Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

If the Raiders have their way, MacKenzie Wiki will be the first father-daughter signing in the club's history.

The 21-year-old, her Raiders legend dad Ruben and former Brumby mum Santa, were all in Canberra on Wednesday to tour the club's Braddon headquarters ahead of the upcoming NRLW season.

As soon as the league's collective bargaining agreement negotiations are complete, the Raiders will be able to officially sign players, and Wiki is expected to follow in her father's footsteps and join the inaugural NRLW squad.

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Serious About RL

Conversations in the rugby league community have surrounded the issue of State of Origin eligibility for players choosing to represent nations other than Australia.

New South Wales boss Brad Fittler has spoken out about the situation that England World Cup debutant Victor Radley finds himself in.

Radley was born in New South Wales but opted to represent England on the international stage – because of this he is now no longer eligible for Origin, despite having been a non-playing member of the 2022 squad.

Another Englishman, Elliott Whitehead, who is playing in the NRL has chimed in on the debate – the Canberra Raiders captain making his views clear to his local newspaper the Canberra Times.

He said: “If they want to represent their heritage then I don’t see why they can’t when it comes to international games and still play Origin when it comes to that level as well."

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The Canberra Times

Canberra's two major football codes have come together to back a renewed push for a Civic stadium that would attract bigger events and make the capital one of Australia's leading sporting cities.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr liked the inverted-bowl design that could see a 30,000-seat venue fit on the Civic pool site and he will examine the unsolicited proposal closely.

Super Rugby chairman Hamish McLennan and NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo both backed the push for a stadium in the heart of the capital.

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