Tag: Nick Cotric

5
Jun

Jordan Rapana set to make Canberra Raiders return

Sam Ayoub‘s client Jordan Rapana‘s return from injury will see two of the NRL’s most potent strike weapons join forces on Canberra’s right edge – provided Nick Cotric [another client of Sam Ayoub] gets to Friday unscathed. Caden Halmers of The Canberra Times tells this story, Rapana has managed just seven games this year in the midst of three separate

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5
Jun

Humble beginnings the Origin of Cotric family’s dreams coming true

It’s easy to see where [Sam Ayoub‘s client] Nick Cotric gets it from. Humble, hard working and looking to avoid the limelight. David, the father of the Canberra Raiders young gun, comes across as exactly that. Preferring to just enjoy his son’s State of Origin debut for the NSW Blues. David Polkinghorne of The Canberra Times shares this story, All

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5
Jun

From the couch to the cauldron: Cotric set to realise Origin dream

Sam Ayoub‘s client Blues winger Nick Cotric talks about making his State of Origin debut and what it means for his father, as well as the rest of his family. Watch the full video on nrl.com  

4
Jun

Ferguson throws support behind Fittler’s new-look Blues

Sam Ayoub‘s client Eels winger Blake Ferguson says there are no hard feelings over his non-selection for NSW, throwing his support behind the new right-side combination of Josh Morris and Nick Cotric [another client of Sam Ayoub]. NRL.com Reporter Chris Kennedy tells this story, Young Raiders winger Cotric was eventually preferred for the right wing spot that Ferguson was making

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3
Jun

Origin debutant Cotric defends Blues selection despite Canberra upbringing

Sam Ayoub‘s client Nick Cotric has lived in Canberra his whole life, represented the ACT as a teen but says he’s NSW to the bone. State of Origin history is littered with cases of questionable eligibility and has periodically been used by both sides to trade barbs across state lines. In the article by AAP on Wide World of Sports, Cotric

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3
Jun

A limo driver, a text and blocked number: Inside Canberra Raider Nick Cotric’s Origin call-up

Sam Ayoub‘s client Nick Cotric is a laidback sort of bloke.  Nothing seems to faze him, he’s quite relaxed most of the time. George Clarke for Fox Sports tells this story, “Then my Raiders manager phones me up,” Cotric says. “He was telling me I’d been selected in the squad for Origin. So I drove back to Canberra that day, got my

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31
May

Where is Canberra? That’s in NSW: Cotric

Sam Ayoub‘s client Nick Cotric was born and raised in Canberra but says he is NSW through and through as he prepares to make his State of Origin debut. In the SBS News story, Cotric said in an interview, “I grew up in Canberra, I grew up there my whole life,” Cotric said. “I watched it as a kid and

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30
May

The Big Picture: The forgotten man hoping to lead a Raiders resurrection

Some of Sam Ayoub‘s clients were part of the story written by George Clarke for Fox Sports. Ricky Stuart has had no luck with in recent weeks with narrow losses to the Roosters, Rabbitohs and Cowboys being compounded by injuries to a number of key men. Jordan Rapana, John Bateman, and Joey Leilua were all joined on the sideline by

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30
May

Early Mail: Raiders sweat on specialist nod for English weapon

Sam Ayoub‘s clients were among the injured players mentioned in the report by Pamela Whaley on Fox Sports. “The Green Machine have been hit hard with injury and Origin duty, with Bateman, Jordan Rapana, Joey Leilua, Josh Hodgson, Nick Cotric, Josh Papalii and Jack Wighton all missing from this week’s team.” Read more here

29
May

‘They thought it was like fighting’: Cotric changing perceptions in Serbia

After learning that he and Raiders team-mate Jack Wighton had been selected in the NSW team for next Wednesday night’s opening State of Origin, [Sam Ayoub‘s client] Nick Cotric drove to the Canberra five-eighth’s house and gave him a massive hug. NRL.com’s Senior Reporter Brad Walter tells this story, “We were over the moon, both of us. We just hugged

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