We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders enter the 2024 season as one of those that are going to prove nearly impossible to predict.
Sure, you could think you know what will happen to Ricky Stuart's green machine.
But in the best of times, this side often either wildly exceeds or grossly fails their pre-season expectations.
Canberra Raiders forward Peter Hola has shut down suggestions he's looking to leave the capital amid speculation of a Super League move.
Last year reports emerged of his UK interest and that has carried into 2024 with Yorkshire Live most recently claiming Hola is "keen" on heading to the Super League as he's struggled to regularly crack into the 17-man NRL team in Canberra.
Fuelling that speculation is a new Super League quota ruling introduced this year.
It stipulates that overseas players 24 or under that have played at least 75 per cent of games in the NSW or Queensland Cup can now qualify to join Super League teams, whereas previously...
The Canberra Raiders have appointed Brock Sheppard as their new NSW Cup coach, poaching him from the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles.
Sheppard enters the team having coached the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the NSW Cup last season and previous experience at the Penrith Panthers, Wests Tigers and Mounties.
His arrival to the Raiders sees him replace Justin Giteau, who has been promoted to an NRL assistant coach under Ricky Stuart in the first-grade squad.