2013 Canberra Raiders season

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The 2013 Canberra Raiders season was the 32nd in the history of the Canberra Raiders. Coached by David Furner and then Andrew Dunemann, and captained by Terry Campese, the club competed in the National Rugby League's 2013 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 13th (out of 16 teams) and thus failing to make the finals.

The Canberra Raiders started the 2013 NRL season with what was considered especially strong young talent. [1]

After the loss to the Bulldogs in Round 23, Canberra's coach David Furner was sacked amidst rumours of player dissatisfaction. [2]

The club's top try scorer in 2013 was Blake Ferguson, and their top point scorer was Jarrod Croker. [3] The 2013 season's Mal Meninga Medal for player of the season was awarded to Anthony Milford.

Ladder

2013 NRL season
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (P)2418062640325+31540
2 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2418062588384+20440
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2416172589373+21637
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2415182588366+22235
5 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24140102468460+832
6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112529463+6630
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24121112528422+10629
8 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24120122507431+7628
9 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24110132500518−1826
10 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24110132495532−3726
11 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24110132495554−5926
12 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24101132434477−4325
13 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24100142434624−19024
14 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2470172379530−15118
15 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2470172386687−30118
16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2450192326740−41414

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References

  1. "Raiders Season Preview 2013". news.com.au. News Ltd . Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. Janzen, Nicholas. "2013 Season Review: Canberra". nrl.com. National Rugby League . Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. NRL 2013 - Canberra Raiders at rugbyleagueproject.org