Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders are looking to embrace their hot start to the 2023 NRL season.

They're already considering having a two-week camp in Queensland to help them acclimatise for their opening two rounds of the campaign.

And they could head up to Far North Queensland early - on the Tuesday or Wednesday ahead of the Cowboys game and then stay in the Banana State to prepare to face NRL new boys, the Dolphins.

The Green Machine then returns to Queensland for their round six clash with the Brisbane Broncos.

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The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders fans could be treated to a raft of doubleheaders involving their NRL and NRLW teams at Canberra Stadium next year.

The release of the NRLW draw might have been delayed, but Raiders chief executive Don Furner got the impression almost all of their NRLW home games could be played alongside their men's team.

He has a "fair idea" of what the salary cap will be - given he's one of the club's representatives in the CBA dicussions, which he simply described as "ongoing".

Fifita's now off-contract and able to sign with other clubs for that season and onwards.

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The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says his Green Machine are a top-four side and he's been given the perfect opportunity to launch a 2023 bid to show they're exactly that.

They'll only play one top-eight team twice and that's the Cronulla Sharks - a team they beat both times they played them during their 2022 NRL campaign.

Some key elements of the Raiders draw are:

Raiders fans will be licking their lips at the NRL draw released on Thursday as they look to build on last year's progression to the second round of the finals.

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