The Canberra Raiders were once again something of an inconsistent force in 2024, and wound up missing the finals by the slimmest of margins.
Inconsistency is the nature of a young rugby league side though, and while Canberra do have experience in the forwards, their backline - even more so now with the loss of Jordan Rapana - is young and mostly inexperienced.
That will start to change in the coming seasons as the likes of Sebastian Kris and Matthew Timoko gain more, but they are going to head into the next couple of years with potentially the NRL’s youngest halves combination should Ethan Strange and Ethan Sanders - who has made the move from the Parramatta Eels - combine.
That leaves plenty of big recruitment questions for the Raiders, who are believed to have ample salary cap space to make the moves they need to make for 2026.
That always comes with the caveat of players having to relocate to the Nation’s capital, but this has the potential to be an exciting rugby league team with the right pieces included.
We will run the rule over all 17 clubs on Zero Tackle as the 2026 recruitment period gets underway to determine who their top targets are. Today, the Raiders…
Recorded on 22/10/2024
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