With the Raiders finishing 4th in the regular season and just one win away from a Grand Final berth, the club celebrated their end of season awards on Tuesday.
Raiders prop Josh Papalii won his third Meninga Medal as Canberra Raiders player of the year.
The club also took the opportunity to farewell Brad Abbey, Ata Hingano and Royce Hunt will not return to the nation's capital in 2020.
Raiders 2026 Player Movements
| 2026 Gains |
| Coby Black (Brisbane Broncos, 2028), Jayden Brailey (Newcastle Knights, 2027), Sione Finau (St George Illawarra Dragons, 2028), Daine Laurie (Penrith Panthers, 2027) |
| 2026 Losses |
| Adam Cook (Leigh Leopards), Jamal Fogarty (Manly Sea Eagles), Albert Hopoate (Warrington Wolves), Danny Levi (Leeds Rhinos), Jordan Martin (Mackay Cutters), Trey Mooney (Newcastle Knights), Pasami Saulo (Newcastle Knights), Manaia Waitere (Melbourne Storm) |
| Re-Signed |
| Mitchell Brophy (2028) |
| Off Contract 2026 |
| Michael Asomua, Jake Clydsdale, Ata Mariota, Josh Papalii, Joe Roddy, Morgan Smithies, Jed Stuart |
Williams is a gun. Given how good the Pommy Raiders have been this season with him as an addition, they will be awesome.
Need to keep Rappa, Kriss and Niko don’t know to much about the others that are leaving,
I am surprised they let R Hunt go and resign L Bateman for another year.
Thoughts anyone ?
Kris is off contract & not a first grade regular. Penrith should target him , as one of the Canterbury Cup players they should try & buy. To build up the centres . He’d get a regular start there & stay in first grade if he played well enough.
With These three leaving it will not effect our club to much. However with the arrival of Williams arriving from England, I can smell a premiership on the horizon.
Your club is the French Dressed Chickens, WillyWoodPecker.