2025 Canberra Raiders Junior Representatives

Post by **greeneyed** » November 19, 2024, 5:05 pm

Huge congratulations to Ben Guy for being selected in the Canberra Raiders scholarship program! Ben’s off to Canberra in January to train with the SG Ball squad and will soon join the squad in camp. While Ben has signed with the Wingham Tigers for next season, he'll be part of the Raiders program in 2025.

Wingham Tigers

Post by **greeneyed** » November 20, 2024, 7:47 am

Hearing that Peter Marrapodi will be the Harold Matthews coach in 2025 and Rourke O’Sullivan will switch places and take over SG Ball.

Trials:

December 14 v Parramatta Eels at Camden
Harold Matthews 10:30am
SG Ball 12:15pm
Lisa Fiaola 10:30am
Tarsha Gale 11:45am

January 18 v Wests Mapies/Tigers at Mittagong

Not seen any Canberra squads announced.

2025 NSWRL Junior Reps squads: Harold Matthews and SG Ball Cup: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newsl ... 7bde06b55b

2025 NSWRL Junior Reps squads: Lisa Fiaola and Tarsha Gale Cup: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newsl ... 526630cf9f

2025 regional Junior Reps squads: Andrew Johns and Laurie Daley Cup: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newsl ... ec77c6c7b7

Post by **greeneyed** » November 20, 2024, 7:54 am

25 for 2025: Tarsha Gale talents who can make the leap to the NRLW next season

The Tarsha Gale Cup featured some of the country’s best female talent with a number poised to take the next step. We look at 25 players who can make the leap towards the NRLW in 2025.

LARA COSGROVE (CANBERRA)

An exciting outside back who knows her way to the line and can kick goals to boot as well. Has taken that form back to the very strong Katrina Fanning Shield where she is impressing for the Woden Valley Rams.

ELISE SIMPSON (CANBERRA)

With a background in touch and union, rugby league would be wise to keep her in the game for as long as possible. Genuine excitement machine at fullback who was among the competition’s leading scorers, the Raiders would be mad to let her go.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newsl ... 08449457ba

Post by **greeneyed** » November 27, 2024, 7:36 pm

Post by **greeneyed** » December 6, 2024, 12:27 pm

Raiders and Monaro Lisa Fiaola Cup squads join forces at training

The Canberra Raiders and Monaro Lisa Fiaola Cup squads had the opportunity to train together last weekend as the teams prepare for their respective 2025 representative seasons. The Raiders will enter a team in the Lisa Fiaola Cup (17s girls) for the first time in 2025, with the club extending its junior female pathway.

Read more: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2024/12 ... -training/

Post by **The Greenhouse** » December 11, 2024, 10:22 pm

Canberra Raiders Junior Representatives draw for 2025 announced

The NSWRL has announced the draws for the 2025 Junior Representative season.

The Canberra Raiders will compete in the Lisa Fiaola Cup for Under 17 female players for the first time in 2025. It became a full, formal competition only this year, and will include 13 teams next season. The Raiders will continue in Tarsha Gale Cup for Under 19 female players, with 13 teams participating.

Sixteen teams will contest the SG Ball Cup (Under 19 men) and 17 will participate in the Harold Matthews Cup (Under 17 boys). The Raiders play four of their eight matches at home in Harold Matthews, while the SG Ball team will again play only four of their nine matches at home.

The region's junior representative team, the Monaro Colts will again turn out in the Laurie Daley Cup (Under 18 boys) and Andrew Johns Cup (Under 16 boys). The Colts will also participate in the regional Lisa Fiaola Cup (Under 17 girls) competition. The Colts include players from the Canberra district down to the NSW Far South Coast, with home games played at NSWRL HQ at Bruce in Canberra.

CANBERRA RAIDERS JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES DRAW

Round 1

Saturday 1 February

Lisa Fiaola Cup: Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels, Raiders Belconnen, 11:00am
Tarsha Gale Cup: Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels, Raiders Belconnen, 12:30pm
Harold Matthews: Canberra Raiders v Canterbury Bulldogs, Raiders Belconnen, 2:00pm
SG Ball: Canberra Raiders v Canterbury Bulldogs, Raiders Belconnen, 3:30pm

Round 2

Saturday 8 February

Lisa Fiaola Cup: Wests Tigers v Canberra Raiders, Kirkham Oval, 11:00am
Tarsha Gale Cup: Wests Tigers v Canberra Raiders, Kirkham Oval, 12:30pm
Harold Matthews: Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders, Shark Park, 1:30pm
SG Ball: Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders, Shark Park, 3:15pm

Round 3

Saturday 15 February

Lisa Fiaola Cup: Canberra Raiders v Newcastle Knights, Raiders Belconnen, 11:00am
Tarsha Gale Cup: Canberra Raiders v Newcastle Knights, Raiders Belconnen, 12:30pm
Harold Matthews: Canberra Raiders v Illawarra Steelers, Raiders Belconnen, 2:00pm
SG Ball: Canberra Raiders v Illawarra Steelers, Raiders Belconnen, 3:30pm

Round 4

Saturday 22 February

Harold Matthews: St George Dragons v Canberra Raiders, Kogarah Jubilee Stadium, 12:00pm
SG Ball: Sydney Roosters v Canberra Raiders, Mascot Oval, 12:00pm
Tarsha Gale Cup: Canberra Raiders v St George Dragons, Raiders Belconnen, 12:30pm
Lisa Fiaola Cup: Canberra Raiders v St George Dragons, Raiders Belconnen, 2:00pm

Round 5

Saturday 1 March

Lisa Fiaola Cup: BYE
Tarsha Gale Cup: BYE
Harold Matthews: BYE
SG Ball: Canberra Raiders v Manly Sea Eagles, Raiders Belconnen, 3:00pm

Round 6

Saturday 8 March

Lisa Fiaola Cup: Central Coast Roosters v Canberra Raiders, Mascot Oval, 11:45am
Tarsha Gale Cup: Sydney Roosters v Canberra Raiders, Mascot Oval, 1:15pm
Harold Matthews: Parramatta Eels v Canberra Raiders, Eric Tweedale Stadium, 2:30pm
SG Ball: Parramatta Eels v Canberra Raiders, Eric Tweedale Stadium, 4:30pm

Round 7

Saturday 22 March

Harold Matthews: Canberra Raiders v Sydney Roosters, Raiders Belconnen, 12:00pm
Lisa Fiaola Cup: Canberra Raiders v North Sydney Bears, Raiders Belconnen, 1:30pm
Tarsha Gale Cup: Canberra Raiders v North Sydney Bears, Raiders Belconnen, 3:00pm
SG Ball: Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders, Seabrook Reserve, 2:00pm

Round 8

Saturday 29 March

SG Ball: St George Dragons v Canberra Raiders, Kogarah Jubilee Stadium, 12:00pm
Harold Matthews: Canberra Raiders v North Sydney Bears, Raiders Belconnen, 2:00pm

Sunday 30 March

Lisa Fiaola Cup: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canberra Raiders, Redfern Oval, 1:00pm
Tarsha Gale Cup: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canberra Raiders, Redfern Oval, 2:30pm

Round 9

Saturday 5 April

Lisa Fiaola Cup: Manly Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders, Brookvale Oval, 1:30pm
Tarsha Gale Cup: Manly Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders, Brookvale Oval, 3:00pm
SG Ball: Canberra Raiders v Western Suburbs Magpies, Raiders Belconnen, 2:00pm
Harold Matthews: Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders, Seabrook Reserve, 2:00pm

MONARO COLTS JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES DRAW

Round 1

Sunday 9 February

Northern Rivers Titans v Monaro Colts, Murwillumbah Leagues Club
Andrew Johns Cup, 10:00am
Laurie Daley Cup, 11:20am
Lisa Fiaola Cup, 1:00pm

Round 2

Sunday 16 February

Monaro Colts v Macarthur Wests Tigers, NSWRL HQ Bruce
Andrew Johns Cup, 10:00am
Laurie Daley Cup, 11:20am
Lisa Fiaola Cup BYE

Round 3

Saturday 22 February

Western Rams v Monaro Colts, Glen Willow Stadium, Mudgee
Andrew Johns Cup, 10:00am
Laurie Daley Cup, 11:20am
Lisa Fiaola Cup, TBA

Round 4

Sunday 2 March

Monaro Colts v Riverina Bulls, NSWRL HQ Bruce
Andrew Johns Cup, 10:00am
Laurie Daley Cup, 11:20am
Lisa Fiaola Cup, 12:40pm

Round 5

Saturday 8 March

North Coast Bulldogs v Monaro Colts, Port Macquarie Regional Stadium
Lisa Fiaolo Cup, TBA

Sunday 9 March

Monaro Colts v Illawarra South Coast Dragons, NSWRL HQ Bruce
Andrew Johns Cup, 10:00am
Laurie Daley Cup, 11:20am

* Raiders and Colts home games denoted in bold

A report for The Greenhouse

FULL 2025 DRAWS: viewtopic.php?t=36399

NSWRL releases draws for 2025 season: https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2024/12/1 ... 25-season/

Post by **greeneyed** » December 13, 2024, 4:33 pm

NoMan · Post by **NoMan** » December 13, 2024, 5:15 pm

Hopefully they announce some squads soon.

Post by **greeneyed** » December 15, 2024, 5:02 am

Don’t have scores from the trials. Harold Matthews played well reportedly and won. SG Ball were scrappy, is all I’ve heard, which is presumably a loss.

Post by **greeneyed** » December 15, 2024, 8:42 pm

Post by **greeneyed** » December 16, 2024, 6:07 am

Brightest, best emerging teenagers in rugby league

Chevy Stewart, fullback, Canberra

Still only 19, the former Sharks junior seems to have been around forever. Courageous under the high ball and a constant menace in attack, the one-time schoolboys sensation headed south two seasons ago and this year cracked the NRL under the guidance of Ricky Stuart.

Noah Martin, second-rower, Canberra

On a development contract at the Raiders, the talented back-rower will be pushing to break into the NRL squad in 2025. It has been a big couple of years for Narooma Devils junior, who stepped up into NSW Cup this year before representing the Blues in the U19s Origin clash.

Xavier Cacciotti, hooker, Canberra

One of the brightest young prospects in the national’s capital, Cacciotti is a crafty hooker who is deadly close to the line. An Australian Schoolboy representative in 2023, the 19-year-old took his game to another level this year as he took out the Raiders’ players’ player award in the SG Ball Cup.

Jonah Anderson, halfback, Canberra

A classy ballplayer, great runner of the ball and with the ability to put the ball on a string with his kicks, Anderson has got plenty of people excited in Canberra. After picking up player of the competition and leading the Monaro Colts to the Laurie Daley Cup title early in the year, he progressed through the Raiders’ ranks all the way to Jersey Flegg and was impressive for the ACT in the ASSRL Nationals in July.

Mitchell Brophy, hooker, Canberra

Tough, skilful and with a good footy head on his shoulders, Brophy saw his star rise over the course of 2024. He was part of the Monaro Colts team that took out the Laurie Daley Cup, represented NSW Country under-18s and was the ACT’s player of the tournament at the Schoolboys nationals.

Luke Tuialii, wing/centre, Canberra

A powerful outside back, Tuialii starred for both the Monaro Colts in the Laurie Daley Cup and Erindale College in the Peter Mulholland Cup to earn a spot in this year’s Australian Schoolboys team. The younger brother of Canberra NSW Cup player Mark Tuialii, Luke is also signed the Raiders and looms as one of the club’s most promising local prospects.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newsl ... ec939d1675

Stewart and Martin already NSW Cup, Cacciotti and Anderson likely Flegg, Brophy and Tuialii likely SG Ball.

Post by **greeneyed** » December 18, 2024, 4:20 pm

Four year deal for Deegan Lesniak. Lock it seems. Harold Matthews player from Tumbarumba, near Tumut. That should keep him in the system to the end of SG Ball, as a guess.

NoMan · Post by **NoMan** » December 18, 2024, 4:30 pm

Looks like he is a lock or prop. Must be a good prospect, that's a decent contract for a 16 year old.

Post by **greeneyed** » December 30, 2024, 3:31 pm

Four year deal for Woden Rams junior, Campbell Lloyd, will see him through to the end of SG Ball.

Source: Map Sports on Instagram

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NoMan · Post by **NoMan** » January 7, 2025, 9:12 am

Not sure where to put it but I thought this was kind of interesting. Shows the translation from SG Ball success to NRL. Really we need to aim to be right at the top of SG Ball every year to produce a steady stream of quality first graders. 2021 when they won it produced three (Savage, Mooney and soon enough Asomua).

Making the grade: How many SG Ball Cup premiers have featured at the NRL level?

The SG Ball Cup has long been the jewel in the crown of the junior reps landscape. A total of 17 players from the last five SG Ball grand final winning teams have progressed to the NRL, 20 per cent of the 85 players.

Just two players from Canberra’s 2021 side have gone on to play in the NRL. Electrifying winger Xavier Savage locked down his spot in the side during the 2024 season and led the club in tries for the season. Trey Mooney is another who became a regular last year. Michael Asaomua has signed an NRL top-30 contract for the next two seasons so there’s every chance the winger will be the next to make his debut.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newsl ... a32b16a039

I have pretty high hopes for the side this year.

Post by **greeneyed** » January 10, 2025, 6:49 pm

Raiders trials on Saturday at Wollongong

The Steelers take on the Canberra Raiders in pre-season trials at Robert Ziems Park, Corrimal this Saturday, 11 January.

12.30pm – Lisa Fiaola Cup
2.00pm – Harold Matthews Cup

Read more: https://illawarrarugbyleague.com.au/ste ... y-example/

Post by **greeneyed** » January 10, 2025, 7:07 pm

Based on Instagram… the Raiders seem to have recruited prop Roman Tuaimau. Penrith Panthers Harold Matthews last year.

NoMan · Post by **NoMan** » January 10, 2025, 7:32 pm

Automatically sounds like a good pick up just based on the Panthers link.

It looks like he came off the bench for NSW CCC last year as well and made Australian under 15s previously.

Post by **greeneyed** » January 11, 2025, 5:45 pm

Post by **greeneyed** » January 13, 2025, 9:16 pm

Heard the Matthews strongest line up did very well in the first half, but Steelers reportedly won 24-20.

Final trials…

NoMan · Post by **NoMan** » January 16, 2025, 7:31 pm

The Telegraph finally posted some previews for Raiders junior sides. Still no squads but some write ups on a few players.

SG Ball Cup 2025 season preview

After just falling short of the grand final in 2023, the SG Ball Raiders failed to reach the top-six last year.

“The SG Ball is a tough competition,” said Raiders coach Rourke O’Sullivan. “The good teams are the ones that compete on every play and that is something we have focused on during the pre-season. It has been tough, but the boys have done everything asked of them. We have a strong squad.”

Players to watch: Jayze Tuigamala (backrow/middle forward), Sam Hyne (prop), Braydan (BJ) Darmody (outside back/halves)

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newsl ... cfd59635b2

Harold Matthews Cup 2025 season preview

After reaching the finals in 2023, things didn’t pan out as expected for Canberra last season.

“Last year was disappointing, but we are confident we will have a competitive side this season,” said Raiders mentor Peter Marrapodi, who last season coached SG Ball. “There’s plenty of fresh faces drawn from all over southern NSW including Albury, Wagga, Griffith, Narooma and Leeton. The commitment from the regional boys with respect to travel and work ethic certainly inspires the local lads to lift their intensity. Traditionally we don’t take on under age players, but this year we have seven that are still a year young. They were simply too good to leave out - it’s a strong group.”

Players to watch: Geordan Amaiu (backrower), Kye Anderson, Viliami Siale (centre)

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newsl ... 91f7d7e3de

Post by **greeneyed** » January 17, 2025, 11:14 am

Tiger Campbell of U18s Norths Tigers, North Ipswich signs with Raiders, according to their Facebook page. Has played with Ipswich Jets, Mal Meninga Cup last year. Half or five eighth.