Canberra Raiders News

Wide World of Sports

The seven-time premiership winning career of Wayne Bennett will enter a new chapter on Saturday, when his Dolphins play Cronulla for his 900th premiership match. 

Fittingly, the milestone will come at Suncorp Stadium, where the majority of those games were played throughout a glittering career.

Bennett's premiership coaching career began with the Canberra Raiders in 1987 (28 games), with stints following at Brisbane Broncos (631 matches 1988-2008 and 2015-2018), St George Illawarra (79 matches 2009-2011), Newcastle Knights (75 matches 2012-2014) and South Sydney Rabbitohs (77 matches...

See more...

The Canberra Times

The return of a star brother duo has given the Goulburn Bulldogs hope they can be premiership contenders again and they're keen to make a statement against one of the competition heavyweights on Saturday.

The Bulldogs have been bolstered by the return of Mitch and Tyler Cornish, who played for Young last year and missed Goulburn's disappointing Canberra Raiders Cup campaign.

See more...

The Canberra Times

Remember when the walls started caving in at the Canberra Raiders' multi-million dollar Braddon base? When Jack Wighton decided he would pack his bags and head to South Sydney on a cut-price four-year deal in search of a premiership?

The Canberra Raiders were supposedly in a world of trouble. Who could they find to replace their star five-eighth, who has won Dally M Medal as the competition's player of the year and Clive Churchill Medal as the best afield in the NRL grand final?

See more...