Canberra Raiders News

Temara sisters bring strength, skill, and experience to Canberra Raiders with a history of playing together in Queensland.

NRL.com

The Temara sisters have come full circle since playing together at the Burleigh Bears nearly a decade ago.  

Zahara and Chante became teammates there in 2018, despite the four-year age difference, and won a QRL BMD Premiership together beating Wynnum-Manly Seagulls in the 2023 grand final. 

Despite having been at different clubs in the NRLW's early years, they reunited in Canberra when the Raiders entered the competition in 2023. 

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NRL confirms grand final path, raising fairness concerns as men's qualifiers shift to Friday evening and Sunday afternoon for second year.

Zero Tackle

The NRL have confirmed the path to the grand final across both the NRL and NRLW competitions, with concerns about an unfair advantage for the deciding match of the season created for a second year in a row.

For the second year in a row, the men's competition will see its grand final qualifiers played across Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.

Typically, recent decades have seen the matches played on a Friday and Saturday; however, 2025 saw a break from that tradition after the minor premiers - then the Canberra Raiders - opened the finals on a Sunday.

The same thing has happened this year, with the Penrith Panthers playing their opening final on a Sunday, while the second-placed New Zealand Warriors played on Saturday afternoon, given that time zones stopped them from opening the finals.

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