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2023 Canberra Raiders season

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NRL Rank8th out of 17
2023 recordWins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 486; against: 623
CEODon Furner Jr
2023 Canberra Raiders season
NRL Rank8th out of 17
2023 recordWins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 486; against: 623
Team information
CEODon Furner Jr
Head CoachRicky Stuart
Captain
StadiumGIO Satdium - 25,000
McDonalds Park Wagga - 10,000 (Rd 9)
Avg. attendance15,300
High attendance21,082 (Rd 15 vs. Warriors)
Top scorers
TriesJordan Rapana
Matthew Timoko (11)
GoalsJarrod Croker (59)
PointsJarrod Croker (132)
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The 2023 Canberra Raiders season is the 42nd in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. The Co-captain Jarrod Croker retains his club role for the 10th consecutive season and other Co-captain Elliot Whitehead retains his co-captaincy for his 5th consecutive season. While Head Coach Ricky Stuart maintains his club position for the 10th consecutive season.

Gains

These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[1]

Player/CoachPrevious clubLength
Pasami SauloNewcastle Knights2024
Danny LeviHuddersfield Giants2024

Losses

Player/CoachNew Club
Josh HodgsonParramatta Eels
Adam ElliottNewcastle Knights
Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadNew Zealand Warriors
Ryan SuttonCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Pre-Season Challenge

Date[2] Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Sunday, 12 February Trial 1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Ack Weyman Oval 18 – 34 Brad Schneider 23'
Elijah Anderson 48'
James Schiller 55'
Mitchell Spencer 65'		 Jarrod Croker (1/4) 4,535
Sunday, 19 February Trial 2 Wests Tigers Belmore Sports Ground 36 – 4 Danny Levi 20' Jamal Fogarty (0/1) 7,800

Regular season

Source:[3]

Ladder

2023 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 2418063645312+33342
2 Brisbane Broncos 2418063639425+21442
3 Melbourne Storm 2416083627459+16838
4 New Zealand Warriors 2416083572448+12438
5 Newcastle Knights 2414193626451+17535
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24140103619497+12234
7 Sydney Roosters 24130113472496−2432
8 Canberra Raiders 24130113486623−13732
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24120123564505+5930
10 Parramatta Eels 24120123587574+1330
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24120123546542+430
12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24111123545539+629
13 Dolphins 2490153520631−11124
14 Gold Coast Titans 2490153527653−12624
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2470173438769−33120
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2450193474673−19916
17 Wests Tigers 2440203385675−29014

Matches

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 4 March 1 North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 19 - 18 Emre Guler 37'
Tom Starling 53'
Jack Wighton 57'		 Jamal Fogarty (3/3) 19,855
Saturday, 11 March 2 Dolphins Kayo Stadium 20 - 14 Jack Wighton 13'

Nick Cotric 28'

 Jamal Fogarty (1/2)
PG:Jamal Fogarty (2/2)		 10,023
Sunday, 19 March 3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GIO Stadium 24 - 20 Albert Hopoate 15'
Matt Timoko 43'
Corey Horsburgh (2) 30' 51'		 Jamal Fogarty (4/4) 14,134
Sunday, 26 March 4 Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 24 - 14 Hudson Young 3'

Jack Wighton 23'

Corey Harawira-Naera (2/2)

2P FG:Matt Frawley

 15,106
Friday, 31 March 5 Penrith Panthers GIO Stadium 53 - 12 Elliott Whitehead 31'

Hudson Young 56'

 Jamal Fogarty (2/2) 15,334
Saturday, 8 April 6 Brisbane Broncos Lang Park 20 - 14 Jordan Rapana (2) 4' 29'

Albert Hopoate 50'

 Jarrod Croker (3/3)

PG: Jarrod Croker (1/1)

 31,962
Sunday, 16 April 7 St. George Illawarra Dragons GIO Stadium 20 - 14 Sebastian Kris 45'

Matthew Timoko 62'
Hudson Young 72'

 Jarrod Croker (3/3)

PG: Jarrod Croker (1/1)

 13,817
8 BYE
Saturday, 29 April 9 Dolphins McDonald's Park 31 - 30 Jarrod Croker 1'

Jack Wighton 5'
Jordan Rapana 20'
Sebastian Kris 35'
Jamal Fogarty 66'

 Jarrod Croker (3/5)

PG: Jarrod Croker (2/2)
1P FG: Jamal Fogarty

 10,445
Friday, 5 May 10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Lang Park 34 -30 Jordan Rapana (2) 1' 44'

Xavier Savage 16'
Matthew Timoko 19'
Hudson Young 22'
Jarrod Croker 57'

 Jarrod Croker (4/6)

PG: Jarrod Croker (1/1)

 41,462
Saturday, 13 May 11 Parramatta Eels GIO Stadium 26 - 18 Albert Hopoate 36'

Hudson Young 42'
Sebastian Kris 45'
Matthew Timoko 74'

 Jarrod Croker (3/4)

PG: Jarrod Croker (2/2)

 17,414
Sunday, 21 May 12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles GIO Stadium 42 - 14 Elliott Whitehead 5'

Ata Mariota 68'

 Jarrod Croker (2/2)

PG: Jarrod Croker (1/1)

 14,730
Saturday, 27 May 13 South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium 33 - 26 Corey Horsburgh 13'

Albert Hopoate (3) 17' 22' 73'
Tom Starling 58'

 Jarrod Croker (4/5)

PG: Jarrod Croker (2/2)
1P FG: Jamal Fogarty

 12,382
Friday, 2 June 14 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Sports Stadium 20 - 19 Jamal Fogarty (2) 6' 48'

Jordan Rapana 32'

 Jamal Fogarty (3/3)
PG:Jamal Fogarty (1/1)		 11,201
Friday, 9 June 15 New Zealand Warriors GIO Stadium 36 - 14 Jack Wighton 21'

Josh Papali'i 77'

 Jarrod Croker (2/2)

PG: Jarrod Croker (1/1)

 21,082
16 BYE
Sunday, 25 June 17 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 20 - 18 Jack Wighton 16'

Albert Hopoate 21'
Matthew Timoko 28'

 Jarrod Croker (2/3)

PG: Jarrod Croker (2/2)

 13,326
Saturday, 1 July 18 Gold Coast Titans GIO Stadium 26 - 22 Albert Hopoate 1'

Sebastian Kris 16'
Matthew Timoko 49'
Hudson Young 73'

 Jarrod Croker (4/4)

PG: Jarrod Croker (1/1)

 11,659
Friday, 7 July 19 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 36 - 26 Jordan Rapana 8'

Joseph Tapine 16'
Matthew Timoko (2) 25' 48'
Matt Frawley 39'
Sebastian Kris 71'

 Jarrod Croker (6/6) 9,319
20 BYE
Friday, 21 July 21 New Zealand Warriors Mt Smart Stadium 21 - 20 Hudson Young 18'

Jordan Rapana 63'
Elliott Whitehead 78'
Jack Wighton 79'

 Jarrod Croker (2/4) 19,112
Saturday, 29 July 22 Newcastle Knights GIO Stadium 28 - 6 Jordan Rapana 51' Jarrod Croker (1/1) 15,487
Sunday, 6 August 23 Wests Tigers GIO Stadium 22 - 18 Sebastian Kris (2) 25' 44'

Hudson Young 28'
Matthew Timoko 63'

 Jamal Fogarty (3/4) 12,841
Sunday, 13 August 24 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 48 - 2 PG: Jamal Fogarty (1/1) 17,369
Sunday, 20 August 25 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs GIO Stadium 36 - 24 Matthew Timoko (2) 11' 49'

Jarrod Croker 31'
Nick Cotric 60'
Jordan Rapana 67'
Josh Papali'i 72'

 Jarrod Croker (6/6) 12,402
Saturday, 26 August 26 Brisbane Broncos GIO Stadium 29 - 18 Matt Frawley 17'

Nick Cotric 31'
Hudson Young 37'

 Jamal Fogarty (2/3)
PG:Jamal Fogarty (1/1)		 19,400
Sunday, 3 September 27 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks PointsBet Stadium 24 - 6 Jordan Rapana 4' Jamal Fogarty (1/1) 12,750
Sunday, 10 September Elimination Finals Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 30 - 28 James Schiller (2) 18' 39'

Trey Mooney 31'
Matt Frawley 64'
Tom Starling 77'

 Jamal Fogarty (4/5) 29,548

2023 squad

Canberra Raiders 2023 squad
Top 30 squad - 2023 NRL season Development list Coaching staff

Extended Squad

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Medical professionals

Managers

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 26 March 2024
Source(s): Raiders 2023 Squad Tracker, Raiders - Staff

Year End Player Movement

The following players departed the Canberra Raiders following the 2023 NRL Season.

PlayerNew Club
Jarrod CrokerRetirement
Matt FrawleyLeeds Rhinos
Harley Smith-ShieldsGold Coast Titans
Jack WightonSouth Sydney Rabbitohs

Player Milestones

Round Player Milestone
Round 1 Danny Levi Club debut
Pasami Saulo Club debut
Round 6 Peter Hola Club debut
Round 15 Jarrod Croker 300th game
Round 24 Ethan Strange NRL debut
Round 27 Hohepa Puru NRL debut
Finals 1 Jordan Rapana 200th NRL game

Statistics

Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Nick Cotric 13 3 0 0 12
Jarrod Croker 15 3 59 0 130
Jamal Fogarty 24 3 28 2 70
Matt Frawley 8 3 0 1[a] 14
Emre Guler 25 1 0 0 4
Corey Harawira-Naera 9 0 2 0 4
Peter Hola 2 0 0 0 0
Albert Hopoate 20 8 0 0 32
Corey Horsburgh 22 3 0 0 12
Sebastian Kris 21 7 0 0 28
Danny Levi 4 0 0 0 0
Ata Mariota 17 1 0 0 4
Trey Mooney 4 1 0 0 4
Josh Papali'i 18 2 0 0 8
Hohepa Puru 2 0 0 0 0
Jordan Rapana 21 11 0 0 44
Pasami Saulo 22 0 0 0 0
Xavier Savage 1 1 0 0 4
James Schiller 4 2 0 0 8
Brad Schneider 1 0 0 0 0
Harley Smith-Shields 6 0 0 0 0
Tom Starling 23 3 0 0 12
Ethan Strange 1 0 0 0 0
Joseph Tapine 24 1 0 0 4
Matthew Timoko 25 11 0 0 44
Adrian Trevilyan 2 0 0 0 0
Elliott Whitehead 23 3 0 0 12
Jack Wighton 22 7 0 0 28
Zac Woolford 21 0 0 0 0
Hudson Young 24 9 0 0 36
30 players used — 83 89 2/1 514

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