2024 Canberra Raiders season

2024 Canberra Raiders season
NRL Rank	9th
Play-off result	DNQ
2024 record	Wins: 12; losses: 12
Points scored	For: 474; against: 601
Team information
CEO	Don Furner Jr
Coach	Ricky Stuart
Captain	Elliott Whitehead
Stadium	GIO Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)
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The 2024 Canberra Raiders season was the 43rd season in the club's history, and they compete in the National Rugby League. Elliott Whitehead retains team captaincy for his sixth consecutive season, while Ricky Stuart continued as head coach for his eleventh consecutive season.

Squad information

Canberra Raiders 2024 squad

Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Nick Cotric – WG, CE Jamal Fogarty (vc) – HB Emre Guler – PR Corey Harawira-Naera – LK, SR Peter Hola – PR, LK Albert Hopoate – CE, FB, WG Corey Horsburgh – PR Zac Hosking – SR Sebastian Kris – CE Danny Levi – HK		Ata Mariota – SR, LK Trey Mooney – PR Josh Papali'i – PR Hohepa Puru – LK, SR, HK Jordan Rapana – FB, WG Simi Sasagi – SR, CE Pasami Saulo – PR Xavier Savage – WG James Schiller – WG, CE, FB Morgan Smithies – LK		Tom Starling – HK Chevy Stewart – FB Ethan Strange – FE Joseph Tapine – PR Matthew Timoko – CE Kaeo Weekes – HB, FB 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 Extended squad Adam Cook – HB, CE, FE		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: 7 September 2024 Source(s): Raiders 2024 Squad Tracker

Squad changes

Main article: 2024 NRL season § Squad changes

Pre-season

Main article: 2024 NRL pre-season results

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 Report]	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 Report]	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

Main article: 2024 NRL season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Storm	24	19	0	5	3	692	449	+243	44	Advance to finals series
2	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	17	0	7	3	580	394	+186	40
3	Sydney Roosters	24	16	0	8	3	738	463	+275	38
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	16	0	8	3	653	431	+222	38
5	North Queensland Cowboys	24	15	0	9	3	657	568	+89	36
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	14	0	10	3	529	433	+96	34
7	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	13	1	10	3	634	521	+113	33
8	Newcastle Knights	24	12	0	12	3	470	510	−40	30
9	Canberra Raiders	24	12	0	12	3	474	601	−127	30
10	Dolphins	24	11	0	13	3	577	578	−1	28
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	11	0	13	3	508	634	−126	28
12	Brisbane Broncos	24	10	0	14	3	537	607	−70	26
13	New Zealand Warriors	24	9	1	14	3	512	574	−62	25
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	8	0	16	3	488	656	−168	22
15	Parramatta Eels	24	7	0	17	3	561	716	−155	20
16	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	7	0	17	3	494	682	−188	20
17	Wests Tigers	24	6	0	18	3	463	750	−287	18

Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

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	L	L	W	W	W
Position	4	1	3	8	5	3	7	10	9	7	6	8	6	5	7	10	12	12	11	10	9	10	11	12	12	11	9
Points	2	4	4	4	6	8	8	8	10	12	14	14	16	18	18	18	18	18	20	22	24	24	24	24	26	28	30

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

Matches

Main article: 2024 NRL season results

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 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 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 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 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 Report]	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 Report]	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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. Laulilii  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 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 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 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 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 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 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

Round 23: 10 August 2024	Canberra Raiders	24–46	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Canberra
15:00 AEST	Tries: Papali'i  9' Weekes  19' Kris  70' Savage  72' Goals: Fogarty 4/5  10', 20', 71', 73' Sin bin: Tapine 53' to 63'	[Report Report]	Tries: T. Trbojevic  11', 59' Talau  25' Bullemor  39' Cherry-Evans  43' Hopoate  49' Paseka  57' Brooks  61' Goals: Garrick 7/8  13', 26', 39', 44', 58', 60', 62'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 16,690 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 24: 17 August 2024	North Queensland Cowboys	42–4	Canberra Raiders	Townsville
17:30 AEST	Tries: Clifford  4' Holmes  17', 43', 47' Feldt  34', 58' Dearden  38' Goals: Holmes 7/7  5', 18', 35', 39', 44', 49', 59'	[Report Report]	Tries: Kris  29' Goals: Fogarty 0/1	Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,920 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 25: 24 August 2024	Canberra Raiders	22–18	Penrith Panthers	Canberra
15:00 AEST	Tries: Savage  5', 70' Weekes  22' Hopoate  59' Goals: Fogarty 3/4  23', 60', 72'	[Report Report]	Tries: Sommerton  9' Laurie  25' Fisher-Harris  45' Goals: Edwards 3/4  10', 30 pen', 46'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 26: 1 September 2024	Sydney Roosters	12–14	Canberra Raiders	Moore Park
16:05 AEST	Tries: Tupou  63', 79' Goals: Keary 2/4  12 pen', 78 pen'	[Report Report]	Tries: Whitehead  16' Sasagi  26' Savage  54' Goals: Cook 1/3  28' Sin bin: Whitehead 37' to 47', 62' to 72'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 22,866 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 27: 7 September 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24–26	Canberra Raiders	Kogarah
15:00 AEST	Tries: Eisenhuth  0' Liddle  8' Su'a  11' King-Togia  19' Goals: Lomax 4/4  2', 10', 12', 20'	[Report Report]	Tries: Levi  14' Savage  24' Hopoate  47' Young  61' Horsburgh  77' Goals: Weekes 3/5  16', 48', 78'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 11,189 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Player statistics

As of 8 February 2024

References

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.