and it's a good indication for the younger players that there's some stability here, and
particularly for our younger players to see our Captain on board for a few more years.

"He's a tremendous role model for not just our young players but our senior players as well, and it adds some stability in some uncertain times for some of the players."

Henry said Tongue's appointment as Captain had already shown the great caliber of player he was, and he is certain he will improve as a leader in the seasons ahead.

"He fitted into that role really well last year, and he's learning as he's going along, but he's certainly got the respect of his peers," he said.

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Thu February 22, 2007
• Tongue named as Raiders captain
  
Thu September 7, 2006
• Tongue wins Canberra Player of the Year Award
  

====================================================================================================== 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership Canberra Raiders 12 games; 1 tries, 4 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] ====================================================================================================== 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] ====================================================================================================== 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] ====================================================================================================== 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] ====================================================================================================== 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership Canberra Raiders ======================================================================================================

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