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2025 Canberra Raiders season

2025 Canberra Raiders season
NRL Rank1st (Minor Premiers)
Play-off resultSemi-finals
2025 recordWins: 19; losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 654; against: 506
Team information
CEODon Furner Jr.
CoachAustralia Ricky Stuart
Captain
StadiumGIO Stadium
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The 2025 Canberra Raiders season was the 44th season in the club's history and in the National Rugby League. Coached by head coach Ricky Stuart and captained by Joseph Tapine, the team competed in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership during the regular season and participated in the Pre-season Challenge in February.

On 30 August 2025, after defeating the Wests Tigers 24–10 at home, the Raiders won the Minor Premiership for the first time in 35 years, which was also their second Minor Premiership in club history.[1]

Squad information

Canberra Raiders 2025 squad
Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Train and trial

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Mick Crawley
  • Justin Giteau
  • Chris Lewis (NSW Cup Coach)
  • Ash Barnes (Jersey Flegg Coach)
  • Chris Hitchison (Elite Pathways Coach)
  • Josh Miller (Contact Coach)
  • Jarrod Croker (Outside Backs & Goal Kicking Coach)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 20 September 2025
Source(s): Raiders 2025 Squad Tracker

Squad changes

Main article: 2025 NRL season § Squad changes

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player From Window Ref.

Transfers out

Date Pos. Player To Window Ref.

Pre-season

Main article: 2025 NRL Pre-season Challenge

Canberra Raiders played the Penrith Panthers in Cronulla and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Canberra as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the third edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.[2]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 8 February 2025 Penrith Panthers 16–22 Canberra Raiders Cronulla
19:30 AEDT
 Tries:
Fale rugby ball 35'
Lane rugby ball 69'
Lamont rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Cole 0/1
Toelau 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 70', 73'
 Report
Tries:
Sasagi rugby ball 26'
Pattie rugby ball 45', 48'
N. Martin rugby ball 64'
Goals:
Sanders 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 27'
Cook 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 46'
Skipps 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 66'
 Stadium: Sharks Stadium
Attendance: 1,724
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Round 2: 13 February 2025 Canberra Raiders 10–40 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Canberra
19:50 AEDT
 Tries:
Strange rugby ball 8'
KrisXavier Savage|Savage rugby ball 12'
Goals:
Fogarty 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 9'
 Report
Tries:
Hynes rugby ball 24'
Stonestreet rugby ball 36'
Fonua-Blake rugby ball 45'
Trindall rugby ball 47'
Ramien rugby ball 50'
Hau Tapuha rugby ball 67'
Vea'ila rugby ball 76'
Goals:
Hynes 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 25'
Trindall 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 37', 46', 49', 51'
Atkinson 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 68'
 Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Liam Kennedy

Regular season

Main article: 2025 NRL season

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra Raiders 24 19 0 5 3 654 506 +148 44 Advance to finals series
2 Melbourne Storm 24 17 0 7 3 671 459 +212 40
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 3 534 414 +120 38
4 Brisbane Broncos (P) 24 15 0 9 3 680 508 +172 36
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 15 0 9 3 599 490 +109 36
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 14 0 10 3 517 496 +21 34
7 Penrith Panthers 24 13 1 10 3 576 469 +107 33
8 Sydney Roosters 24 13 0 11 3 653 521 +132 32
9 Dolphins 24 12 0 12 3 721 596 +125 30
10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 3 555 534 +21 30
11 Parramatta Eels 24 10 0 14 3 502 578 −76 26
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 1 14 3 538 684 −146 25
13 Wests Tigers 24 9 0 15 3 477 612 −135 24
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 3 427 608 −181 24
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 3 498 628 −130 22
16 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 3 520 719 −199 18
17 Newcastle Knights 24 6 0 18 3 338 638 −300 18
Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAHAAHAHHAAH–AAH–HHAH–AHA
ResultWWLLWWWWWLWWWWBWWWBWWLWBWWL
Position4291274332432222211111111111
Points244468101214141618202224262830323436363840424444
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2025 NRL season results

The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024.[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Bye   Fixtures

Round 1: 1 March 2025 Canberra Raiders 30–8 New Zealand Warriors Las Vegas, United States
16:00 PST
 Tries:
Kris rugby ball 5', 44'
Savage rugby ball 26', 31'
Timoko rugby ball 55'
Goals:
Fogarty 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 6', 32', 45', 56', pen 75'
Sin bin:
Tapine yellow card 64' to 74'
 Report
Tries:
Capewell rugby ball 36'
Tuivasa-Sheck rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Metcalf 0/2
 Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 45,209
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 2: 15 March 2025 Canberra Raiders 32–22 Brisbane Broncos Canberra
19:35 AEDT
 Tries:
Nicholson rugby ball 7', 37'
Papali'i rugby ball 16'
Starling rugby ball 46'
Timoko rugby ball 50'
Tamale rugby ball 58'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/6 rugby goalposts icon 9', 18', 52', 59'
 Report
Tries:
Arthars rugby ball 25', 33', 77'
Cobbo rugby ball 64'
Goals:
Reynolds 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 26', 64', 77'
 Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 18,884
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 3: 23 March 2025 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 40–12 Canberra Raiders Brookvale
18:15 AEDT
 Tries:
Garrick rugby ball 22', 37', 48', 51'
Bullemor rugby ball 27', 29'
Simpkin rugby ball 32'
Goals:
Garrick 6/7 rugby goalposts icon 24', 28', 30', 33', 39', 53'
 Report
Tries:
Kris rugby ball 63'
Young rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Fogarty 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 64', 78'
Sin bin:
Horsburgh yellow card 21' to 31'
 Stadium: 4 Pines Park
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 4: 29 March 2025 North Queensland Cowboys 30–20 Canberra Raiders Townsville
16:30 AEST
 Tries:
Taulagi rugby ball 25'
Clifford rugby ball 30', 33'
Derby rugby ball 47'
Dearden rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Drinkwater 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 32', 34', 48', pen 71', 76'
Sin bin:
Hess yellow card 56' to 66'
 Report
Tries:
Tapine rugby ball 10'
Savage rugby ball 51'
Tamale rugby ball 63'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 12', pen 21', 64', pen 79'
 Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 15,897
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 5: 3 April 2025 Canberra Raiders 24–20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Canberra
20:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Nicholson rugby ball 4'
Young rugby ball 22', 31'
Kris rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 6', 24', 33', 79'
Sin bin:
Young yellow card 57' to 67'
 Report
Tries:
Hiroti rugby ball 8'
Nikora rugby ball 25', 38'
Goals:
Hynes 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 10', 27', 40', pen 58'
 Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 10,914
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 6: 12 April 2025 Parramatta Eels 12–50 Canberra Raiders Darwin
19:05 ACST
 Tries:
Brown rugby ball 13'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 49'
Goals:
Russell 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 14', 51'
 Report
Tries:
Tapine rugby ball 6'
Strange rugby ball 19'
Young rugby ball 23', 57'
Timoko rugby ball 38'
Savage rugby ball 64'
Nicholson rugby ball 74'
Kris rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Fogarty 7/7 rugby goalposts icon 7', 20', 24', 39', pen 54', 58', 66'
Weekes 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 76', 77'
 Stadium: TIO Stadium
Attendance: 9,559
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 7: 20 April 2025 Gold Coast Titans 20–30 Canberra Raiders Gold Coast
14:00 AEST
 Tries:
Fermor rugby ball 3'
S. Fifita rugby ball 9'
Brimson rugby ball 19'
Fitzgibbon rugby ball 51'
Goals:
Weaver 2/4 rugby goalposts icon 5', 20'
 Report
Tries:
Tamale rugby ball 26'
Young rugby ball 33', 64'
Strange rugby ball 39'
Kris rugby ball 42'
Goals:
Fogarty 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 34', 40', 43', 66', pen 68'
 Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 15,089
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 8: 27 April 2025 Canberra Raiders 40–28 Dolphins Canberra
14:00 AEST
 Tries:
Tamale rugby ball 9'
Weekes rugby ball 30'
Hosking rugby ball 49'
Strange rugby ball 60'
Nicholson rugby ball 65'
Kris rugby ball 71'
Fogarty rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Fogarty 6/8 rugby goalposts icon 32', 51', 62', 66', 79', pen 80'
 Report
Tries:
Tabuai-Fidow rugby ball 13'
Farnworth rugby ball 19'
Saifiti rugby ball 26'
Isaako rugby ball 34'
Averillo rugby ball 39'
Goals:
Isaako 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 15', 21', 28', 36'
Sin bin:
Nikorima yellow card 7' to 17'
 Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 15,686
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 9: 4 May 2025 Melbourne Storm 18–20 (g.p.) Canberra Raiders Brisbane
18:25 AEST
 Tries:
Anderson rugby ball 6'
Papenhuyzen rugby ball 15'
Fa'alogo rugby ball 58'
Goals:
Papenhuyzen 3/5 rugby goalposts icon pen 10', 16', pen 24'
Sin bin:
Utoikamanu yellow card 83' to 85'
 Report
Tries:
Tamale rugby ball 28'
Timoko rugby ball 33'
Weekes rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 29', 34', 79', pen 84'
Sin bin:
Papali'i yellow card 83' to 85'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 49,057
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 10: 10 May 2025 Canberra Raiders 20–32 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canberra
15:00 AEST
 Tries:
Hosking rugby ball 3'
Weekes rugby ball 17'
Savage rugby ball 22'
Young rugby ball 37'
Goals:
Fogarty 2/4 rugby goalposts icon 4', 23'
 Report
Tries:
Crichton rugby ball 44'
Salmon rugby ball 46'
Montoya rugby ball 50'
King rugby ball 57'
Kikau rugby ball 63'
Kiraz rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Crichton 4/6 rugby goalposts icon 45', 48', 58', 73'
 Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 23,867
Referee: Adam Gee

Player statistics

As of 2025 season end

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

Player Apps T C FG Total
Australia Jamal Fogarty 24 2 92/114 0 196
Australia Albert Hopoate 1 0 0 0 0
Australia Corey Horsburgh 25 2 0 0 8
Australia Zac Hosking 21 5 0 0 20
New Zealand Sebastian Kris 24 9 0 0 36
Samoa Ata Mariota 26 0 0 0 0
England Matty Nicholson 11 5 0 0 20
Samoa Josh Papali'i 24 3 1/1 0 14
Australia Owen Pattie 26 2 0 0 8
New Zealand Simi Sasagi 22 7 0 0 28
Australia Xavier Savage 21 12 0 0 48
England Morgan Smithies 25 1 0 0 4
Australia Tom Starling 24 4 0 0 16
Australia Ethan Strange 24 14 4/4 0 66
Australia Savelio Tamale 18 7 0 0 28
New Zealand Joseph Tapine 23 5 0 0 20
New Zealand Matthew Timoko 25 10 0 0 40
Australia Kaeo Weekes 25 11 2/3 0 48
Australia Hudson Young 22 11 0 0 44
Australia Jed Stuart 11 5 0 0 20
Australia Noah Martin 6 2 0 0 8
Australia Joe Roddy 1 2 0 0 8
Australia Adam Cook 1 0 4/4 0 8
Australia Ethan Sanders 2 0 3/4 0 6
Australia Morgan Smithies 25 1 0 0 4
Australia Michael Asomua 1 1 0 0 4
Australia Trey Mooney 4 1 0 0 0
New Zealand Danny Levi 2 1 0 0 0
Australia Kain Anderson 1 1 0 0 0
New Zealand Manaia Waitere 1 1 0 0 0
Australia Chevy Stewart 1 1 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "No.1 guns: Green Machine powers to first minor premiership in 35 years". National Rugby League. 30 August 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 NRL Pre-Season Challenge". National Rugby League. 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule". National Rugby League. 21 November 2024.
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