A seismic shift: why the Raiders-Dogs clash has redefined the premiership race

A seismic shift: why the Raiders-Dogs clash has redefined the premiership race

Discover why Canberra and Canterbury are rising as serious NRL premiership contenders, shaking up the traditional competition landscape.

SOLD OUT: Raiders’ top of the table clash

The top of the table clash between the Canberra Raiders and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at GIO Stadium Canberra on Saturday is a sell out! It will be one of the largest crowds GIO Stadium Canberra has seen in two decades, according to the club. In line with the Women in League Round, the Viking Clap duties at this match will go to Shauna Riley, who is the Raiders’ longest-serving football staff member, having started with the club in 2002. The…

Five try-scoring threats to watch in Round 10

We're all coming down from an epic Magic Round which was accentuated by the climactic finish to Sunday night's Raiders and Storm golden point clash.

Raiders tackle the Bulldogs in an unmissable top-of-the-table clash

Jamal Fogarty with fellow Raiders players Smithies, Weekes and Horsburgh. Photo: Jaye Grieshaber. As a Raiders fan, I have sought a certain amount of morbid satisfaction in going through preseason predictions from the so-called experts. A number of these pundits had Canberra as favourites to win the wooden spoon following the departure of a number of players representing almost 500 NRL games in experience. One prediction viewed the side unravell…

The Napanee Raiders and the spirit of hockey

Our national pastime is a big business. A cheap Maple Leaf playoff ticket at the Air Canada Centre will cost you $400 a pop. Auston Matthews will take in over $160,000 a game during the regular season and now that people can gamble on professional hockey, another layer of financial bloat has been added to an already heart-burned sport. Ready for some Pepto – Bismol? In the midst of all of hockey’s financial excesses of the last few years, viewer…