2025 Canberra Raiders season

2025 Canberra Raiders season
2025 Canberra Raiders season
NRL Rank	3rd
2025 record	Wins: 17; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scored	For: 665; against: 442
Team information
CEO	Don Furner Jr.
Coach	Ricky Stuart ; (12th season)
Captain	Joseph Tapine ; (1st season);
Stadium	GIO Stadium - 25,011
Avg. attendance	17,101
Agg. attendance	169,217
High attendance	22,453 ; (Round 8 vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
Low attendance	10,226 ; (Round 17 vs North Queensland Cowboys)
Top scorers
Tries	Xavier Savage (24)
Goals	George Williams (85)
Points	George Williams (226)
; Home colours	Away colours; Away colours

The 2025 Canberra Raiders season was the 44th in the club's history. Coached by Ricky Stuart and captained by Joseph Tapine and Xavier Savage, the Raiders competed in the NRL's 2025 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the pre-season trials.

2025 squad

**Canberra Raiders 2025 squad**
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Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Jamal Fogarty (vc) – HB Emre Guler – PR Bailey Simonsson – WG, FB Albert Hopoate – CE, FB, WG Corey Horsburgh – PR Zac Hosking – SR Sebastian Kris – CE John Bateman – SR, LK Ata Mariota – SR, LK Myles Martin – LK		Trey Mooney – PR Matty Nicholson – SR Josh Papali'i – PR George Williams – HB, FE Ethan Sanders – HB Simi Sasagi – SR, CE Pasami Saulo – PR Xavier Savage – WG Morgan Smithies – LK Tom Starling – HK		Chevy Stewart – FB Ethan Strange – FE Savelio Tamale – CE, WG, FB Joseph Tapine (c) – PR Matthew Timoko – CE Kaeo Weekes – HB, FB Hudson Young – SR		Michael Asomua – WG Jordan Martin – SR Noah Martin – SR Vena Patuki-Case – PR Extended squad Adam Cook – HB, CE, FE		Head coach Ricky Stuart Assistant coaches Mick Crawley Justin Giteau Brock Shepperd (NSW Cup Coach) Ash Barnes (Jersey Flegg Coach) Chris Hitchison (Elite Pathways Coach) Josh Miller (Contact Coach) Jarrod Croker (Outside Backs & Goal Kicking Coach) Medical professionals Greg MacLeod (Club Doctor) Travis Ronaldson (NRL Strength & Power Coach/Club Dietitian) Leigh Woodbridge (NRL Rehabilitation Coach) Tom Christian (NRL Sports Scientist) Konrad Schultz (Head Physiotherapist) Isaac Priddis (Physiotherapist) Managers Josh Strahorn (NRL High Performance Manager) Joel Carbone (NRL Recruitment Manager) Dean Souter (Pathways & Performance) Dave Warwick (Elite Recruitment) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 2 November 2024 Source(s): Raiders 2025 Squad Tracker

Players

Player transfers

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End Of
Savelio Tamale	Newcastle Knights	2028
Danny Walker	Warrington Wolves	2026
Ethan Sanders	Parramatta Eels	2028
Matty Nicholson	Warrington Wolves	2028
Mitchell Cornish	Catalans Dragons	2025
Tommy Makinson	St. Helens	2028

Loses

Player	Signed To	Until End Of
Elliot Whitehead	Wigan Warriors	2025
Jordan Rapana	Hull FC	2026
Josh Hodgson	Hull Kingston Rovers	2026

Trials

Saturday, 11 February
3:30PM

Canberra Raiders	18 – 22	Newcastle Knights

Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan

Saturday, 18 February
12:30PM

Gold Coast Titans	4 – 52	Canberra Raiders

Austworld Centre Oval, Gold Coast

NRL

Round 1

Saturday, 4 March
7:00PM

North Queensland Cowboys	20 – 16	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Lachlan Coote (29') 1 Coen Hess (66') 1 Javid Bowen (70') 1 Gavin Cooper (84') 1 Goals: Johnathan Thurston 2/3 (30', 67')	1st: 6 – 6 2nd: 10 – 10 GP: 4 – 0	Tries: 2 (58', 77') Joseph Leilua 1 (12') Zac Santo Goals: 2/3 Aidan Sezer (13', 78')

1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 17,548
Referee: Ben Cummins, Chris Sutton
Player of the Match:

Jason Taumalolo

Round 2

Saturday, 11 March
7:30PM

Canberra Raiders	16 – 42	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tries: Jack Wighton (15', 78') 2 Jordan Rapana (36') 1 Goals: Aidan Sezer 2/3 (37', 79')	1st: 10 – 10 2nd: 6 – 32	Tries: 3 (32', 53', 57') Wade Graham 1 (24') Ricky Leutele 1 (47') Jayden Brailey 1 (70') Matt Prior 1 (73') Paul Gallen Goals: 5/7 James Maloney (25', 48', 58', 71', 75')

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 15,807
Referee: Ashley Klein, Chris James
Player of the Match:

Wade Graham

Round 3

Sunday, 19 March
4:00PM

Canberra Raiders	46 – 6	Wests Tigers
Tries: Jordan Rapana (20', 79') 2 Josh Papalii (35') 1 Blake Austin (38') 1 Nick Cotric (47') 1 Jack Wighton (58') 1 Jarrod Croker (62') 1 Elliott Whitehead (66') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 7/8 (22', 37', 39', 49', 59', 67', 80')	1st: 18 – 6 2nd: 28 – 0	Tries: 1 (12') David Nofoaluma Goals: 1/1 Mitchell Moses (13')

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 14,628
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall
Player of the Match:

Jordan Rapana

Round 4

Friday, 24 March
7:05PM

Brisbane Broncos	13 – 12	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Andrew McCullough (44') 1 Darius Boyd (51') 1 Goals: Jordan Kahu 2/3 (5' pen, 45') Field Goals: Jordan Kahu (74') 1	1st: 2 – 2 2nd: 11 – 10	Tries: 1 (64') Jordan Rapana 1 (72') Blake Austin Goals: 2/3 Jarrod Croker (37' pen, 73')

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 29,370
Referee: Ashley Klein, Adam Gee
Player of the Match:

Andrew McCullough

Round 5

Saturday, 1 April
5:30PM

Canberra Raiders	30 – 18	Parramatta Eels
Tries: Iosia Soliola (6') 1 Blake Austin (28') 1 Joseph Leilua (30') 1 Jarrod Croker (35') 1 Nick Cotric (69') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 5/6 (8', 29', 37', 70', 76' pen)	1st: 22 – 6 2nd: 8 – 12	Tries: 1 (24') Bevan French 1 (47') Michael Jennings 1 (52') Kaysa Pritchard Goals: 3/3 Clint Gutherson (25', 48', 53')

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 17,653
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Alan Shortall
Player of the Match:

Iosia Soliola

Round 6

Saturday, 8 April
5:30PM

Gold Coast Titans	16 – 42^[1]	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Anthony Don (19') 1 Karl Lawton (34') 1 Ashley Taylor (41') 1 Goals: Ashley Taylor 2/3 (35', 43')	1st: 10 – 26 2nd: 6 – 16	Tries: 3 (7', 12', 25') Jordan Rapana 1 (28') Jack Wighton 1 (31') Joseph Leilua 1 (49') Elliott Whitehead 1 (59') Josh Papalii 1 (69') Nick Cotric Goals: 5/6 Aidan Sezer (26', 30', 32', 60', 70') 0/2 Jarrod Croker

Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 12,390^[2]
Referee: Ashley Klein, Chris Butler
Player of the Match:

Jordan Rapana

Round 7

Saturday, 15 April
5:30PM

Canberra Raiders	20 – 8	New Zealand Warriors
Tries: Joseph Leilua (20', 59') 2 Josh Hodgson (66') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 4/5 (21', 52' pen, 68', 75' pen)	1st: 6 – 8 2nd: 14 – 0	Tries: 1 (6') Ryan Hoffman Goals: 2/2 Shaun Johnson (7', 24' pen)

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 13,996
Referee: Adam Gee, Gavin Reynolds
Player of the Match:

Josh Hodgson

Round 8

Friday, 21 April
6:00PM

Canberra Raiders	18 – 20	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Tries: Jarrod Croker (27') 1 Josh Papalii (46') 1 Jordan Rapana (73') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 3/4 (28', 48', 65' pen)	1st: 12 – 2 2nd: 6 – 16 GP: 0 – 2	Tries: 1 (54') Jake Trbojevic 1 (57') Dylan Walker 1 (76') Tom Trbojevic Goals: 4/6 Dylan Walker (6' pen, 55', 59', 85' pen)

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 15,976
Referee: Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton
Player of the Match:

Josh Papalii

Round 9

Saturday, 29 April
5:30PM

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	16 – 10	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Adam Elliott (5', 58') 2 Josh Morris (45') 1 Goals: Kerrod Holland 2/3 (47', 59')	1st: 4 – 10 2nd: 12 – 0	Tries: 1 (16') Jarrod Croker 1 (32') Josh Hodgson Goals: 0/1 Aidan Sezer 1/1 Jarrod Croker (33')

ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 13,390
Referee: Henry Perenara, Chris James
Player of the Match:

Will Hopoate

Round 10

Sunday, 14 May
2:00PM

Newcastle Knights	34 – 20	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Sione Mata'utia (16', 60') 2 Nathan Ross (5') 1 Joe Wardle (56') 1 Peter Mata'utia (66') 1 Brock Lamb (78') 1 Goals: Brock Lamb 5/7 (17', 57', 61', 68', 80')	1st: 10 – 8 2nd: 24 – 12	Tries: 2 (9', 75') Nick Cotric 1 (44') Elliott Whitehead Goals: 3/3 Jarrod Croker (10', 13' pen, 45') 1/1 Aidan Sezer (75')

McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Attendance: 10,997
Referee: Gavin Badger, Peter Gough
Player of the Match:

Sione Mata'utia

Round 11

Saturday, 20 May
7:30PM

Parramatta Eels	16 – 22	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Manu Ma'u (34') 1 Michael Jennings (39') 1 Siosaia Vave (48') 1 Goals: Clint Gutherson 2/3 (40', 49')	1st: 10 – 10 2nd: 6 – 12	Tries: 1 (4') Nick Cotric 1 (20') Joey Leilua 1 (56') Blake Austin 1 (73') Jordan Rapana Goals: 3/4 Jarrod Croker (21', 58', 75')

ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 10,078
Referee: Ben Cummins, Chris Sutton
Player of the Match:

Blake Austin

Round 12

Sunday, 28 May
4:00PM

Canberra Raiders	24 – 16	Sydney Roosters
Tries: Jordan Rapana (13', 23') 2 Jarrod Croker (29') 1 Aidan Sezer (80') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 4/5 (14', 31', 69' pen, 80')	1st: 16 – 6 2nd: 8 – 10	Tries: 1 (9') Jake Friend 1 (62') Joseph Manu 1 (74') Latrell Mitchell Goals: 2/3 Michael Gordon (10', 64')

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 14,786
Referee: Henry Perenara, Dave Munro
Player of the Match:

Jordan Rapana

Round 13

Sunday, 4 June
2:00PM

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	21 – 20	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Dylan Walker (5') 1 Martin Taupau (29') 1 Jorge Taufua (35') 1 Daly Cherry-Evans (38') 1 Goals: Matthew Wright 2/4 (7', 30') Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (83') 1	1st: 20 – 6 2nd: 0 – 14 GP: 1 – 0	Tries: 2 (45', 70') Jordan Rapana 1 (17') Blake Austin Goals: 4/4 Jarrod Croker (18', 46', 71', 80' pen)

Lottoland, Brookvale
Attendance: 11,318
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Chris Butler
Player of the Match:

Martin Taupau

Round 14

Saturday, 10 June
5:30PM

Penrith Panthers	24 – 20	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Matt Moylan (12') 1 Nathan Cleary (41') 1 Corey Harawira-Naera (79') 1 Tyrone Peachey (80') 1 Goals: Nathan Cleary 4/4 (13', 43', 79', 80') Sin Bin: Corey Harawira-Naera (40')	1st: 6 – 4 2nd: 18 – 16	Tries: 2 (45', 61') Nick Cotric 1 (4') Jordan Rapana 1 (58') Joseph Leilua Goals: 2/4 Jarrod Croker (46', 59') Sin Bin: (40') Joseph Tapine

Carrington Park, Bathurst
Attendance: 8,730
Referee: Henry Perenara, Chris James
Player of the Match:

Dylan Edwards

Round 15

Canberra Raiders	v	Bye

Round 16

Saturday, 24 June
5:30PM

Canberra Raiders	20 – 30	Brisbane Broncos
Tries: Jack Wighton (11') 1 Jarrod Croker (14') 1 Nick Cotric (34') 1 Joey Leilua (68') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 2/4 (12', 15')	1st: 16 – 14 2nd: 4 – 16	Tries: 2 (50', 80') Matt Gillett 1 (6') Corey Oates 1 (22') Alex Glenn 1 (58') Joe Ofahengaue Goals: 5/6 Jordan Kahu (8', 24', 40' pen, 59', 80')

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 15,652^[3]
Referee: Henry Perenara, Dave Munro
Player of the Match:

Benji Marshall

Round 17

Saturday, 1 July
7:30PM

Canberra Raiders	18 – 31	North Queensland Cowboys
Tries: Elliott Whitehead (3') 1 Joe Tapine (45') 1 Nick Cotric (68') 1 Goals: Aidan Sezer 2/2 (46', 68') Jarrod Croker 1/1 (4')	1st: 6 – 13 2nd: 12 – 18	Tries: 2 (55', 59') Michael Morgan 2 (13', 74') Te Maire Martin 1 (30') Antonio Winterstein Goals: 5/6 Ethan Lowe (15', 22' pen, 56', 60', 76') Field Goals: 1 (40') Lachlan Coote

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 10,266
Referee: Ben Cummins, Peter Gough
Player of the Match:

Michael Morgan

Round 18

Canberra Raiders	v	Bye

Round 19

Friday, 14 July
7:50PM

Canberra Raiders	18 – 14	St George Illawarra Dragons
Tries: Nick Cotric (6') 1 Aidan Sezer (60') 1 Elliott Whitehead (83') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 3/3 (7', 61', 64' pen)	1st: 6 – 10 2nd: 8 – 4 GP: 4 – 0	Tries: 1 (13') Gareth Widdop 1 (22') Jason Nightingale Goals: 3/4 Gareth Widdop (15', 46' pen, 71' pen)

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 10,977
Referee: Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton
Player of the Match:

Aidan Sezer

Round 20

Saturday, 22 July
5:30PM

Canberra Raiders	14 – 20	Melbourne Storm
Tries: Aidan Sezer (15', 80') 2 Nick Cotric (65') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 1/2 (16')	1st: 6 – 8 2nd: 8 – 12	Tries: 2 (4', 69') Dale Finucane 1 (47') Will Chambers Goals: 2/2 Cameron Smith (6', 40') 2/4 Cameron Munster (52' pen, 70')

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 14,115
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Chris Butler
Player of the Match:

Cameron Munster

Round 21

Saturday, 29 July
5:30PM

South Sydney Rabbitohs	18 – 32	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Cody Walker (26') 1 Tyrell Fuimaono (50') 1 Alex Johnston (80') 1 Goals: Adam Reynolds 3/3 (27', 51', 80')	1st: 6 – 20 2nd: 12 – 12	Tries: 1 (9') Jarrod Croker 1 (19') Joe Tapine 1 (34') Nick Cotric 1 (59') Luke Bateman 1 (67') Michael Oldfield Goals: 6/6 Jarrod Croker (10', 17' pen, 20', 35', 60', 69')

ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 9,112
Referee: Henry Perenara, Jon Stone
Player of the Match:

Jarrod Croker

Round 22

Saturday, 5 August
7:30PM

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12 – 30	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Sosaia Feki (5') 1 Gerard Beale (50') 1 Goals: Valentine Holmes 2/3 (6', 11' pen)	1st: 8 – 24 2nd: 4 – 6	Tries: 2 (21', 35') Jordan Rapana 1 (15') Josh Papalii 1 (40') Josh Hodgson Goals: 7/8 Jarrod Croker (17', 20' pen, 22', 40', 59' pen, 62' pen, 65' pen)

Southern Cross Group Stadium, Cronulla
Attendance: 11,639
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Adam Gee
Player of the Match:

Josh Hodgson

Round 23

Sunday, 13 August
2:00PM

New Zealand Warriors	16 – 36	Canberra Raiders
Tries: David Fusitua (25') 1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (57') 1 Isaiah Papalii (79') 1 Goals: Mason Lino 2/3 (27', 79')	1st: 6 – 18 2nd: 10 – 18	Tries: 2 (8', 73') Nick Cotric 1 (17') Jarrod Croker 1 (33') Blake Austin 1 (60') Joseph Leilua 1 (65') Jordan Rapana Goals: 6/6 Jarrod Croker (9', 19', 34', 61', 66', 75')

Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 10,182
Referee: Adam Gee, Gavin Reynolds
Player of the Match:

Aidan Sezer

Round 24

Sunday, 20 August
2:00PM

Canberra Raiders	22 – 26	Penrith Panthers
Tries: Nick Cotric (15') 1 Josh Papalii (34') 1 Jack Wighton (45') 1 Joe Tapine (55') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 3/4 (35', 46', 57')	1st: 10 – 20 2nd: 12 – 6	Tries: 1 (3') Waqa Blake 1 (25') Nathan Cleary 1 (40') Josh Mansour 1 (73') Tyrone May Goals: 5/5 Nathan Cleary (5', 12' pen, 26', 40', 75')

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 14,818
Referee: Ashley Klein, Alan Shortall
Player of the Match:

Josh Mansour

Round 25

Friday, 25 August
6:00PM

Canberra Raiders	46 – 28	Newcastle Knights
Tries: Jordan Rapana (40', 57', 67') 3 Junior Paulo (4') 1 Jarrod Croker (6') 1 Jack Wighton (33') 1 Blake Austin (72') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 9/10 (5', 11' pen, 17' pen, 35', 40', 59', 63' pen, 68', 73')	1st: 26 – 10 2nd: 20 – 18	Tries: 2 (27', 79') Shaun Kenny-Dowall 1 (30') Jamie Buhrer 1 (52') Daniel Saifiti 1 (76') Mitchell Barnett Goals: 4/5 Trent Hodkinson (28', 54', 77', 79')

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 10,523
Referee: Grant Atkins, Chris Butler
Player of the Match:

Junior Paulo

Round 26

Saturday, 2 September
7:30PM

Melbourne Storm,	32 – 6	Canberra Raiders
Tries: Tohu Harris (19', 78') 2 Felise Kafusi (3') 1 Jesse Bromwich (7') 1 Suliasi Vunivalu (62') 1 Goals: Cameron Smith 6/6 (5', 8', 20', 21' pen, 64', 79')	1st: 20 – 0 2nd: 12 – 6	Tries: 1 (58') Jordan Rapana Goals: 1/1 Jarrod Croker (59')

AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,508
Referee: Grant Atkins, Dave Munro
Player of the Match:

Tohu Harris

Green = Win, Red = Loss, Blue = Bye.

^ Webeck, Tony (8 April 2017). "Raiders run riot over ravaged Titans". NRL.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "NRL: Titans v Raiders". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "NRL: Raiders v Broncos". Austadiums. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

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[2] "NRL: Titans v Raiders". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

[3] "NRL: Raiders v Broncos". Austadiums. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

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