Canberra Raiders News

Wed, 27th May, 2026, 15:26 AEST
Raiders star opens up on State of Origin hopes. And a Blues great says he's 'waiting in the wings'
Kaeo Weekes aims for State of Origin selection, backed by a NSW great, as he competes against older fullbacks.
The Canberra Times
He's already got the backing of a NSW Blues great as a player "in the wings just waiting".
Now Canberra Raiders speed machine Kaeo Weekes hopes he's a realistic chance of playing State of Origin.
Weekes is one of the best young fullbacks in the NRL, with his devastating pace able to split open opposition defences in the blink of an eye.
While the Blues currently have James Tedesco and Dylan Edwards duking it out for the NSW No.1 jersey, they're both in their 30s.
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Wed, 27th May, 2026, 8:20 AEST
Ponissi reveals why 22-year-old star was not called into Blues camp
Mitch Moses is ruled out of game one; Ethan Strange will replace him for his Origin debut due to a hamstring strain.
Zero Tackle
The news no NSW Blues fan wanted to hear, that Mitch Moses would be ruled out of game one just 24 hours before the series kicked off.
The side needed to decide on a replacement, and on Tuesday morning, coach Laurie Daley revealed he didn't want to risk playing the Eels' halfback 48 hours after he sustained the injury.
He confirmed young Canberra Raiders half Ethan Srange, who is in his third season playing NRL, would be promoted to play five-eighth ahead of his debut in the Origin arena.
"He's strained a hammy. Nothing major. He had a tweak and won't miss a lot of football," Daley said.
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Wed, 27th May, 2026, 6:40 AEST
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart backs Ethan Strange to replicate Laurie Daley's heroics in Origin
Ricky Stuart won 127 games with Laurie Daley, knows Ethan Strange well, and is now coaching him in State of Origin.
The Australian
Across a playing career spanning 243 first grade games, Ricky Stuart won more matches with Laurie Daley than he did with any other player.
As the champion Raiders halfback in the 1990s, Stuart had a front-row seat to the brilliance of Daley, the former Canberra five-eighth.
They combined to win 127 games.
So when news broke that Canberra's current five-eighth Ethan Strange had been parachuted into the NSW State of Origin team to replace an injured Mitchell Moses against Queensland on Wednesday night, only one phone call needed to be made.
Just like he knew Daley's games, if anyone knows Strange, it's Stuart, his coach from Canberra.
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