Canberra Raiders News

Canberra aims to overcome mental barriers against dominant Sydney Roosters in Saturday's preliminary final.

Canberra Daily

Canberra have vowed not to be overawed by the all-conquering Sydney Roosters, with a mid-season heart-to-heart ensuring there is no mental block against the NRLW's most dominant side.

The Roosters will enter Saturday night's preliminary final at Allianz Stadium as clear favourites, off the back of their second-straight unbeaten regular season.

The Tri-colours have now won 27 of their past 28 games dating back to mid-2024, with the only defeat being at the hands of Brisbane in last year's decider.

They also have added motivation to win back the trophy, with veterans Millie Elliott and Corban Baxter to retire at the end of this season.

Not that it will faze a Raiders side led by former Roosters premiership winner...

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Chad Townsend discussed his controversial benching during Cronulla's 2016 finals with coach Shane Flanagan on his podcast.

Zero Tackle

Chad Townsend's shock second-half benching during Cronulla's 2016 qualifying final against the Canberra Raiders remains one of the most talked-about coaching calls of that premiership run.

The circumstances behind it trace back to a chain of late changes forced on Shane Flanagan that night at GIO Stadium.

On one of Chad Townsend's latest episodes of his podcast, The Chad Townsend Show, he sat down with his former coach to discuss the Cronulla Sharks' 2016 premiership glory, as it had been 10 years since the historic upset over the Melbourne Storm.

Townsend asked Flanagan why he was hooked in the first week of the finals.

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