Canberra Raiders News

  • Ricky's relic: tradies uncover shield Raiders legend won almost 50 years ago

    Caden Helmers

    Tradies found a junior rugby shield won by Ricky Stuart, who recalled it fondly from his childhood achievements.

    The Canberra Times

    Imagine the look on the face of the tradies working in the basement of the Queanbeyan Leagues Club when they stumbled upon a relic rugby league legend Ricky Stuart had won almost 50 years ago.

    Eagle-eyed electricians spotted a Queanbeyan Blues juniors best and fairest shield in the bowels of the Leagues Club last week. The best part? Canberra Raiders coach Stuart had won that shield each year from 1979-81.

    Stuart would have been just 12 years old the first time he won that shield, long before he toured with the Wallabies and Kangaroos, won three premierships with the Raiders and lifted State of Origin shields.

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  • More line breaks, fewer tries: What's happening to the Raiders in 2026?

    Region Canberra

    The Raiders' lack of scoring in 2026 contrasts sharply with their impressive 2025 performance, raising concerns about their attack strategy.

    Region Canberra

    Watching the Raiders struggle to score tries this season has been hard, given the exhibition they provided in 2025.

    The young Raiders tore teams apart with their brilliant attack and expectations were high that it would continue this season.

    It hasn't happened in 2026, raising questions about what has gone wrong with the same group of players, aside from Ethan Sanders replacing Jamal Fogarty.

    The predictable, safe nature of the attack was there for all to see against the Roosters and for 62 minutes against Parramatta.

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  • 'It's happened once': The gotcha moment that's driving Kaeo

    David Polkinghorne

    Kaeo Weekes aims to avoid future mistakes after nearly being outpaced by Victor Radley during a recent game.

    The Canberra Times

    It's the gotcha moment that's driving Kaeo Weekes to make sure he never gets caught out again.

    Victor Radley beat the Canberra Raiders boom fullback in a race for the ball to score what the NSW Blues lock thought was a try in the corner - thanks to a kick from cagey half Daly Cherry-Evans.

    The moment came in the 20th minute of the Raiders' 26-0 loss to the Sydney Roosters two weeks ago, with Weekes' blushes saved by the fact Radley was offside.

    Weekes had made a big break down the Green Machine's left edge moments earlier, with the Raiders looking set to score only for it to come to nothing.

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