Canberra Raiders News

Newcastle Knights reported threatening messages to player James Schiller to NRL's Integrity Unit after extra-time victory.

ABC

The Newcastle Knights rugby league club has referred threatening social media messages sent to one of their players to the NRL's Integrity Unit.

Several Knights players shared screenshots of the messages, allegedly sent to winger James Schiller, during Thursday night's extra-time victory over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Hunter Stadium.

The messages, graphic in nature, included one that said "count your days.....I will f***ing end your life". 

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Josh Papalii's record-breaking match highlights Canberra's surprising success and resilience in the 2025 season.

ABC

Even if Josh Papalii weren't breaking Canberra's all-time appearances record, the match against South Sydney on Sunday would still be a big one.

That's what happens when you win early and win often, like the Raiders have in 2025. Canberra is normally overlooked and underestimated, which it can turn into a strength because it means nobody sees Ricky Stuart's side coming. It doesn't so much fly under the radar as live off the grid.

But that can only last so long. At the halfway point of the season, the Raiders have the most victories of any side in the competition. Winning is the only thing...

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Last month, I compared the Raiders' young talent to past legends; they're showing great potential collectively.

The Daily Telegraph

It was only last month that I wrote about the Canberra Raiders, comparing their current crop of outstanding youngsters with the players that came through in the late 80s and spawned the Green Machine era.

I second-guessed the comparison numerous times given those young men Tim Sheens brought through contained names like Lazarus, Clyde and Daley.

But watching the Raiders' performance since, I have no hesitation in making the comparison.

Sure, this current crop of rookies have a long way to go, individually, to have careers like those Canberra legends, but, collectively, you can see that the...

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