BY DAN The Canberra Raiders 44-10 loss to the Melbourne Storm was what happens when you come at the king unprepared. The Green Machine needed a win in this game to remain any realistic chance of playing finals football, and their effort showed that this game mattered to them. But effort is only a part … More Raiders Review: Hope Extinguished
BY DAN Nic Cotric is talented. Everyone agrees on that. But the position in which his future lies in constantly speculated across the Rugby League community.* An injury to captain Jarrod Croker and the suspension of Jack Wighton have revealed the Raiders aren’t quite sure where his best position is long-term. Down the pipeline is … More Nic Cotric’s 20/20 Vision
BY ROB With one half-arsed flag raise and an unblown whistle the Raiders season hopes of 2018 were all but extinguished. Up until that point the Raiders had been a second half tsunami bearing down on the Sharks, before incompetence and indifference threw up a break wall to hold them back. The Raiders fan base … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders v Storm Round 20 preview
BY DAN The Canberra Raiders lost 28-24 to the Cronulla Sharks on Friday night. In all probability the loss ended their marginal mathematical chances of playing in September. A devastating Sharks attack combined with some poor defence and handling errors to put the Raiders in a hole early on. They dragged themselves out of it, … More Raiders Review: Controversy and Frustration
BY ROB The Raiders have ridden quite the rollercoaster since last Wednesday. First the NRL came in over the top and slapped an extra four weeks onto Wighton’s suspension. Havili agreed to stay an extra two years. The Raiders trounced the Cowboys in freezing conditions 38-12. Jarrod Croker buggered his knee for the year. Hattrick … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders v Sharks Round 19 Preview
BY DAN Most Canberra Raiders fans are imbued with a sense of conspiracy. We think the National Rugby League is out to get us (they’re not). We believe the Sydney media don’t care about us (they do…I think). We are certain that everyone would rather we just didn’t exist (Ok that makes us sound like … More The Curious Case of the Missing Interception
BY DAN For the first time in 2018 the Canberra Raiders played smart and hard for the entirety of the 80 minutes. It was by no means perfect. There were errors, and the game remained tight for 70 minutes. But the Raiders stuck fast. Josh Hodgson and the big men controlled the middle. The outside backs … More Raiders Review: The Complete Performance
BY ROB Origin is done and dusted for another year, and now it’s a full tilt run to the end of the season. The Raiders at this point look like a team that won’t be featuring in any games come September, and this week they face off against a side that definitely won’t be playing … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders v Cowboys Round 18 Preview
BY DAN Surprising no-one who saw him interviewed after his match winning turn against the Bulldogs, Blake Austin announced that he would be leaving the Canberra Raiders and the National Rugby League for the Warrington Wolves of the English Super League. Austin has been somewhat a polarising figure for the Raiders. Many have seen the … More Blake Austin and the Return of Joy
BY DAVE Follow Dave on twitter I have a strange memory when it comes to sport. A while ago at work the subject of the Canberra Raiders came up and a colleague said something to the effect of, “I think I’ve only been to one Raiders game. It was so long ago. Maybe 1998? I … More The Memories We Hold Dear
