Canberra Raiders News

Fri, 24th July, 2026, 16:08 AEST
The Berry race: we've assessed the sport contenders to replace Yvette
Yvette Berry's resignation prompts speculation on her replacement, with key focus on education and sports amid ongoing challenges.
The Canberra Times
Will the next ACT Labor minister please stand up? Yvette Berry's resignation in the wake of an ACT Integrity Commission investigation has sparked discussion about who will step in to replace her.
There are several contenders who will put their hands up to take over her portfolios, which included education and early childhood, homes, homeless and new suburbs and sport and recreation.
And while much of the focus will be on education - a hugely important area in Canberra - those in sporting circles were abuzz on Thursday with speculation about who will take the reins at a critical time.
Sports have been hammered by the rising cost of registration, poor quality playing fields, venue vandalism, funding battles and stalled projects from the Home of Football in Throsby to the continually delayed ice rink in Tuggeranong.
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Fri, 24th July, 2026, 15:46 AEST
Wests Tigers call Adam Doueihi, Benji Marshall crisis meeting after dramatic training exit
Adam Doueihi meets Wests Tigers officials to resolve differences after leaving training and ruling out Saturday's game against the Raiders.
The Australian
Adam Doueihi will meet with Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall and CEO Shaun Mielekamp within the next 72-hours to thrash out their differences.
The meeting, expected by Monday afternoon at the latest, aims to bring all parties back onto the same page after Doueihi dramatically left training on Thursday and ruled himself out of the club's game against the Raiders in Canberra on Saturday.
At this stage, neither the club wants to tear up Doueihi's contract, nor has the 172-game player informed his management to seek a release from his contract, which runs through until 2029.
Both Marshall and Doueihi respect each other greatly and there is a genuine appetite to smoke the peace pipe and move forward for the benefit of the club.
The reason for Doueihi's dramatic stance to stand down from playing is believed to be not solely due to Marshall deciding to shift the playmaker to the unfamiliar lock-forward position against the Raiders.
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Fri, 24th July, 2026, 12:58 AEST
Whacked 'with a golf club': Hudson opens up on Achilles injury and when he'll be back
Hudson Young faces heartache from injury while aspiring to play for Australia, but aims for full recovery by Christmas.
The Canberra Times
It felt like he'd been hit in the back of the leg with a golf club and Hudson Young knew straight away what he'd done.
Then came the heartache.
Not only was he confident his beloved Canberra Raiders were about to make a charge to the NRL finals, but he's been waiting four years to play for Australia at a World Cup.
Then in the blink of an eye he went from being on top of the world, fresh from the high of helping NSW to an unlikely State of Origin win, to the lows of one of the toughest injuries to overcome.
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