Canberra Raiders NRL News

  • The two factors that bolster the Raiders' finals hopes

    The two factors that bolster the Raiders' finals hopes

    Canberra Raiders need late-season streak to secure spot in NRL finals, win at least five games.

    The Canberra Times

    They've done it before and the Canberra Raiders are going to need to do it again if they're going to play in the NRL finals.

    The Green Machine needs to go on a trademark late-season run to make the top eight.

    They went into the weekend in 11th, needing to win at least five of their remaining seven games - given their poor for-and-against of -91 points.

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  • 'I slept for two days': Raiders star reveals he doubted he'd even last his first NRL game - let alone 200

    'I slept for two days': Raiders star reveals he doubted he'd even last his first NRL game - let alone 200

    Elliott Whitehead doubted his NRL career, unsure if he'd last due to debut nerves.

    The Canberra Times

    He'd already played 165 English Super League games, but Elliott Whitehead was unsure if he'd ever make it in the NRL.

    He wasn't even sure if he was going to last the full 80 minutes in his debut - in "40 degree" heat against Penrith at Canberra Stadium.

    The Canberra Raiders captain felt he might only last the two years of his initial contract before returning home to continue playing in the Super League.

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  • 'Never-before-seen exposure': Raiders could be beamed into 125 million US homes

    'Never-before-seen exposure': Raiders could be beamed into 125 million US homes

    Canberra Raiders game will be on US TV, reaching 125 million homes in 2025 season.

    The Canberra Times

    The Canberra Raiders will be given unprecedented exposure in the United States with next year's season opener to be beamed into up to 125 million homes across the country.

    The Raiders' 2025 season opener against the New Zealand Warriors will mark the first time an NRL premiership game has been broadcast on a free-to-air network in the United States.

    The Raiders-Warriors match at Allegiant Stadium on March 2 [AEST] in Las Vegas will be broadcast live in the United States on FOX, which has a distribution of 125 million homes in the US.

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