Canberra Raiders Women

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Canberra Raiders Women
Club information
Full nameCanberra Raiders
Rugby League Club
Nickname(s)The Green Machine
Colours  Lime Green
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  Navy
Founded30 March 1981;43 years ago (1981-03-30) in Queanbeyan NSW
Website raiders.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CEO Don Furner Jr
Chairman Dennis Richardson
Coach Darrin Borthwick
Captain Simaima Taufa
Zahara Temara
Competition NRL Women's Premiership
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Records
Most capped18 – 6 players
Highest try scorer15 – Madison Bartlett
Highest points scorer105 – Zahara Temara

The Canberra Raiders Women are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They compete in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership (NRLW), Australasia's premier rugby league competition for female players. The Raiders were admitted to the NRLW in June 2022 to commence in the 2023 NRL Women's season. [1]
The Raiders' home ground is Canberra Stadium (GIO Stadium) in Bruce, Australian Capital Territory. The official symbol for the Canberra Raiders Women is the same as the men’s team, which is the Viking.

Contents

Seasons

SeasonRegular seasonFinalsRef
PWDLFAPtsPos
2023 9504173206105th— [2]
2024 930619421667th— [3]

Head-to-head records

OpponentFirst MeetingPWDLPFPAWin %Share
Cronulla colours.svg Sharks 23 Jul 2023200226520.00%33.33%
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters 29 Jul 20232101444850.00%47.83%
Wests Tigers colours.svg Tigers 6 Aug 202322006034100.00%63.83%
St. George Illawarra colours.svg Dragons 12 Aug 202322005752100.00%52.29%
Parramatta colours.svg Eels 20 Aug 20232101444050.00%52.38%
Brisbane colours.svg Broncos 27 Aug 2023200230680.00%30.61%
Newcastle colours.svg Knights 2 Sep 2023200232460.00%41.03%
North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys 10 Sep 20232101524050.00%56.52%
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Titans 17 Sep 20232101224250.00%34.38%
Totals23 Jul 202318801036742244.44%46.51%

Notes

Current squad

The team is coached by Darrin Borthwick.

Jersey numbers in the table reflect the Raiders' Round 9 Team List.
Table last updated on 22 September 2024 (after their Round 9 game).

J#PlayerAgePosition(s)NRLW SeasonsNRLW StatsOriginTestsAll
Stars
2018201920202021202220232024MTGPts
1 Apii Nicholls 31 Fullback Auckland colours.svg 3 Auckland colours.svg 3—— Gold Coast Titans colours.svg 5 Canberra colours.svg 8 Canberra colours.svg 9281718— New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg 14—
2 Madison Bartlett 29 Wing — Auckland colours.svg 2 Auckland colours.svg 3 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 6 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg 5 Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 934260104— New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg 6—
3 Cheyelle Robins-Reti 27 Centre, Wing ————— Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 9184016— New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg 1—
18Relna Wuruki-Hosea18 Centre —————— Canberra colours.svg 33000———
5 Shakiah Tungai 27 Wing, Fullback St. George Illawarra colours.svg 3 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 4 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 1— Brisbane colours.svg 2 Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 72611656 New South Wales colours.svg 1 Australian colours.svg 1 Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg 3
6 Zahara Temara 27 Five-eighth, Halfback Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 6 Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 942589200 Queensland colours.svg 8 Australian colours.svg 5 Queanbeyan United Colours.png 1 Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 5
7Ashleigh Quinlan29 Halfback, Centre ———— Parramatta colours.svg 6 Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 8234016— New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg 2Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 2
8 Grace Kemp 23 Prop, Lock ————— Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 9183012 New South Wales colours.svg 3— Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg 1
9 Chanté Temara 23 Hooker —— Brisbane colours.svg 2— Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 1 Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 921104——Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 1
10 Sophie Holyman 26 Prop, Lock ———— Brisbane colours.svg 5 Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 9233012 Queensland colours.svg 4——
11Monalisa Soliola20 Second-row, Lock ———— St. George Illawarra colours.svg 5 Canberra colours.svg 8 Canberra colours.svg 7205020———
12 Hollie-Mae Dodd 21 Second-row, Lock ————— Canberra colours.svg 7 Canberra colours.svg 815208— England colours.svg 9—
13 Simaima Taufa 30 Lock, Prop Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 4 Parramatta colours.svg 5 Parramatta colours.svg 7 Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 83913052 New South Wales colours.svg 9 Australian colours.svg 14 Queanbeyan United Colours.png 2
14Emma Barnes20 Hooker ————— Canberra colours.svg 5 Canberra colours.svg 9143012———
15Jaida Faleono18 Prop —————— Canberra colours.svg 33000———
16Amelia Pasikala20 Prop ————— Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 7 Canberra colours.svg 4113012— New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg 2—
17Felice Quinlan26 Centre —————— Canberra colours.svg 55104———
19Tatiana Finau20 Second-row ———————0000———
4Mackenzie Wiki22 Centre, Fullback ————— Canberra colours.svg 7 Canberra colours.svg 7144016— Cook Islands YGWG.png 3—
20Georgia Willey19 Wing —————— Canberra colours.svg 11000———
21Alanna Dummett20 Wing, Centre ————— Canberra colours.svg 2 Canberra colours.svg 24208———
22Tommaya Kelly-Sines29 Prop ——— Parramatta colours.svg 4— Canberra colours.svg 7 Canberra colours.svg 516000—— Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg 3
–Ua Ravu27 Lock ————— Canberra colours.svg 2—2000— Papua New Guinea colours.svg 6—
SKerehitina Matua25 Second-row, Prop ————— Canberra colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 716208— Cook Islands YGWG.png 4Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 3
CSereana Naitokatoka23 Halfback, Hooker ——— Parramatta colours.svg 4— Cronulla colours.svg 9 Canberra colours.svg 619208— Fijibaticolours.PNG 2—
DVElla Ryan22 Centre ———————1000———
DVElise Smith31 Second-row ————— Canberra colours.svg 3—3000———

Notes:

The Canberra Raiders announced player signings in several instalments from December 2023 to 22 May 2024. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Club records

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 23 September 2024.

Most Games for the Raiders

Most Tries for the Raiders

Most Points for the Raiders (20+)

Player2024 ClubMTGFGPoints
Zahara Temara Canberra colours.svg 183461105
Madison Bartlett Canberra colours.svg 18150060
Shakiah Tungai Canberra colours.svg 1683038
Simaima Taufa Canberra colours.svg 1760024

Most Points in a Season (16+)

PlayerSeasonMTGFGPoints
Zahara Temara 20249225058
Zahara Temara 20239121147
Madison Bartlett 2024980032
Madison Bartlett 2023970028
Shakiah Tungai 2024742020
Shakiah Tungai 2023941018
Cheyelle Robins-Reti 2023940016
Simaima Taufa 2024840016

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

MarginScoreOpponentVenueDate
2234—12 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Cbus Super Stadium 10 Sep 2023

Biggest losing margins

MarginScoreOpponentVenueDate
328—40 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Totally Workwear Stadium 27 Aug 2023

Most consecutive wins


Most consecutive losses

History

Women’s rugby league has been played in Canberra and surrounding districts since the late 1980s. East Canberra and Woden Valley clubs competed in the National Championships between 1990 and 1994, with several of these competitions hosted in the Australian Capital Territory. [11] [12] [13] [14]
The National Championships switched to representative teams in 1997 and Canberra or Australian Capital Territory teams competed in several if not all years until 2003.
Canberra hosted the second-ever women’s rugby league test match in July 1995, against New Zealand. [15]
The following year, Canberra hosted a tour match and the First Test in Great Britain’s tour. [16] [17]

The region again hosted the 2002 Great Britain tourists, with a tour match at Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan. [18] The Third and deciding Test match of this series was played ahead of a Canberra Raiders match at Bruce Stadium. [19]
After a break of fifteen years, Canberra next hosted a women’s rugby league Test Match in 2017. [20]

In 2018 the Canberra Valkyries was made [21] [22]

In November 2021, the Canberra Raiders announced their intent to apply for an NRLW licence. [23] [24] In April 2022 the club submitted their application to enter the 2023 NRL Women’s Premiership. In June 2022 the NRL announced that the Raiders were one of four clubs accepted into the NRLW for the 2023 season. [1]

Players

The following players have appeared in NRL Women's Premiership matches for the Raiders.
Table last updated: 23 September 2024.

OrderPlayerRaidersFirst Appearance
MTGFGPtsGameDateOpponent
1 Apii Nicholls 171004123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
2 Madison Bartlett 18150060123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
3 Cheyelle Robins-Reti 1840016123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
4Mackenzie Wiki1440016123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
5 Shakiah Tungai 1683038123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
6 Zahara Temara 183461105123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
7Ashleigh Quinlan1730012123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
8Tommaya Kelly-Sines120000123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
9 Chanté Temara 181004123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
10 Sophie Holyman 1830012123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
11Monalisa Soliola1540016123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
12 Hollie-Mae Dodd 152008123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
13 Simaima Taufa 1760024123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
14Kerehitina Matua162008123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
15Tara Reinke70000123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
16 Grace Kemp 1830012123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
17Emma Barnes1430012123 Jul 2023 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks
18Alanna Dummett42008412 Aug 2023 St. George colours.svg Dragons
19Ua Ravu20000412 Aug 2023 St. George colours.svg Dragons
20Elise Smith30000520 Aug 2023 Parramatta colours.svg Eels
21Ahlivia Ingram20000520 Aug 2023 Parramatta colours.svg Eels
22 Jessica Gentle 21004627 Aug 2023 Brisbane colours.svg Broncos
23Petesa Lio20000627 Aug 2023 Brisbane colours.svg Broncos
24Ella Ryan10000627 Aug 2023 Brisbane colours.svg Broncos
25Sereana Naitokatoka600001028 Jul 2024 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
26Felice Quinlan510041424 Aug 2024 North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys
27Relna Wuruki-Hosea300001424 Aug 2024 North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys
28Amelia Pasikala41004151 Sep 2024 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters
29Georgia Willey10000151 Sep 2024 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters
30Jaida Faleono30000167 Sep 2024 St. George colours.svg Dragons

Feeder team seasons

The Canberra Raiders run a women's team in the Tarsha Gale Cup and have an arrangement with Mount Pritchard Mounties for the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

Tarsha Gale Cup

For Under 18 players from 2018 to 2020. Since 2021, the Cup is for Under 19 players.

SeasonRegular SeasonFinals
PWDLBFAPtsPosTopPlacing
201881071154440410th8—
20199117010627639th8—
2020630301189665th8—
20218215112816877th6—
202282061102218610th6—
202384131158176116th6Elimination Finalist
202484041182134107th6—

NSWRL Women's Premiership

SeasonRegular SeasonFinalsRef
PWDLBFAPtsPosTopPlacing
2023106041254142144th6Premiers [25] [26]
2024117130185204153rd4Semi-Finalist [27]

Members of Mounties' 2023 premiership-winning team that subsequently were included in the Raider's extended NRLW squad were: Alanna Dummett, Tommaya Kelly-Sines, Petesa Lio, Aaliyah Lomas, Kerehitina Matua, Mackenzie Wiki, Janelle Williams, and captain Simaima Taufa. [25]

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