The Raiders have had a win in player retention with halfback Jamal Fogarty re-signing for two years, tying him up with the club until the end of 2026.Fogarty's management had previously indicated the half's desire to test himself on the open market and was able to entertain rival offers as of November 1.However, the former Titan has stayed loyal, as the Raiders look to reshape their attack after the loss of Jack Wighton.The 29-year-old confirmed his desire was always to stay in the capital city. "I never wanted to leave the Raiders and I want to play here as long as I can," he said."Obviously it's good job security, but also just good to know it's all settled, and we don't have to relocate the family to somewhere else."The girls can keep going to school here and I think that's probably the most important part keeping them settled and keep doing what they're doing because if they're happy I'm happy and then hopefully that reflects on me playing good footy."Fogarty will be one of the more senior players in the Raiders squad next season following the departure of Wighton and Jarrod Croker's retirement.The halfback expressed his excitement at working with a young group which could see him linking with 19-year-old half Ethan Strange who made his NRL debut against the Storm in round 24."This year is a lot different losing a couple of key players in Jacko (Wighton) and Toots (Croker), but we've still got the majority of the senior boys here and got a lot of youth coming through which I'm really excited about," Fogarty said.
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