Canberra Raiders News

Adam Elliott aims to finalize a new contract by year-end, seeking quick resolution.

Zero Tackle

Former Newcastle Knights, Canberra Raiders and Canterbury Bulldogs forward Adam Elliott has revealed he wants to have a new contract signed by the end of the year.

The forward, speaking on SEN Radio, confirmed he had no news to break, but said there was movement with clus, and that he wants to have it sorted quickly.

"I've been on the phone to my manager earlier and on the weekend, and I'm waiting to get a call from him to hopefully get a little bit of information about some movement.

"Ideally, I would have loved to have had it all sorted by now, but we are in agreement that we want to put the foot down now and get it done before Day 1 of 2026 because I want to hit the ground running.

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Mark Baker plans a new stadium in Christchurch, addressing Canberra's long-standing stadium needs.

The Canberra Times

The man behind a new world-class stadium across the Tasman says he has the blueprint to end a stadium war spanning more than a decade in the ACT, declaring: "Canberra is screaming out for something like this".

Mark Baker is the brains behind the fully-enclosed, 30,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Christchurch which is set to be opened during Super Rugby's Super Round on Anzac weekend.

The BESIX Watpac chief executive - whose Queensland-based company can lay claim to stadiums from Townsville to Saudi Arabia - is poised to deliver the $630 million Christchurch project on time and on budget, while Canberra Stadium is edging closer to its use-by date.

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The Canberra Raiders excelled in 2025 but exited finals early; leadership questions arise for 2026.

Zero Tackle

The Canberra Raiders took out the minor premiership in 2025, but that was quickly deflated by their straight sets exit from the finals series.

The men from the nation's capital had, frankly, an extraordinary season given where the majority of pundits had them pre-season.

But the Raiders owed so much of their 2025 campaign to Jamal Fogarty's leadership, and there were questions - legitimate ones it should be added - over whether they overperformed.

We aren't here to make a judgment on that today, but in this series, we are unpacking the big team list selection questions which could shape 2026 for each team.

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