Canberra Raiders NRL News

Fri, 26th July, 2024, 11:39 AEST
'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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Thu, 25th July, 2024, 20:54 AEST
Something Parramatta might actually win? If Blaize Talagi is not crowned NRL's top rookie, who will be?
Parramatta's Blaize Talagi may win NRL rookie award, competing with Sua Fa'alogo and Ethan Strange. Cantidates are strong.
The Sydney Morning Herald
One thing Parramatta are actually a chance of winning this year is the NRL rookie of the year award with Blaize Talagi.
Talagi looks set to go head-to-head with another leading first-year contender, Melbourne's Sua Fa'alogo, on Friday night.
NRL rookie-of-the-year contenders: Sua Fa'alogo, Blaize Talagi and Ethan Strange.Credit: Jamie Brown/SMH
Arguably the only player who stands in the way of Talagi and Fa'alogo is Canberra's Ethan Strange.
Wests Tigers rookie Lachie Galvin would have been favourite for the award, but a two-match suspension in round four ruled him ineligible for the gong.
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Thu, 25th July, 2024, 10:05 AEST
Why a rugby league Immortal says a Green Machine rebuild can pay off
Canberra Raiders break tradition, Immortal hopeful, Jarome Luai signs with Wests Tigers for $6M.
The Canberra Times
You could throw the chequebook at a premiership-winning playmaker, wipe out your entire roster or just live in a state of flux and wait for things to turn around.
The Canberra Raiders have broken ranks from the NRL's traditional rebuild models, and a rugby league Immortal says it could lead to "a lot of success".
Jarome Luai will head to the Wests Tigers on a five-year deal worth about $6 million as the joint-venture puts its faith in the Penrith five-eighth to lead them out of the doldrums.
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