Canberra Raiders News

Sat, 14th September, 2024, 13:50 AEST
The Raiders hooker giving up 33 kilograms against the PNG Jukebox
PNG Jukebox Elsie Albert, NRLW star and botanist, charged into Raiders at Canberra Stadium.
The Canberra Times
They call her the 'PNG Jukebox', because the hits just keep coming.
Elsie Albert is one of the NRLW's most devastating talents who doubles as the game's resident botanist. The front-rower was sent off minutes into her first game of rugby league because, as they said, you can't play in bare feet.
Come Sunday the Parramatta Eels prop's 95-kilogram frame will be charging into the Raiders' defence at Canberra Stadium.
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Fri, 13th September, 2024, 19:12 AEST
'I'm getting a bit upset now': Whitehead reflects on Raiders career and potential return
Whitehead emotional over Canberra Raiders' impact, open to return as coach after playing career.
The Canberra Times
It's a sign of how much the Canberra Raiders mean to Elliott Whitehead - the hard-as-nails Yorkshireman started to get emotional talking about his time at the club.
And he's left the door open for a return to the club where he played all of his 205 NRL games, potentially as a coach - once he's hung up his boots at Catalans in the English Super League.
The 35-year-old said his Raiders career didn't end how he wanted it too - suspended for a hip-drop tackle.
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Fri, 13th September, 2024, 10:00 AEST
Have your say: the burning questions about the Raiders' season
Joe Tapine's strong post-contact running, Matt Timoko's potential, Xavier Savage's try-scoring, and Jordan Rapana's impact.
The Canberra Times
Is it Joe Tapine's metre-eating? Especially post-contact. Just as it could be for Matt Timoko?
Or is it Xavier Savage as the Canberra Raiders' top try-scorer?
Maybe it's Jordan Rapana's match-winning energy that left the Green Machine in a hole without him?
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