Canberra Raiders NRL News

Kevin Walters' axing from the Broncos has led to Corey Horsburgh facing off against Pat Carrigan.

The Daily Telegraph

The sliding doors moment of Kevin Walters' Broncos axing has put Raiders firebrand Corey Horsburgh on a collision course with Maroons star Pat Carrigan.

Horsburgh will confront the Broncos for the first time on Saturday night in Canberra since going within a whisker of moving to Brisbane.

Overweight, injured, unhappy and out-of-favour with Raiders coach Ricky Stuart last year, Horsburgh toured Brisbane's Red Hill headquarters as he weighed up a return to Queensland.

The one-game Maroons representative met with Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy, recruitment chief Simon Scanlan and Walters after being given permission by Canberra to weigh up his...

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Raiders start 2025 strong in Las Vegas, defeat Warriors 30-8, make lineup adjustments for bans.

League Unlimited

Starting their 2025 campaign on a high in Las Vegas and convincingly defeating the Warriors 30-8, the Raiders will be looking to continue their strong start to the season. 

Joe Tapine and Xavier Savage respectively accepted two and one match bans, sees them miss this clash, with a few players shuffling around to make up for it. Josh Papalii moves to prop, whilst Morgan Smithies starts at lock, and Matty Nicholson joining the bench. Albert Hopoate fills the hole left by try scoring machine, Xavier Savage. 

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Canberra Raiders expecting record crowd despite Skyfire competition, perfect weather for game.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders are bracing for their biggest crowd this millennium for a first game at Canberra Stadium of the season.

That's despite competing with Skyfire, which could cause havoc for some Raiders fans trying to get to the game against the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday night.

It's also going to be perfect weather for watching football, with the temperature predicted to still be in the high 20s at kick off.

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