Matildas improve Canberra Raiders' chances for a favorable 2026 NRL season start at home.
Thanks to the Matildas, the Canberra Raiders' chances of starting the 2026 NRL season have just gotten a whole lot better.
The Green Machine have become accustomed to being the Road Warriors at the start of the season with the number of round-one appearances at Canberra Stadium seemingly few and far between.
But with Australia hosting the Women's Asia Cup next year, it's given the Raiders a 57 per cent chance of doing exactly that.