2016 Canberra Raiders season
13,806 (including finals)
25,592 vs. Sharks on 10 September (including finals)
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The 2016 Canberra Raiders season is the 35th in the club's history. Coached by Ricky Stuart and captained by Jarrod Croker, the Raiders are currently competing in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines pre-season tournament.
Squad
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Updated: 18 November 2015 |
Player transfers
A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2016 season.
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Fixtures
NRL Auckland Nines
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2016 competition was played over two days on 6 February and 7 February at Eden Park. The Raiders feature in the Piha pool and played the Dragons, Sharks and Titans.
Regular season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |
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Saturday, 5 March | Round 1 | Penrith Panthers | GIO Stadium | 30 - 22 | Austin, Fensom, E Lee, Sezer (2) | J Croker (5/7) | 11,297 | |
Saturday, 12 March | Round 2 | Sydney Roosters | GIO Stadium | 21 - 20 | J Croker, Papalii (2), Soliola | J Croker (2/4), Williams (1 FG) | 12,423 | |
Saturday, 19 March | Round 3 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 24 - 24 | B Lee, Papalii, Rapana, Soliola | J Croker (4/6) | 13,745 | |
Saturday, 26 March | Round 4 | Gold Coast Titans | GIO Stadium | 20 - 24 | J Croker, E Lee, Whitehead | J Croker (4/4) | 11,039 | |
Monday, 4 April | Round 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore Sports Ground | 8 - 22 | J Croker (2), Wighton | J Croker (5/5) | 13,463 | |
Saturday, 9 April | Round 6 | Parramatta Eels | Pirtek Stadium | 26 - 6 | Austin | J Croker (1/1) | 12,947 | |
Sunday, 17 April | Round 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | GIO Stadium | 16 - 40 | Baptiste, Rapana, Sezer | J Croker (2/3) | 12,890 | |
Saturday, 23 April | Round 8 | Wests Tigers | GIO Stadium | 60 - 6 | Boyd, J Croker, Leilua (2), Rapana (4), Sezer, Vaughan, Whitehead | J Croker (8/11) | 13,420 | |
Saturday, 30 April | Round 9 | Penrith Panthers | Carrington Park | 19 - 18 | Rapana (2), Vaughan | J Croker (2/3) | 6,721 | |
Thursday, 12 May | Round 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | UOW Jubilee Oval | 16 - 12 | J Croker, Rapana | J Croker (2/2) | 9,647 | |
Saturday, 21 May | Round 11 | New Zealand Warriors | Yarrow Stadium | 12 - 38 | Austin, J Croker, Hodgson, E Lee, Leilua, Papalii | J Croker (7/8) | 12,833 | |
Sunday, 29 May | Round 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | GIO Stadium | 32 - 12 | E Lee, Leilua, Rapana, Soliola, Tapine (2) | J Croker (4/6) | 13,907 | |
Friday, 3 June | Round 13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | GIO Stadium | 30 - 18 | Hodgson, B Lee, Papalii, Whitehead, Wighton | J Croker (5/5) | 9,157 | |
Thursday, 9 June | Round 14 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 26 - 18 | Austin, Baptiste (2) | J Croker (3/3) | 25,021 | |
Round 15 | Bye | |||||||
Sunday, 26 June | Round 16 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | 22 - 30 | J Croker (2), B Lee (2), Vaughan | J Croker (5/7) | 12,645 | |
Sunday, 3 July | Round 17 | Newcastle Knights | GIO Stadium | 29 - 25 | Austin, J Croker (2), Rapana, Wighton | J Croker (3/3), Sezer (1/1), Austin (1 FG) | 9,731 | |
Monday, 11 June | Round 18 | North Queensland Cowboys | GIO Stadium | 26 - 12 | Hodgson, Sezer, Wighton (2) | J Croker (5/6) | 8,328 | |
Round 19 | Bye | |||||||
Saturday, 23 July | Round 20 | New Zealand Warriors | GIO Stadium | 26 - 22 | J Croker (3), Leilua, Tapine | J Croker (3/4) | 9,471 | |
Sunday, 31 July | Round 21 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium | 4 - 54 | Austin, J Croker, Hodgson, E Lee, Leilua, Rapana (2), Soliola, Whitehead (2), Wighton | J Croker (7/10) | 10,076 | |
Saturday, 6 August | Round 22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Southern Cross Group Stadium | 14 - 30 | Austin, Rapana (2), Wighton | J Croker (7/7) | 15,133 | |
Monday, 15 August | Round 23 | Melbourne Storm | GIO Stadium | 22 - 8 | Boyd, Leilua (2) | J Croker (5/5) | 15,707 | |
Sunday, 21 August | Round 24 | Parramatta Eels | GIO Stadium | 28 - 18 | J Croker, B Lee (4), Soliola | J Croker (2/6) | 18,825 | |
Saturday, 27 August | Round 25 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 30 - 44 | E Lee, Leilua (2), Rapana (3), Vaughan, Wighton | J Croker (6/8) | 11,137 | |
Sunday, 4 September | Round 26 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval | 10 - 52 | J Croker, Hodgson, Leilua, Papalii (2), Rapana (2), Tapine, Williams | J Croker (6/6), Sezer (2/3) | 18,634 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Finals
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
10 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Melbourne | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | North Queensland | 10 | 16 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | ||||||||||||||||
North Queensland | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 Sept, Lang Park | Brisbane | 20 | 24 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Brisbane | 44 | Melbourne | 14 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Gold Coast | 28 | Canberra | 12 | 2 Oct, Stadium Australia | ||||||||||||||
Melbourne | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | Cronulla | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Penrith | 28 | Cronulla | 32 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Canterbury | 12 | 17 Sept, Canberra Stadium | North Queensland | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Canberra | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 Sept, Canberra Stadium | Penrith | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Canberra | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cronulla | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |
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Saturday, 10 September | Qualifying Final | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | GIO Stadium | 14 - 16 | Hodgson, Rapana | J Croker (3/3) | 25,592 | |
Saturday, 17 September | Semi Final | Penrith Panthers | GIO Stadium | 22 - 12 | Austin, J Croker, Rapana | J Croker (5/5) | 21,498 | |
Saturday, 24 September | Preliminary Final | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 12 - 14 | Rapana, Whitehead | Sezer (2/2) | 28,161 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 563 | 302 | +261 | 42 |
2 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 456 | +232 | 39 |
3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 580 | 404 | +176 | 39 |
4 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 355 | +229 | 34 |
5 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 434 | +120 | 34 |
6 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32 |
7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 506 | 448 | +58 | 32 |
8 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 508 | 497 | +11 | 27 |
9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 499 | 607 | −108 | 26 |
10 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 601 | −88 | 24 |
11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 341 | 538 | −197 | 24 |
12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 473 | 549 | −76 | 22 |
13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 563 | −109 | 20 |
14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 298 | 324 | −26 | 181 |
15 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 576 | −133 | 16 |
16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 305 | 800 | −495 | 7 |
1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.
Player statistics
Highest try scorers
No. | Player | Games | Tries |
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1 | Jordan Rapana | 26 | 21 |
2 | Jarrod Croker | 26 | 17 |
3 | Joseph Leilua | 24 | 10 |
=4 | Jack Wighton | 25 | 8 |
=4 | Blake Austin | 19 | 8 |
Most goals
No. | Player | Games | Goals |
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1 | Jarrod Croker | 26 | 112 |
2 | Aidan Sezer | 23 | 3 |
Most field goals
No. | Player | Games | Field Goals |
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=1 | Blake Austin | 18 | 1 |
=1 | Sam Williams | 9 | 1 |
Highest point scorers
No. | Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
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1 | Jarrod Croker | 26 | 18 | 112 | 0 | 296 |
2 | Jordan Rapana | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
3 | Joseph Leilua | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
4 | Blake Austin | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
5 | Jack Wighton | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Representative
Domestic
Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up |
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WG | Edrick Lee | Indigenous All Stars | 2016 All Stars Match |
BE | Jack Wighton | Indigenous All Stars | 2016 All Stars Match |
CE | Jarrod Croker | World All Stars | 2016 All Stars Match |
FE | Aidan Sezer | NSW City | 2016 City vs Country Origin |
PR | Shannon Boyd | NSW Country | 2016 City vs Country Origin |
CE | Jarrod Croker | NSW Country | 2016 City vs Country Origin |
BE | Paul Vaughan | NSW Country | 2016 City vs Country Origin |
FB | Jack Wighton | NSW Country | 2016 City vs Country Origin |
BE | Josh Papalii | Queensland | 2016 State of Origin |
International
Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up |
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SR | Josh Papalii | Australia | 2016 Anzac Test |
CE | Sisa Waqa | Fiji | 2016 Melanesian Cup |
BE | Kurt Baptiste | Papua New Guinea | 2016 Melanesian Cup |
CE | Kato Ottio | Papua New Guinea | 2016 Melanesian Cup |
Honours
The Raiders' club awards were announced during their awards night on 19 September.[17]
- Mal Meninga Medal: Josh Hodgson and Josh Papalii
- NRL Coaches Award: Joseph Leilua and Jordan Rapana
- NRL Rookie of the Year: Clay Priest
- Fred Daly Clubman of the Year: Iosia Soliola
- NYC Player of the Year: Jack Williams
- NYC Coaches Award: Daniel Dole
- Gordon McLucas Junior Representative Player of the Year: Nick Cotric
- Geoff Caldwell Welfare and Education Award: Jack Hickson
References
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (6 October 2015). "Ricky Stuart's Raiders: Canberra signs Newcastle Knights hooker Adam Clydsdale". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (24 October 2015). "Canberra Raiders ready to pounce on rival big men as salary cap squeeze sets in". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ Gaskin, Lee (26 February 2016). "Canberra Raiders sign PNG international Kato Ottio for two years". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (20 December 2015). "Canberra Raiders hope Zac Santo can emulate Jordan Rapana and seize his chance". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Chris (10 April 2015). "Canberra Raiders sign Aidan Sezer". Canberra Times.
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (23 February 2016). "Joseph Tapine heading to Canberra Raiders after standoff with Newcastle resolved". Canberra Times. Retrieved 17 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Raiders Sign Elliott Whitehead". raiders.com.au. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Eels sign trio for 2016". parraeels.com.au. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Wests Tigers sign Joel Edwards". weststigers.com.au. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Nathan (3 November 2015). "Craig Bellamy's Storm signs Raiders centre, Bulldogs forward re-signs". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Dragons Sign McCrone & Fai Fai Loa". dragons.com.au. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Storm announce four key signings". melbournestorm.com.au. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Frank-Paul Nuuausala: Wigan Warriors sign New Zealand international". BBC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (28 February 2016). "Tevita Pangai thankful Canberra Raiders have found replacement in Joe Tapine". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Shillington to become a Titan". titans.com.au. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (14 March 2016). "Canberra Raiders release Sisa Waqa to French rugby". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Polkinghorne, David (19 September 2016). "Canberra Raiders duo Josh Hodgson and Josh Papalii tie for Mal Meninga medal". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.