Canberra Raiders News

Mon, 3rd March, 2025, 12:08 AEDT
Tapine and Savage face judiciary after Warriors clash
Tapine and Savage face NRL charges for illegal plays against Warriors, potentially sidelined for matches.
LeagueNews.co
raiders.com.au are reporting
Joe Tapine and Xavier Savage have copped charges from the NRL Match Review Committee following yesterday's showdown against the Warriors at Allegiant Stadium.
Tapine has been hit with a Grade Two Shoulder Charge on Mitch Barnett in the 65th minute, a move that could see him sidelined for a couple of matches.
On the other hand, Savage's Grade Two Dangerous Contact on Chanel Harris-Tavita in the 30th minute could see him benched for a single match if he takes the early guilty plea, but he risks missing two matches if he challenges the charge and loses.
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Mon, 3rd March, 2025, 11:26 AEDT
'It's going to be a good competition if we come last': Raiders send emphatic message to NRL
Canberra Raiders need to finish last for it to be a good NRL season.
The Canberra Times
If the Canberra Raiders are going to finish last, then it's going to be a good NRL season.
If the Canberra Raiders are going to finish last, then it's going to be a good NRL season.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart said his Green Machine came to Vegas with a point to prove after the Sydney media wrote his team off - labelling them the wooden spoon favourites.
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Mon, 3rd March, 2025, 11:20 AEDT
Brutal Billy Slater prank that floored Craig Bellamy during height of salary cap scandal
Bellamy reflects on tumultuous year with Melbourne Storm, noting 2010 salary cap scandal as lowest point.
Wide World of Sports
"That whole year was basically a rollercoaster, but that was probably the steepest dip I had in that rollercoaster ride."
Craig Bellamy is recalling the infamous Melbourne Storm salary cap scandal of 2010 when he mutters those words almost 15 years on.
But Melbourne's long-time coach, who was officially cleared of having knowledge of the cheating, isn't referring to the moment he was hauled off the training track and into the then-chief executive's office to be told the club had been hit by a salary cap bombshell.
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