Canberra Raiders NRL News

Josh Papalii's record-breaking match highlights Canberra's surprising success and resilience in the 2025 season.

ABC

Even if Josh Papalii weren't breaking Canberra's all-time appearances record, the match against South Sydney on Sunday would still be a big one.

That's what happens when you win early and win often, like the Raiders have in 2025. Canberra is normally overlooked and underestimated, which it can turn into a strength because it means nobody sees Ricky Stuart's side coming. It doesn't so much fly under the radar as live off the grid.

But that can only last so long. At the halfway point of the season, the Raiders have the most victories of any side in the competition. Winning is the only thing...

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Last month, I compared the Raiders' young talent to past legends; they're showing great potential collectively.

The Daily Telegraph

It was only last month that I wrote about the Canberra Raiders, comparing their current crop of outstanding youngsters with the players that came through in the late 80s and spawned the Green Machine era.

I second-guessed the comparison numerous times given those young men Tim Sheens brought through contained names like Lazarus, Clyde and Daley.

But watching the Raiders' performance since, I have no hesitation in making the comparison.

Sure, this current crop of rookies have a long way to go, individually, to have careers like those Canberra legends, but, collectively, you can see that the...

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Savelio Tamale, a top rookie, is negotiating a contract extension with the Raiders until 2028.

Zero Tackle

One of the favourites to claim the 2025 Dally M Rookie of the Year award, Savelio Tamale has reportedly entered talks over a new contract after an outstanding start to the season.

Arriving at the nation's capital at the start of the season, Tamale has been one of the Raiders' best players in 2025 and has been key to seeing them rise to second place on the NRL ladder.

Formerly with the St George Illawarra Dragons, Tamale is contracted until the end of 2026 at the Raiders, but the club have now opened talks with him to extend his tenure until the end of the 2028 NRL season, per News Corp.

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