2025 Canberra Raiders season

2025 Canberra Raiders season
NRL Rank	1st (Minor Premiers)
Play-off result	Semi-finals
2025 record	Wins: 19; losses: 5
Points scored	For: 654; against: 506
Team information
CEO	Don Furner Jr.
Coach	Ricky Stuart
Captain	Joseph Tapine
Stadium	GIO 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
Michael Asomua – WG Jamal Fogarty (vc) – HB Albert Hopoate – CE, WG Corey Horsburgh – PR, LK Zac Hosking – SR, LK Sebastian Kris – CE Danny Levi – HK Ata Mariota – PR, SR Jordan Martin – PR Myles Martin – LK		Trey Mooney – LK, PR Matty Nicholson – SR Josh Papali'i – PR Owen Pattie – HK Vena Patuki-Case – PR Ethan Sanders – HB Simi Sasagi – SR, CE Pasami Saulo – PR Xavier Savage – WG Morgan Smithies – LK		Tom Starling – HK Chevy Stewart – FB Ethan Strange – FE Savelio Tamale – WG Joseph Tapine (c) – PR Matthew Timoko – CE Kaeo Weekes – FB Hudson Young – SR		Jake Clydsdale – PR Noah Martin – SR Joe Roddy – SR Jed Stuart – WG Manaia Waitere – CE, FE, FB Train and trial Adam Cook – HB, CE, FE Shaun Packer – HK		Head coach Ricky Stuart 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 v t e	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

Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2025. 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	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	–	A	A	H	–	H	H	A	H	–	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	B	W	W	W	B	W	W	L	W	B	W	W	L
Position	4	2	9	12	7	4	3	3	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	2	4	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	36	38	40	42	44	44

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

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.