Canberra Raiders NRL News

Fri, 19th June, 2026, 17:34 AEST
Young update as Raiders open raft of contract talks to ward off NRL rivals
The Canberra Raiders are negotiating contract extensions for Hudson Young and other young players, while re-signing Jed Stuart.
The Canberra Times
They've already moved to lock in Hudson Young, now the Canberra Raiders have opened talks with a raft of young guns to build for the future.
Talks with Young have progressed, with the Green Machine looking to re-sign their future captain for another two or three years.
Young's one of a number of Raiders players off-contract at the end of next year, who will be free to talk to other clubs come November 1.
To stop that from happening, the Raiders have opened talks with Ethan Sanders, Sebastian Kris, Xavier Savage and Joe Roddy.
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Fri, 19th June, 2026, 11:28 AEST
Facebook said Kaeo had twins. He had to tell his parents it wasn't true
Kaeo Weekes faces fake news about unexpected twins, highlighting issues with AI content affecting NRL players and their lives.
The Canberra Times
Imagine your family finding out you and your partner had twins when they didn't even know you were expecting babies.
Only problem is, it's not true and you have to explain it's fake news on Facebook.
Welcome to the world of Kaeo Weekes and AI-created content.
The Canberra Raiders boom fullback isn't the only player who's faced this problem, it's his teammates and players from other NRL clubs as well.
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Wed, 17th June, 2026, 16:24 AEST
'It's happened once': The gotcha moment that's driving Kaeo
Kaeo Weekes aims to avoid future mistakes after nearly being outpaced by Victor Radley during a recent game.
The Canberra Times
It's the gotcha moment that's driving Kaeo Weekes to make sure he never gets caught out again.
Victor Radley beat the Canberra Raiders boom fullback in a race for the ball to score what the NSW Blues lock thought was a try in the corner - thanks to a kick from cagey half Daly Cherry-Evans.
The moment came in the 20^th minute of the Raiders' 26-0 loss to the Sydney Roosters two weeks ago, with Weekes' blushes saved by the fact Radley was offside.
Weekes had made a big break down the Green Machine's left edge moments earlier, with the Raiders looking set to score only for it to come to nothing.
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