BY ROB To say that the Raiders have a had a bumpy start to the 2021 campaign is something of an understatement. Sitting 3-2 the Raiders probably feel like they could be fairing better if not for the horror luck against the Warriors and more recently the Panthers. That luck was compounded this week with … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Eels Round 6 Preview
BY ROB The Raiders held out against an enthusiastic but uneven Titans side in round 4, arguably the toughest test yet. Round five makes last week look like an opposed training session. The Panthers are flying high, playing fast-paced, hi NRG footy exactly the way V’landys wants it. The Raiders, however, are on a different … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Panthers Round 5 Preview
BY ROB It’s been something of a rollercoaster in Raider-land over the last five days. Saturday saw them lose to the Warriors, beaten by a mounting injury toll and some truly average officiating. The physical aftermath wasn’t all bad, with both Tapine and Scott having their initial diagnoses revised down to milder injuries. Both will … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Titans Round 4 Preview
BY ROB The Raiders have managed to glue together two wins for four points, leaving them in a select group of five teams unbeaten heading into round 3. Neither win was perfect, and it’s fair to say Canberra did well (enough) in the second half of round 1 and the first half of round 2. … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Warriors Round 3 Preview
BY ROB In all of rugby league there is no hand gesture (John Hopoate aside) more recognisable than the match referee awarding a try. The official points to the spot (or scoring team). Some do it with a straight arm, some with a downward angle as if trying to pinpoint the exact location the ball … More The Take-back
BY ROB March. After what seems an age the herald of Autumn (barring seasonal shifts due to climate change) is finally upon us, and with it comes the joy of footy. There’s also a host of dubious rule changes, plus some new faces in the starting 17. Round 1 sees the Green Machine take on … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Tigers Round 1 Preview
BY ROB Another season, another batch of jerseys spanning the sporting fashion spectrum from delicious legacy vibes through to design update disasters. Not all jerseys are captured here as some teams don’t make round-specific strips (or may not have them ready). So without further ado… Canberra Raiders The Raiders have made some interesting choices for … More The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 2021 NRL jersey roundup!
BY ROB 2020 is, if nothing else, the year of Jack Wighton. A year after he was handed the Clive Churchill medal for an outstanding performance in a losing grand final side he has once again upset the establishment by taking out the Dally M award (the irony of the Sydney based rugby league media … More The Final Piece of the Puzzle
BY ROB 2 years, 2 preliminary finals. The Canberra Raiders haven’t done this well since the halcyon days of the early 1990s. It’s now 26 years since they claimed their third premiership, casually pummeling a hapless Bulldogs side. In the interim the Melbourne Storm joined the league and proceeded to embark on a journey of … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Storm Preliminary Final Preview
BY ROB Twenty of the most tumultuous stop-start rounds of regular season footy have come to a close, leaving eight finalists to duke it out in the first week. Courtesy of a last-gasp Eels effort over the Tigers in round 20 the Raiders find themselves facing the Sharks for the second week running. The Raiders … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Sharks Week 1 Finals Preview
