Canberra Raiders NRL News

Canberra Raiders' headquarters honors contributors, features Viking logo, and reminds of team's establishment.

Canberra Weekly

As you walk into the Canberra Raiders' Braddon headquarters, you are met with tiles on the floor bearing the names of those who contributed to the centre.

Gaze your eyes up and there are glass doors that allow you to look out towards the training field.

Some of the door windows, carpets and gym weights bear the Raiders' Viking logo.

When the sod was first turned at the centre in 2020, Raiders chief executive officer Don Furner said: "it brings us back to where we were 21 years ago".

"It's in a brilliant setting. It's a historically listed oval. Sport and rugby...

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Raiders' Josh Papalii denies charges of aggressive behavior and throwing glasses on a night out drinking.

Canberra Weekly

Canberra Raiders star Josh Papalii will fight charges stemming from allegations he behaved aggressively and threw glasses on a night out drinking.

The prop's lawyer, Tom Taylor, confirmed in ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday that not guilty pleas had been entered to the charges of resisting a territory official and remaining in or re-entering a premises.

ACT Policing confirmed officers responded to reports three men were behaving aggressively towards staff and each other and throwing glasses in a licensed premises early on September 16.

Officers were told Papalii had verbally...

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Raiders fans have 11 home games at GIO Stadium Canberra in 2025 with family-friendly weekend matches.

Canberra Weekly

Raiders fans will have 11 home matches to attend at GIO Stadium Canberra for the 2025 NRL season.

It will be a blockbuster season with nine of the home clashes taking place on either a Saturday or Sunday, to allow for families to attend.

While the first match of the season sees the Raiders up against the New Zealand Warriors in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium on 2 March, the first home game will be on Saturday night, 15 March.

The Raiders will take on the Brisbane Broncos, up against one of its former coaching staff members and Canberra-born Michael Maguire who was appointed as...

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