Canberra Raiders News

Wed, 28th May, 2025, 12:48 AEST
Roosters and Raiders: A Clash of Tasty Goals
Roosters face Raiders in a highly anticipated clash, both fresh off Round 12 victories and challenges.
LeagueNews.co
In a highly anticipated clash, the Roosters and Raiders, both victorious in Round 12, are set to face off.
The Roosters, missing five players due to Origin commitments, saw impressive performances from their young talents, including the debut of Benaiah Ioelu and Xavier Va'a, the latter scoring just 45 seconds into the game.
Their recent form has been strong, but they face a challenging matchup against the Raiders, who secured a win against the Warriors under tough conditions, boosting them to second place on the ladder.
As such, this match promises to be an entertaining encounter.
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Wed, 28th May, 2025, 12:20 AEST
The real deal: Raiders are proof of the NRL's seismic shift to new title threats
Canberra's strong start in the NRL State of Origin could lead to a serious premiership challenge.
The Canberra Times
Canberra began the State of Origin period of the NRL season in fine style last weekend and if they can now get the next seven rounds right they will be poised to launch a genuine premiership challenge.
The Raiders look the real deal to me already in terms of being capable of winning the competition.
I wouldn't say that if Penrith, Melbourne and Brisbane were all flexing their muscles because that would be a hell of a lot to deal with for a team of mostly promising young players and a hard core of experience that is on the way up.
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Wed, 28th May, 2025, 6:18 AEST
Blues enforcer Hudson Young credits business venture and partner for career-best form
Hudson Young aims to make amends after last year's eviction and Las Vegas incident involving hotel security.
The Daily Telegraph
Hudson Young was evicted from the NSW series-winning side last year then from Canberra's team hotel in Las Vegas.
Now he's ready to inflict far more pain on Queensland than what an inflatable baseball bat ever could.
Only three months ago, an "embarrassed" Young was in Las Vegas before a media pack apologising for being evicted from the Raiders team hotel.
Hotel security had mistaken an inflatable baseball bat for the real thing during an elevator scuffle with Morgan Smithies, sparked by not wanting to share a bed with his teammate after he was left without a room following a...
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