Canberra Raiders News

Thu, 11th December, 2025, 15:58 AEDT
The pain that's driving the Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders aim to use past pain to end their 31-year title drought.
The Canberra Times
It hurts. But the Canberra Raiders are looking to use that pain to ensure there's no repeat of their straight-sets finals exit.
It's driving them as they look to build on the 2025 minor premiership and end the club's 31-year title drought.
The Green Machine went agonisingly close to booking a home preliminary final, only for the officials to twice take the win off them - with the Brisbane Broncos eventually pinching the qualifying final win in golden point.
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Thu, 11th December, 2025, 8:53 AEDT
The battle for the Raiders' half-back role in 2026 has already begun
Ethan Sanders' path to Raiders' starting halfback role becomes uncertain with recent departures and signings.
Region Canberra
A month ago, following the departure of Jamal Fogarty to Manly, Ethan Sanders probably felt as though he had a 'rails run' for the Raiders' number seven jersey for 2026.
Twenty-one-year-old Sanders joined the Raiders from Parramatta at the end of the 2024 season as part of a succession plan with Fogarty in the twilight of his playing career.
The Raiders had hoped Fogarty would be around for one more season, but the lure of a two-year deal from the Sea Eagles proved to be impossible to ignore.
The departure of Adam Cook to the UK Super League further depleted the Raiders' halfback ranks, prompting the signing of young Broncos playmaker Coby Black.
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Wed, 10th December, 2025, 15:50 AEDT
The heartwarming moment which brought a Raiders legend and his mum to tears
Josh Papali'i, a Raiders legend, was emotional gifting his mother a new car.
The Canberra Times
Josh Papali'i has ticked off just about everything rugby league has to offer - but you'd do well to find an achievement which could have left him in tears quite like this.
The Canberra Raiders legend - who has re-signed for a 16^th season in search of a drought-breaking premiership - was brought to tears when gifting his mum a new car.
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