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.
Coach 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  35'
Lane  69'
Lamont  71'
Goals:
Cole 0/1
Toelau 2/2  70', 73'
 Report
Tries:
Sasagi  26'
Pattie  45', 48'
N. Martin  64'
Goals:
Sanders 1/2  27'
Cook 1/1  46'
Skipps 1/1  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  8'
KrisXavier Savage|Savage  12'
Goals:
Fogarty 1/2  9'
 Report
Tries:
Hynes  24'
Stonestreet  36'
Fonua-Blake  45'
Trindall  47'
Ramien  50'
Hau Tapuha  67'
Vea'ila  76'
Goals:
Hynes 1/1  25'
Trindall 4/4  37', 46', 49', 51'
Atkinson 1/2  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  5', 44'
Savage  26', 31'
Timoko  55'
Goals:
Fogarty 5/6  6', 32', 45', 56', pen 75'
Sin bin:
Tapine 64' to 74'
 Report
Tries:
Capewell  36'
Tuivasa-Sheck  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  7', 37'
Papali'i  16'
Starling  46'
Timoko  50'
Tamale  58'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/6  9', 18', 52', 59'
 Report
Tries:
Arthars  25', 33', 77'
Cobbo  64'
Goals:
Reynolds 3/4  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  22', 37', 48', 51'
Bullemor  27', 29'
Simpkin  32'
Goals:
Garrick 6/7  24', 28', 30', 33', 39', 53'
 Report
Tries:
Kris  63'
Young  77'
Goals:
Fogarty 2/2  64', 78'
Sin bin:
Horsburgh 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  25'
Clifford  30', 33'
Derby  47'
Dearden  75'
Goals:
Drinkwater 5/6  32', 34', 48', pen 71', 76'
Sin bin:
Hess 56' to 66'
 Report
Tries:
Tapine  10'
Savage  51'
Tamale  63'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/5  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  4'
Young  22', 31'
Kris  78'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/4  6', 24', 33', 79'
Sin bin:
Young 57' to 67'
 Report
Tries:
Hiroti  8'
Nikora  25', 38'
Goals:
Hynes 4/4  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  13'
Addo-Carr  49'
Goals:
Russell 2/2  14', 51'
 Report
Tries:
Tapine  6'
Strange  19'
Young  23', 57'
Timoko  38'
Savage  64'
Nicholson  74'
Kris  77'
Goals:
Fogarty 7/7  7', 20', 24', 39', pen 54', 58', 66'
Weekes 2/2  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  3'
S. Fifita  9'
Brimson  19'
Fitzgibbon  51'
Goals:
Weaver 2/4  5', 20'
 Report
Tries:
Tamale  26'
Young  33', 64'
Strange  39'
Kris  42'
Goals:
Fogarty 5/6  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  9'
Weekes  30'
Hosking  49'
Strange  60'
Nicholson  65'
Kris  71'
Fogarty  78'
Goals:
Fogarty 6/8  32', 51', 62', 66', 79', pen 80'
 Report
Tries:
Tabuai-Fidow  13'
Farnworth  19'
Saifiti  26'
Isaako  34'
Averillo  39'
Goals:
Isaako 4/5  15', 21', 28', 36'
Sin bin:
Nikorima 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  6'
Papenhuyzen  15'
Fa'alogo  58'
Goals:
Papenhuyzen 3/5  pen 10', 16', pen 24'
Sin bin:
Utoikamanu 83' to 85'
 Report
Tries:
Tamale  28'
Timoko  33'
Weekes  77'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/4  29', 34', 79', pen 84'
Sin bin:
Papali'i 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  3'
Weekes  17'
Savage  22'
Young  37'
Goals:
Fogarty 2/4  4', 23'
 Report
Tries:
Crichton  44'
Salmon  46'
Montoya  50'
King  57'
Kikau  63'
Kiraz  71'
Goals:
Crichton 4/6  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
Jamal Fogarty 24 2 92/114 0 196
Albert Hopoate 1 0 0 0 0
Corey Horsburgh 25 2 0 0 8
Zac Hosking 21 5 0 0 20
Sebastian Kris 24 9 0 0 36
Ata Mariota 26 0 0 0 0
Matty Nicholson 11 5 0 0 20
Josh Papali'i 24 3 1/1 0 14
Owen Pattie 26 2 0 0 8
Simi Sasagi 22 7 0 0 28
Xavier Savage 21 12 0 0 48
Morgan Smithies 25 1 0 0 4
Tom Starling 24 4 0 0 16
Ethan Strange 24 14 4/4 0 66
Savelio Tamale 18 7 0 0 28
Joseph Tapine 23 5 0 0 20
Matthew Timoko 25 10 0 0 40
Kaeo Weekes 25 11 2/3 0 48
Hudson Young 22 11 0 0 44
Jed Stuart 11 5 0 0 20
Noah Martin 6 2 0 0 8
Joe Roddy 1 2 0 0 8
Adam Cook 1 0 4/4 0 8
Ethan Sanders 2 0 3/4 0 6
Morgan Smithies 25 1 0 0 4
Michael Asomua 1 1 0 0 4
Trey Mooney 4 1 0 0 0
Danny Levi 2 1 0 0 0
Kain Anderson 1 1 0 0 0
Manaia Waitere 1 1 0 0 0
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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