The Canberra Raiders Women are an Australian professional

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football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They compete in the

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Women's Premiership (NRLW),

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'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.
The Raiders' home ground is

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(GIO Stadium) in

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. The official symbol for the Canberra Raiders Women is the same as the men’s team, which is the

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Seasons

Head-to-head records

Notes * Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against. * Clubs listed in the order than the Raiders Women first played them. * Last updated: 18 September 2023

Current squad

The team is coached by Darrin Borthwick.

Club Records

Player Records

Lists and tables last updated: 18 September 2023. Most Games for the Raiders * 10 players have played in all 9 matches. Most Tries for the Raiders * Madison Bartlett 7, Cheyelle Robins-Reti 4,

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4. Most Points for the Raiders (20+) Most Points in a Season (16+)

Margins and Streaks

Biggest winning margins Biggest losing margins Most consecutive wins * 4 (29 July 2023 20 August 2023) Most consecutive losses * 2 (27 August 2023 2 September 2023)

History

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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

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The following year, Canberra hosted a tour match and the First Test in Great Britain’s tour. The region again hosted the 2002

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tourists, with a tour match at

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, Queanbeyan. The Third and deciding Test match of this series was played ahead of a

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match at

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.
After a break of fifteen years, Canberra next hosted a women’s rugby league Test Match in 2017.
In 2018 the Canberra Valkyries was made In November 2021, the

announced their intent to apply for an NRLW licence. 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.

Players

The following players have appeared in

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matches for the Raiders.
Table last updated: 2 September 2023.

Feeder Team Seasons

The Canberra Raiders run a women's team in the

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and have an arrangement with

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for the

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Tarsha Gale Cup

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

NSWRL Women's Premiership

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

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References

External links

Official website
{{Sydney Sports Teams NRL Women's Premiership clubs

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