Canberra Raiders NRL News

Canberra, surprising many, ranks second in the competition, backed by rugby league legend Andrew Johns.

The Canberra Times

Ask the madmen who commanded the attention of television cameras by ripping their Raiders jerseys off in the Sydney Football Stadium stands, and they'll tell you Canberra can win the competition.

But if that's not convincing enough, how about asking rugby league's eighth Immortal? Because Andrew Johns is singing from the same hymn sheet.

Johns labels Canberra the biggest surprise packet of the competition having risen to second on the ladder after 13 rounds with three byes - and six free competition points - up their sleeve.

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Luke Bateman, ex-NRL player, gains fame discussing white privilege and masculinity, valuing literature and fantasy.

The Daily Telegraph

Luke Bateman wasn't your typical NRL player, saying he used to hide his books in his kit bag on rugby league camps.

The 30-year-old former Canberra Raiders forward has exploded in popularity on social media within the past month and now finds himself at the centre of a global conversation around white privilege, masculinity and the publishing industry.

It's not a fate many saw coming for the former under-20s Queensland lock, who played 70 games for the Raiders between 2015 and 2018 before his career was cut short.

But a love for books and the fantasy genre, which was earned him...

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Josh Papalii becomes Raiders' most-capped player; Horsburgh and Timoko reach 100 games.

League Unlimited

The Canberra Raiders will celebrate a historic occasion against the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Sunday afternoon with Josh Papalii set to become the most-capped player in the history of the club.

Surpassing the record held by Jason Croker for nearly two decades, Papalii's achievement will be the centre of attention on an afternoon which will also see Corey Horsburgh and Matt Timoko bring up 100 games in first grade.

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