Canberra Raiders NRL News

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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Mal Meninga becomes Perth Bears' inaugural coach, aiming to establish NRL presence in AFL-dominated city.

Canberra Weekly

The Perth Bears hope the presence of Mal Meninga will give the NRL's 18th team immediate cut-through in an AFL-dominated city after unveiling the Immortal as the head coach of the start-up franchise.

At a press conference in Sydney on Friday, Meninga was locked in as the Bears' inaugural coach on a three-year deal.

It is his first foray into club coaching in more than 25 years.

Meninga has renounced his role as coach of the Australian Test team ahead of an end-of-season Ashes tour.

The 64-year-old will now set about building a competitive roster for the Bears' first...

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