Canberra Raiders NRL News

Canberra Raiders pursue Jayden Brailey, no talks yet with off-contract hooker Tom Starling.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders are yet to begin talks with off-contract hooker Tom Starling as they continue their chase of Jayden Brailey.

Talks are advanced with the former Newcastle captain and the Raiders were hopeful of luring him to the capital, but it's believed it's not done yet.

With Danny Levi likely to leave Canberra at the end of the season, the Raiders were looking for some experience to help with the development of young gun Owen Pattie, who made a strong start in his NRL debut in Las Vegas.

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Cronk backs Reynolds-Hunt pairing, warns Broncos should not break them up when Mam returns.

Fox League

Cooper Cronk has seen enough of the Adam Reynolds-Ben Hunt halves pairing to know the Broncos shouldn't break it up when Ezra Mam returns from suspension mid-season.

"That combination of Adam Reynolds and Ben Hunt is going to be a very, very good thing," Cronk said on Matty and Cronk.

Reynolds had a linebreak assists and three try assists in the 50-14 win over the Broncos, while his new five-eighth Hunt has 34 run metres, a linebreak, a linebreak assist and a try as the pair sent an ominous warning to the rest of the NRL.

Originally Hunt was brought to the Broncos to play hooker and offer cover for the halves, but Cronk believes Michael Maguire must keep him in the halves in a one-two punch with Reynolds for the rest of the season.

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Tourists bring poker chips, Canberra Raiders bring Viking Horn souvenir from Las Vegas.

The Canberra Times

Most tourists coming back from Las Vegas will bring back souvenir poker chips, but the Canberra Raiders have a much bigger memento in mind - their brand new American-made Viking Horn.

The initial plan was to leave the custom-built horn in Vegas, however the club was so impressed by it, Raiders chief executive Don Furner decided it'd be the perfect souvenir to remember their historic 2025 season-opener.

"We're going to try and bring the horn back and put it in our reception as a memento," Furner told The Canberra Times. "We are just waiting for pricing on the freight.

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