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August 7, 2023

NRL Game Day Guide: Raiders v Warriors
The Canberra Raiders face the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland this Friday; details in Game Day Guide.
Canberra Raiders Club
The Toyota Forklifts Canberra Raiders NRL team have travelled across the ditch to Auckland, NZ to take on the New Zealand Warriors this Friday night.
All the information for the match is in this week's Game Day Guide.
Timings & Venue
Go Media Stadium, 2 Beasley Avenue, Penrose, Auckland, NZ 1061

Friday 13 March 2026
TBC - Gates open
3:15pm - NSW Cup Round 1 vs Warriors
8:00pm - NRL Round 1 vs Warriors
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster.
Watching / Listening to the Match
Being an overseas game - we get you might not make it to the match! There are options to watch or listen to the match.
The NRL match is live on Fox League and Kayo.
Overseas fans can watch via Watch NRL.
You can tune into Mix 106.3FM or ABC Canberra 666AM to listen to the match.
Updates...
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"It's nearly like Ricky Stuart and Laurie Daley": Slater's glowing praise of Raiders rookie halves duo
Ethan Strange and Ethan Sanders excelled, securing a thrilling Round One win with Sanders' decisive field goal, impressing Billy Slater.
Zero Tackle
There were some question marks surrounding Ricky Stuart's scheme to deploy two young halves to start their 2026 campaign in the shape of Ethan Strange and Ethan Sanders.
However, the youngster duo proved they are up to the task, dismantling the Sea Eagles in a Round One thriller at Brookvale.
It saw rookie half Ethan Sanders snatch victory with a field goal in extra time with only five NRL appearances under his belt.
It caught the attention of Storm legend Billy Slater, who spoke on the Billy Slater Podcast, claiming the old-school halves tactics of halfback as first receiver and five-eighth playing off the back of him was reminiscent of the Raiders' best-ever halves duo in the 90s.
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'Nearly like Stuart and Daley': Billy Slater's enormous call on 'old-school' Raiders young guns
Billy Slater praises Canberra's young halves, likening them to club greats, while Ethan Sanders shines in his debut performance.
Wide World of Sports
Billy Slater has delivered some monumental praise for Canberra's young halves pairing, likening them to two of the club's all-time greats.
Ethan Sanders stole the show in round one, kicking a field goal in golden-point to sink Manly after taking the No.7 jumper from Jamal Fogarty.
The man opposing him on Saturday night in his first game for the Green Machine - quite poetically - was Fogarty, who signed with the Sea Eagles on a multi-year deal.
"I applaud Ricky Stuart on the way that they're playing and the confidence that they have to run this footy team.
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NRL Game Day Guide: Raiders v Warriors

"It's nearly like Ricky Stuart and Laurie Daley": Slater's glowing praise of Raiders rookie halves duo

'Nearly like Stuart and Daley': Billy Slater's enormous call on 'old-school' Raiders young guns

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