2024 Canberra Raiders season

2024 Canberra Raiders season
2024 Canberra Raiders season
2024 record	Wins: 4; losses: 2
Points scored	For: 154; against: 106
Team information
CEO	Don Furner Jr
Coach	Ricky Stuart
Captain	Elliott Whitehead;
Stadium	GIO Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)

The 2024 Canberra Raiders season is the 43rd season in the club's history and they compete in the National Rugby League.

The captain Elliott Whitehead retains his captaincy for his 6th consecutive season, while Head Coach Ricky Stuart maintains his club position for the 11th consecutive season.

Squad information

**Canberra Raiders 2024 squad**
Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Nick Cotric – WG Jamal Fogarty (vc) – HB Emre Guler – PR Corey Harawira-Naera – LK Peter Hola – PR Albert Hopoate – CE, WG Corey Horsburgh – LK Zac Hosking – SR Sebastian Kris – CE, FB Danny Levi – HK		Ata Mariota – SR Trey Mooney – PR Josh Papali'i – PR Hohepa Puru – LK Jordan Rapana – FB Simi Sasagi – SR Pasami Saulo – PR Xavier Savage – WG James Schiller – WG Morgan Smithies – LK		Tom Starling – HK Chevy Stewart – FB Ethan Strange – FE Joseph Tapine – PR Matthew Timoko – CE Kaeo Weekes – HB Elliott Whitehead (c) – SR Zac Woolford – HK Hudson Young – SR		Michael Asomua – WG Jordan Martin – SR Noah Martin – SR Vena Patuki-Case – PR Adrian Trevilyan – HK		Head coach Ricky Stuart Assistant coaches Mick Crawley Justin Giteau Michael Maguire (Senior NRL Consultant) 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: 4 March 2024 Source(s): Raiders 2024 Squad Tracker

Squad changes

Transfers in

Transfers out

Pre-season

Canberra played the Parramatta Eels in Kogarah and the North Queensland Cowboys in Queanbeyan as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the second edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.^[1]

Round 1: 17 February 2024	Parramatta Eels	16–38	Canberra Raiders	Kogarah
17:55 AEDT	Tries: Ogden 7' Russell 11' Simonsson 44' Goals: Russell 2/3 8', 44'	Report Details	Tries: Weekes 17' Taateo 27' Stuart 51' Schiller 56' Hola 60' Cook 67' Martin 72' Goals: Strange 4/5 29', 53', 57', 60' Cook 1/2 68' Sin bin: Martin 41' to 51'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 8,827 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 2: 25 February 2024	Canberra Raiders	26–36	North Queensland Cowboys	Queanbeyan
15:00 AEDT	Tries: Strange 10' Savage 13' Timoko 22' Cotric 56' Hola 70' Goals: Strange 1/3 23' Stewart 1/1 58' Henderson 1/1 71' Sin bin: Strange 53' to 63'	Report Details	Tries: Feldt 19', 51', 59' Laybutt 32' Taulagi 45' Mikaele 47', 78' Goals: Holmes 2/4 46', 49' Drinkwater 1/2 52' Laybutt 1/1 79'	Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 6,048 Referee: Chris Butler

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Storm (Q)	19	15	0	4	3	512	355	+157	36	Advance to finals series
2	Penrith Panthers (Q)	19	14	0	5	3	452	290	+162	34
3	Sydney Roosters (Q)	20	13	0	7	2	604	385	+219	30
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	19	12	0	7	3	484	353	+131	30
5	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	19	11	0	8	3	409	317	+92	28
6	North Queensland Cowboys	20	12	0	8	2	515	486	+29	28
7	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	19	10	1	8	3	484	391	+93	27
8	St. George Illawarra Dragons	19	10	0	9	3	392	482	−90	26
9	Dolphins	19	9	0	10	3	481	448	+33	24
10	Canberra Raiders	19	9	0	10	3	384	459	−75	24
11	Gold Coast Titans	19	8	0	11	3	424	478	−54	22
12	Newcastle Knights	19	8	0	11	3	332	437	−105	22
13	New Zealand Warriors	20	8	1	11	2	422	454	−32	21
14	Brisbane Broncos	20	8	0	12	2	447	475	−28	20
15	South Sydney Rabbitohs	19	7	0	12	3	406	530	−124	20
16	Parramatta Eels (X)	19	5	0	14	3	385	546	−161	16
17	Wests Tigers (X)	20	4	0	16	2	367	614	−247	12

Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2024. Source: National Rugby League
(Q) Qualified for finals series; (X) Cannot qualify for finals

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	–	N	H	A	–	H	A	A	H	–	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	B	W	L	W	B	L	L	L	L	B	W	W	L
Position	4	1	3	8	5	3	7	10	9	7	6	8	6	5	7	10	12	12	11	10	9	10
Points	2	4	4	4	6	8	8	8	10	12	14	14	16	18	18	18	18	18	20	22	24	24

Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.^[2]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Round 1: 7 March 2024	Newcastle Knights	12–28	Canberra Raiders	Newcastle
20:00 AEDT	Tries: Frizell 30' Hastings 76' Goals: Ponga 2/2 32', 76'	Report	Tries: Hosking 25' Levi 47' Savage 63' Rapana 69' Young 79' Goals: Fogarty 4/6 15 pen', 26', 48', 79' Sin bin: Young 24' to 34'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 22,378 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 2: 16 March 2024	Canberra Raiders	32–12	Wests Tigers	Canberra
15:00 AEDT	Tries: Levi 7' Strange 11' Rapana 30' Savage 37' Hosking 60' Goals: Fogarty 6/7 6 pen', 8', 13', 32', 57 pen', 61'	Report	Tries: Fainu 24' Koroisau 27' Goals: Koroisau 2/2 25', 28' Sin bin: Utoikamanu 77' to 80'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 16,968 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 3: 22 March 2024	New Zealand Warriors	18–10	Canberra Raiders	Christchurch
20:00 NZDT	Tries: Fonua-Blake 8' Metcalf 61' Tuivasa-Sheck 64' Goals: Metcalf 3/3 10', 63', 66'	Report	Tries: Timoko 31' Cotric 51' Goals: Fogarty 1/2 55'	Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium Attendance: 17,249 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 4: 31 March 2024	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	36–22	Canberra Raiders	Cronulla
20:15 AEST	Tries: Trindall 27' Mulitalo 33', 62' Brailey 36' Iro 58' Katoa 79' Goals: Hynes 6/6 29', 35', 37', 60', 63', 79'	Report	Tries: Schiller 11', 71' Savage 17' Levi 23' Goals: Fogarty 3/4 13', 18', 24'	Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,692 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 5: 7 April 2024	Canberra Raiders	41–8	Parramatta Eels	Canberra
18:15 AEST	Tries: Kris 13' Savage 28' Timoko 42', 78' Levi 52' Schiller 57' Young 60' Goals: Fogarty 6/9 9 pen', 15', 53', 61', 68 pen', 79' Field goals: Fogarty 39'	Report Details	Tries: Sivo 47', 71' Goals: Gutherson 0/2	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 13,907 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 6: 14 April 2024	Canberra Raiders	21–20 (g.p.)	Gold Coast Titans	Canberra
18:15 AEST	Tries: Schiller 17', 68' Young 25' Goals: Fogarty 4/4 19', 27', 48 pen', 70' Field goals: Fogarty 89'	Report Details	Tries: Jolliffe 38' Smith-Shields 43' Khan-Pereira 75', 79' Goals: Campbell 1/2 39' Kelly 1/2 79'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 11,738 Referee: Kasey Badger

Round 7: 20 April 2024	Brisbane Broncos	34–10	Canberra Raiders	Brisbane
19:35 AEST	Tries: Walsh 12', 31' Riki 17' Mam 19' Walters 27' Cobbo 55' Goals: Walsh 5/6 14', 18', 21', 28', 56'	Report	Tries: Sasagi 49' Savage 66' Goals: Stewart 1/2 51'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 37,286 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 8: 28 April 2024	Canberra Raiders	0–40	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Canberra
16:05 AEST		Report	Tries: McInnes 12' Hazelton 17' Katoa 25', 61' Nikora 45' Hynes 54' Ramien 74' Goals: Hynes 6/7 14', 18', 26', 46', 55', 63'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 15,820 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 9: 3 May 2024	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24–26	Canberra Raiders	Brookvale
18:00 AEST	Tries: T. Trbojevic 8' Talau 16' Cherry-Evans 21' Garrick 26', 49' Goals: Garrick 2/5 10', 28'	Report	Tries: Weekes 25' Whitehead 52', 57' Cotric 66' Young 76' Goals: Weekes 3/5 32', 54', 59' Sin bin: Hopoate 24' to 34'	Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 10,215 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 10 (Bye for Canberra Raiders)

Round 11: 17 May 2024	Canberra Raiders	24–20	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
18:00 AEST	Tries: Savage 2' Kris 19' Young 51', 60' Goals: Rapana 4/4 4', 20', 52', 62' Sin bin: Rapana 35' to 45' Papali'i 39' to 49'	Report	Tries: Preston 30' Crichton 36' Burton 39' Kiraz 41' Goals: Burton 2/4 32', 42'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,971 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 12: 25 May 2024	Canberra Raiders	16–44	Sydney Roosters	Canberra
16:05 AEST	Tries: Cotric 15' Young 48' Weekes 72' Goals: Rapana 2/3 16', 73'	Report	Tries: Radley 3' Keary 10' Manu 35', 53' Tedesco 40', 78' Sua'ali'i 58' Crichton 67' Goals: Walker 3/3 4', 12', 79' Sua'ali'i 3/5 36', 42', 55'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 18,049 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 13: 1 June 2024	Dolphins	25–26 (g.p.)	Canberra Raiders	Redcliffe
19:35 AEST	Tries: Marshall-King 8' Bostock 23' Averillo 43' Donoghoe 67' Goals: Isaako 4/4 10', 25', 44', 68' Field goals: Isaako 71'	Report	Tries: Savage 12' Mariota 16' Whitehead 31' Weekes 56' Goals: Rapana 4/4 13', 17', 32', 57' Field goals: Rapana 77', 87'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 10,024 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 14 (Bye for Canberra Raiders)

Round 15: 14 June 2024	Canberra Raiders	16–34	North Queensland Cowboys	Canberra
18:00 AEST	Tries: Rapana 52' Savage 66' Whitehead 69' Goals: Rapana 2/3 54', 70'	Report	Tries: Feldt 8', 28' Luki 13' Nanai 17' Holmes 50' Robson 64' Goals: Holmes 5/6 9', 14', 19', 51', 66'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 9,671 Referee: Chris Sutton

Round 16: 23 June 2024	Wests Tigers	48–24	Canberra Raiders	Campbelltown
16:05 AEST	Tries: Galvin 3', 40' L. Laulili'i 10' Si. Fainu 34' Bula 43' Utoikamanu 52' Koroisau 57' Doueihi 73' Goals: Koroisau 8/8 4', 12', 35', 42', 44', 54', 59', 74' Sin bin: Seyfarth 62' to 72'	Report	Tries: Levi 47' Cotric 62' Weekes 64' Strange 68' Goals: Rapana 4/5 39 pen', 48', 65', 68'	Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 17: 29 June 2024	Melbourne Storm	16–6	Canberra Raiders	Melbourne
19:35 AEST	Tries: King 36' Blore 45' Howarth 51' Goals: Wishart 2/4 38', 47'	Report	Tries: Weekes 41' Goals: Rapana 1/1 42'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,127 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 18: 7 July 2024	Canberra Raiders	12–16	Newcastle Knights	Canberra
16:05 AEST	Tries: Papali'i 6' Weekes 53' Goals: Rapana 2/3 7', 55'	Report	Tries: Gagai 9', 43' Marzhew 17' Goals: Hastings 1/2 11' Pryce 1/1 44'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 12,553 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 19 (Bye for Canberra Raiders)

Round 20: 19 July 2024	Canberra Raiders	20–18	New Zealand Warriors	Canberra
20:00 AEST	Tries: Young 5', 10' Savage 70' Goals: Fogarty 4/4 6', 11', 18 pen', 71'	Report	Tries: Tuivasa-Sheck 37' Capewell 46' Barnett 59' Fonua-Blake 72' Goals: Pompey 1/1 38' Harris-Tavita 0/3	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 8,509 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 21: 28 July 2024	Canberra Raiders	32–12	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Canberra
18:15 AEST	Tries: Rapana 4', 36' Savage 9' Kris 19' Mariota 44' Goals: Fogarty 6/6 6', 10', 21', 37', 45', 70 pen' Sin bin: Whitehead 79' to 80'	Report	Tries: Milne 30' Walker 39' Duncan 60' Goals: Cook 0/3	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 12,114 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 22: 4 August 2024	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	22–18	Canberra Raiders	Belmore
16:05 AEST	Tries: Crichton 16', 45' Addo-Carr 52', 68' Goals: Burton 3/5 26 pen', 53', 69'	Report	Tries: Mooney 21' Timoko 58' Rapana 72' Goals: Fogarty 3/3 22', 60', 73'	Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Attendance: 18,110 Referee: Ashley Klein

Player statistics

As of 8 February 2024

References

^ "2024 Pre-Season Challenge: Everything you need to know". National Rugby League. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[1] "2024 Pre-Season Challenge: Everything you need to know". National Rugby League. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[2] "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

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