Canberra Raiders News

Thu, 15th October, 2026, 16:01 AEDT
Melbourne Storm set to make financial contribution towards forward's departure
Josiah Pahulu is leaving Melbourne Storm for Canberra Raiders, with Storm paying half his salary for 2027.
Zero Tackle
The Melbourne Storm are set to pay almost half of Josiah Pahulu's salary next year as he prepares to exit the Victorian-based club bound for the Canberra Raiders.
Pahulu's exit has become a topic of increasing negotiation and speculation in recent times after a miserable 2026 campaign in Melbourne, where he struggled to find playing time in the first-grade team.
Formerly at the Gold Coast Titans, Pahulu was expected to be a breakout star, but has struggled to hit his potential at the top level and is now set to leave the Storm ahead of 2027.
News Corp are reporting that his move to the Canberra Raiders has been all but ticked off, with only an announcement left to be made, after the Storm agreed to pay around half of his salary for the coming season - where he still would have been contracted in the Victorian capital otherwise.
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Thu, 15th October, 2026, 15:53 AEDT
One Raider locked in, another out as November 1 looms
Ethan Sanders re-signed with the Raiders until 2028, intensifying the halfback competition after winning NRL's Rookie of the Year.
The Canberra Times
The battle to become Canberra's first-choice halfback is set to intensify after the Raiders re-signed Ethan Sanders until the end of 2028.
Sanders was rewarded with a renewed contract after enjoying a breakout year with the Green Machine, where his dazzling kicking game earned him the NRL's Rookie of the Year award.
It comes after the 22-year-old entered the season having played just four first-grade matches and had big shoes to fill as Jamal Fogarty had departed for Manly.
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Thu, 15th October, 2026, 15:45 AEDT
One Raider locked in, another out as 1 November looms
Ethan Sanders re-signed until 2028, intensifying the Raiders' halfback competition after his breakout year.
Canberra Daily
The battle to become Canberra's first-choice halfback is set to intensify after the Raiders re-signed Ethan Sanders until the end of 2028.
Sanders was rewarded with a renewed contract after enjoying a breakout year with the Green Machine, where his dazzling kicking game earned him the NRL's Rookie of the Year award.
It comes after the 22-year-old entered the season having played just four first-grade matches and had big shoes to fill as Jamal Fogarty had departed for Manly.
But after finding his groove in the NRL, coach Ricky Stuart added a twist when he opted to thrust Brisbane recruit Coby Black into the No.7 jersey for the final game of their campaign.
The 20-year-old scored 26 points from two tries and nine...
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