Raiders old boys welcome the new girls

The newest Raiders were presented their jerseys by club greats ahead of the NRLW opener. Pictures by Gary Ramage (main), Raiders Media (insets)

The Canberra Times

Chris O'Sullivan reckons his grand final field goal might have gone 60 metres, until Steve O'Callaghan chimes in and says it went so far it cleared the Sydney Football Stadium roof.

Then "Raider No.8 Peter McGrath got up and spoke about his first goal he kicked for the club, he said there was a big howling wind coming into his face".

The Canberra Raiders have marked a new era by going back to where it all began, calling on three members of their 1982 squad to present jerseys to the NRLW squad ahead of their historic season opener.

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