Canberra Raiders News

Sat, 12th July, 2025, 23:29 AEST
Roosters ready, Cross hatches final game plan
NRLW Round 2 against Roosters marks 2025 home double-header and 15-year Grand Final anniversary celebration.
LeagueNews.co
The NRLW Round 2 match against the Sydney Roosters at Jubilee Stadium has been confirmed by Head Coach Nathan Cross.
This event is notable as it kicks off the club's first home double-header for 2025 and coincides with the 15-year anniversary celebration of the 2010 NRL Grand Final victory over the Roosters, featuring appearances from former players.
The squad remains unchanged from last week's successful outing against the Raiders.
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Sat, 12th July, 2025, 22:08 AEST
'Do I look like I fit in here?': NRLW star Grace Kemp opens up on Indigenous identity and a long history with trying to fit in
Grace Kemp embraces her identity as a Wiradjuri woman, navigating insecurities about heritage and appearance.
The Australian
Embracing her size, looks and identity is an ongoing process for Grace Kemp.
The Canberra NRLW star, opening up for the first time about her struggle to fit in, is a proud Wiradjuri woman and former Wallaroo still learning about lost family history on dad's side.
And even then, she says her height advantage, Scottish heritage, and flowing red hair make her second guess whether she looks the part of a stereotypical Indigenous athlete.
Identity can be a highly charged subject for Indigenous people, but by bravely speaking to her own insecurities, Kemp wants to free others of the same burdens.
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Sat, 12th July, 2025, 21:23 AEST
Billy Slater's advice to every NRL club about coaching hot property
Billy Slater expressed willingness to coach, discussing assistant Josh Hannay in the celebratory Maroons dressing room.
The Australian
As Cameron Munster hugged his family members and Josh Papalii shuffled around the Maroons dressing room waving and shaking hands with the masses like the Pope, Billy Slater leaned in for a chat.
"All a club has to do is call me," Slater told Locker Room.
No, the triumphant Queensland coach wasn't talking about his own coaching career.
He was talking about the bloke standing a few metres away holding a can of XXXX and with the maroon-coloured blazer on, Slater's assistant coach, Josh Hannay.
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