Canberra Raiders News

Thu, 13th August, 2026, 15:41 AEST
Bears reportedly splash out to lure Big Red
Corey Horsburgh will join the Perth Bears on massive $2.3m deal; Broncos withdrew due to salary cap issues.
Yahoo! Sport
The Perth Bears will reportedly sign out-of-favour Raiders forward Corey Horsburgh with the Brisbane Broncos ruled out of the chase due to salary cap pressure. This comes as Jacob Preston's agent has revealed the offer from the Bulldogs was well away from what they expected with the second-rower potentially going to the open NRL market.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart made headlines this week after his post-match spray of Horsburgh having labelled his sin bin in the loss to the Knights as a 'brain explosion'. Horsburgh was left out of the Raiders squad to take on the Sharks this weekend after Stuart copped some backlash for his strongly worded press conference.
The Broncos were floated as a potential suitor for Horsburgh with the club having lost Payne Haas to the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Corey Jensen to retirement. Although the Bears have acted quickly reportedly set to confirm the Horsburgh deal as their latest signing.
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Thu, 13th August, 2026, 15:23 AEST
Horsburgh looks set to join the Bears. Who else at the Raiders is coming off-contract?
Corey Horsburgh is near finalizing a three-year deal with the Perth Bears after leaving the Canberra Raiders.
The Canberra Times
Corey Horsburgh has the weekend off and he's close to finalising his future.
After Horsburgh met with Perth Bears coach Mal Meninga on Monday, he's waiting to be sent a three-year deal that would see him join Raiders teammate Morgan Smithies at the NRL expansion club next season.
While the Canberra Raiders have given Horsburgh permission to speak to other clubs, they still have to release him for 2027 - but that's considered a formality given his public falling-out with coach Ricky Stuart.
Horsburgh's been training this week, but he won't play NSW Cup after he was dropped from the NRL side to face Cronulla at Shark Park on Saturday.
His manager Jeff Jurotte said Horsburgh was in a "good headspace" and he praised how Raiders chief executive Don Furner has handled the situation.
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Thu, 13th August, 2026, 13:42 AEST
'Massive': Raiders star speaks out amid contract crisis
Ata Mariota extended his Raiders contract to 2028. The team faces uncertainty with possible player exits, raising concerns about their future.
The Canberra Times
The loss of a senior Canberra player and the potential exit of another deals a "massive" blow to the Raiders, but fullback Kaeo Weekes remains confident the club has a bright future.
The Green Machine have been rocked by contract speculation over the past few rounds, culminating in fresh rumours forward Corey Horsburgh is set to sign with the Perth Bears next season.
The 28-year-old, whose contract doesn't expire until the end of 2027, has been dropped for their clash against Cronulla on Saturday, igniting rumours of an early exit.
It comes after coach Ricky Stuart said the Queenslander's game-defining decision to slap Newcastle centre Dane Gagai was a "f***ing brain explosion" last Sunday.
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