Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

Canberra Stadium officials will deploy more staff and additional payment machines to the eastern side of the ground this weekend in an attempt to avoid a repeat of major traffic delays for the first double-header of the season.

A group of frustrated ACT Brumbies fans vented their anger on social media on the weekend after some were stuck in the queue for more than 20 minutes while others turned around to find other entry points.

A new paywave payment system, which has been introduced for games this year, has emerged as the problem after the machines struggled to process details fast enough...

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The Canberra Times

Big numbers and big minutes. Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart wanted to see what Trey Mooney could do with a big stint in the NSW Cup and the young gun responded.

He put his hand up to face the Cronulla Sharks in what's shaping as a massive game for the 0-2 Green Machine at Canberra Stadium on Sunday.

Stuart needs to replace Ata Mariota on the bench, with the young prop set to miss the next 4-6 weeks due to a broken hand.

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The Canberra Times

NRL head of football Graham Annesley has delivered an incredible explanation for a contentious and pivotal try that helped the Dolphins defeat the Canberra Raiders in round two.

At his weekly briefing in Sydney, Annesley remarkably found fault with Raiders centre Matt Timoko, not Dolphins second-rower Tom Gilbert, in the game-levelling try that left commentators stunned on Saturday.

Gilbert's 62nd minute score erased the Raiders' lead and brought scores to 12-12 in a game where points were difficult to come by in slippery conditions up north.

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