Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

Chief Minister Andrew Barr says stadium ownership looms as a deal-breaker for his Bruce renewal plan, adamant the ACT government must own a new facility and declaring there were too many red-flag problems to justify pursuing Civic as a location option.

In an attempt to ease tension between ACT government officials and stadium users, Barr has already reached out to Civic supporters at the NRL, Rugby Australia and the A-Leagues to flag his desire to work together to build a new venue at Bruce before 2033.

The response so far has been tentative, but reasonably warm considering how much vitriol...

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The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders have called for the ACT government to build a new stadium, rather than refurbish the existing one, because there's only so much "lipstick you can put on a pig".

Raiders chairman Dennis Richardson said the government's infrastructure plan was a vision rather than a plan, but they would work with the government to make it happen.

And he backed ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr's preference for the capacity to be 30,000 - to take into account Canberra's predicted population growth.

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Canberra Weekly

In all his 35 years in rugby league Ricky Stuart has never seen an NRL ladder so congested.

Just three wins separate first from 12th, with a couple of wins or losses potentially making or breaking Canberra's season.

Last year the Raiders flew home from a 2-6 start to crack the top eight before winning a final, but this time they're trying to hold off a string of contenders nipping at their heels.

And that includes the ninth-placed Gold Coast on Saturday.

Acknowledging the Titans were in the same position as his side was last season, Stuart recognises the importance of knocking off a nearby rival at GIO Stadium.

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