Canberra Raiders News

Mon, 28th September, 2026, 9:29 AEST
Ultimate NRL Grand Final Guide: Everything you need to know
The NRL grand final featuring the Roosters and Knights is on October 5 at 7:30pm AEST in Sydney.
The Australian
The NRL grand final is nearly here, with the Sydney Roosters set to take on the Newcastle Knights.
Here's everything you need to know.
The match kicks off at 7:30pm AEST on Sunday the 5th of October from Accor Stadium in Sydney.
The Roosters and Knights will confirm their teams at 4pm AEST on Tuesday.
The Roosters were last in a grand final in 2019, winning their second title in a row by defeating the Raiders.
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Mon, 28th September, 2026, 7:14 AEST
Roosters utility's long road to NRLW decider, World Cup
Taina Naividi aims for NRLW grand final and Fijian World Cup success after overcoming personal challenges and injuries.
The Canberra Times
With any luck, Sydney Roosters utility Taina Naividi is about to experience two firsts: a maiden NRLW grand final appearance and a World Cup outing with the Fiji Bulikula.Few would be considered more deserving.
In recent years, the 25-year-old has endured two ACL tears, the loss of her father and the disappointment of being omitted from the 2024 Roosters' grand final-winning team.
In between those personal hits, she's been a key member of a Roosters side that is now playing their sixth grand final in nine years.
"It means everything to me to be part of the Roosters," Naividi said following their 20-10 preliminary final win over the Raiders.
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Mon, 28th September, 2026, 5:39 AEST
'It's shed a lot of good light': Raiders young gun provides perfect mentor for Qld academy
Coby Black, Raiders halfback, promotes Queensland talent after shifting from Brisbane Broncos for NRL opportunities.
The Canberra Times
If the Canberra Raiders were looking to lure Queensland talent to the capital, you couldn't get a better ambassador than Coby Black.
The boom Raiders halfback took time out from his holidays to drop in on the Green Machine's south-east Queensland academy last week.
He's the living embodiment of emerging talent that couldn't get a look-in in his home state and has moved elsewhere to find a path into the NRL.
Black was part of the Brisbane Broncos NRL squad, but the Queensland glamour club recruited Jonah Pezet and Tom Duffy over the top of him, limiting his chances of forcing his way into the NRL side.
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