The Raiders pair both impressed for New Zealand in their triumphant Pacific Championships campaigns and will be out to continue that momentum in 2024 at club level.
Canberra Raiders' Joe Tapine and Apii Nicholls up for International Rugby League Golden Boot award
Canberra Raiders establish new leadership group
The Canberra Raiders have called on a club legend and former captain, and an Olympic gold medallist to develop the next generation of Green Machine leaders.
Alan Tongue played 220 NRL games for the Raiders - 96 of them as captain - and won the Mal Meninga Medal as the best-and-fairest player in 2006.
He's Canberra's new leadership manager, while Louise Dobson's the leadership facilitator.
Canberra Raiders confident of retaining Josh Papali'i for 2025 and beyond
The Canberra Raiders are confident of retaining Josh Papali'i even though the veteran prop is yet to decide his playing future.
The 31-year-old is contracted for next season and has an option to extend that into 2025 if he plays 75 per cent of games across the 2023 and 2024 NRL campaigns.
Papali'i is the biggest name among a large group of Raiders players who can now negotiate with rival clubs for the 2025 season and beyond.
