Canberra Raiders secured a historic 26-22 win against Storm, inspired by past players at GIO Stadium.
When the going got tough at GIO Stadium on Friday night and a desperate Storm outfit was coming hard at them, Canberra's Class of 2026 drew on the inspiration of Raiders past to hang on for a 26-22 victory.
Significant for so many reasons, the win was the Raiders' first on home soil for 2026 and their first against the Storm at GIO Stadium since 2016.
And it all played out against the backdrop of the Raiders' annual Forever Green round which honours past Canberra players and the club's heritage dating back to its inception in 1982.
With 17,000 fans watching on, the honour of blowing the Viking horn fell to Raider #52 Billy Walker, who played 26 games in lime green in 1984-85 alongside the likes of Chris O'Sullivan, Sam Backo and Storm coach Craig Bellamy, whose team was...