Raiders ignoring raps ahead of NRL table-topping clash

Raiders ignoring raps ahead of NRL table-topping clash

Coach Ricky Stuart says his Canberra side won't change their approach as they ready themselves for a blockbuster top-of-the-table battle with Canterbury.

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.

Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders; Craig Bellamy comments; Post-match press conference

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy refused to blame the officiating for his side’s poor discipline, after the Storm were penalised three times while in possession, leaving the door open for a Canberra comeback. The Storm went down 20-18 in golden point in the final match of Magic Round, after they led 18-12 with five minutes left. That lead should have gone to seven points and wrapped up the match for Melbourne when fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen kicked a…

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…