BY ROB Somehow, despite the myriad of loose and broken parts, the duct tape repairs and proper opposition the Green Machine have managed to notch three wins in a row. The roster changes weekly, the victim of circumstance for this round being young Semi Valemei. The Raiders just scraped home against a Cowboys side that … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Panthers Round 13 Preview
BY DAN Jordan Rapana wasn’t even meant to be here this year. And now Don Furner has identified as a key signature for the future. At the end of 2019 it had become clear that Rapana’s financial needs outmatched the ability of the Canberra Raiders to meet them. Jordy was off to Japanese rugby. Who … More From Gone to Home
BY DAN The Canberra Raiders 14-12 victory over the North Queensland showed how they have come, and how far they have to go in 2020. In a game that shaped up as the quintessential trap game the old Raiders would give away, they managed to grit their teeth and find a way to win. They’ll … More Raiders Review: Just Enough
BY DAN The Canberra Raiders 14-12 victory over the North Queensland showed how they have come, and how far they have to go in 2020. In a game that shaped up as the quintessential trap game the old Raiders would give away, they managed to grit their teeth and find a way to win. They’ll … More Raiders Review: Just Enough
BY DAN A deal bringing Ryan James to Canberra has been finalised. The benefits and risks are clear for each side. The Raiders take on a health risk with upside, and James gets to play an established roster. Only time will tell if it will work out, but for both parties it’s a good risk … More Ryan James and a better place to be
BY ROB Round 12 marks Indigenous Round in the NRL and sees the Raiders of Ngunnawal country travelling to the lands of the Wulgurukaba people to play the Cowboys. The Raiders are on something of a mini-roll. They’ve bumped off the Roosters and Rabbitohs two weeks running, all with a mangled squad and disjointed 17. … More Raiders Rumble! Indigenous Round! Raiders (of Ngunnawal country) vs Cowboys (of Wulgurukaba country) Round 12
BY ROB, DAN AND BEN Breaking: The National Rugby League has scheduled Ben “six again” Cummins’ first time presiding over the Raiders since the grand final as far away as possible. The Raiders play the Cowboys in Townsville this weekend, roughly 1,972 kilometres from the scene of Cummins’ 2019 ‘crime’, and well over 2,000 kilometres … More NRL schedules Cummins’ first Raiders game far away
BY DAN Another game, another injury. Another challenge, another set of imperfect solutions. It could be any other week in recent times. This time it’s Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad who is going to spend two weeks on the sidelines, joining everyone in Canberra a full forward pack and a couple of stray outside backs there. Yet again … More Another Day, Another Challenge
BY DAN The Canberra Raiders 18-12 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs was courageous because it had to be. The Green Machine battled a smart team that put them in difficult positions, and Canberra simply clawed their way out of each one, inch by inch. It wasn’t pretty and the Raiders have plenty of improvement … More Raiders Review: Courage Under Fire
BY ROB The Raiders produced one of the upsets of round last weekend, turning back an early onslaught from the reigning premiers, beating them in the territorial wrestle and then delivering the killer blow through an amusingly awesome run by in-form prop Josh Papalii. That win is a double edged sword heading into this round. … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Rabbitohs Round 11 Preview
