| 2023 Canberra Raiders season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 8th out of 17 | |||
| 2023 record | Wins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 11 | |||
| Points scored | For: 486; against: 623 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Don Furner Jr | |||
| Head Coach | Ricky Stuart | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | GIO Satdium - 25,000 McDonalds Park Wagga - 10,000 (Rd 9) | |||
| Avg. attendance | 15,300 | |||
| High attendance | 21,082 (Rd 15 vs. Warriors) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Jordan Rapana Matthew Timoko (11) | |||
| Goals | Jarrod Croker (59) | |||
| Points | Jarrod Croker (132) | |||
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The 2023 Canberra Raiders season is the 42nd in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. The Co-captain Jarrod Croker retains his club role for the 10th consecutive season and other Co-captain Elliot Whitehead retains his co-captaincy for his 5th consecutive season. While Head Coach Ricky Stuart maintains his club position for the 10th consecutive season.
These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season. [1]
| Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Pasami Saulo | Newcastle Knights | 2024 |
| Danny Levi | Huddersfield Giants | 2024 |
| Player/Coach | New Club |
|---|---|
| Josh Hodgson | Parramatta Eels |
| Adam Elliott | Newcastle Knights |
| Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | New Zealand Warriors |
| Ryan Sutton | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Date [2] | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 12 February | Trial 1 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Ack Weyman Oval | 18 – 34 | Brad Schneider 23' Elijah Anderson 48' James Schiller 55' Mitchell Spencer 65' | Jarrod Croker (1/4) | 4,535 |
| Sunday, 19 February | Trial 2 |  Wests Tigers | Belmore Sports Ground | 36 – 4 | Danny Levi 20' | Jamal Fogarty (0/1) | 7,800 |
Source: [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 |
| 2 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 |
| 3 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 |
| 4 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 |
| 5 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 |
| 6 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 |
| 7 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 |
| 8 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 |
| 9 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 |
| 10 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 |
| 11 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 |
| 12 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 |
| 13 |  Dolphins | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 |
| 14 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 |
| 15 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 |
| 16 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 |
| 17 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 |
| Top 30 squad - 2023 NRL season | Development list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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| Extended Squad | Head coach Assistant coaches
Medical professionals
Managers
Updated: 26 March 2024 | ||||||
The following players departed the Canberra Raiders following the 2023 NRL Season.
| Player | New Club |
|---|---|
| Jarrod Croker | Retirement |
| Matt Frawley | Leeds Rhinos |
| Harley Smith-Shields | Gold Coast Titans |
| Jack Wighton | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Round | Player | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Danny Levi | Club debut |
| Pasami Saulo | Club debut | |
| Round 6 | Peter Hola | Club debut |
| Round 15 | Jarrod Croker | 300th game |
| Round 24 | Ethan Strange | NRL debut |
| Round 27 | Hohepa Puru | NRL debut |
| Finals 1 | Jordan Rapana | 200th NRL game |
| Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Cotric | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jarrod Croker | 15 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 130 |
| Jamal Fogarty | 24 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 70 |
| Matt Frawley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 14 |
| Emre Guler | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Corey Harawira-Naera | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Hola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Hopoate | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Corey Horsburgh | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sebastian Kris | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Danny Levi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ata Mariota | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Trey Mooney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Papali'i | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Hohepa Puru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Rapana | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Pasami Saulo | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Savage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| James Schiller | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brad Schneider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harley Smith-Shields | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Starling | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ethan Strange | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tapine | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Timoko | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Adrian Trevilyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Whitehead | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jack Wighton | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Zac Woolford | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hudson Young | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 30 players used | — | 83 | 89 | 2/1 | 514 |
This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2023.
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