2016 Canberra Raiders season

2016 Canberra Raiders season
NRL Rank 2nd
Play-off result Preliminary Finals
2016 record Wins: 17; Draws: 1; Losses: 6
Points scored For: 688; Against: 456
Team information
CEO Don Furner Jr.
Coach Ricky Stuart
Captain
Stadium GIO Stadium - 25,011
Avg. Attend. 12,182 (regular season)
13,806 (including finals)
High. Attend. 18,825 vs. Eels on 21 August (regular season)
25,592 vs. Sharks on 10 September (including finals)
Top scorers
Tries Jordan Rapana (22)
Goals Jarrod Croker (112)
Points Jarrod Croker (296)
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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

Canberra Raiders
NRL Squad 2015 Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 18 November 2015
Source(s): Raiders 2016 Squad

Player transfers

A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2016 season.

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
Saturday, 5 MarchRound 1 Penrith PanthersGIO Stadium30 - 22Austin, Fensom, E Lee, Sezer (2)J Croker (5/7)11,297
Saturday, 12 MarchRound 2 Sydney RoostersGIO Stadium21 - 20J Croker, Papalii (2), SoliolaJ Croker (2/4), Williams (1 FG)12,423
Saturday, 19 MarchRound 3 Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium24 - 24B Lee, Papalii, Rapana, SoliolaJ Croker (4/6)13,745
Saturday, 26 MarchRound 4 Gold Coast TitansGIO Stadium20 - 24J Croker, E Lee, WhiteheadJ Croker (4/4)11,039
Monday, 4 AprilRound 5 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsBelmore Sports Ground8 - 22J Croker (2), WightonJ Croker (5/5)13,463
Saturday, 9 AprilRound 6 Parramatta EelsPirtek Stadium26 - 6AustinJ Croker (1/1)12,947
Sunday, 17 AprilRound 7 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksGIO Stadium16 - 40Baptiste, Rapana, SezerJ Croker (2/3)12,890
Saturday, 23 AprilRound 8 Wests TigersGIO Stadium60 - 6Boyd, J Croker, Leilua (2), Rapana (4), Sezer, Vaughan, WhiteheadJ Croker (8/11)13,420
Saturday, 30 AprilRound 9 Penrith PanthersCarrington Park19 - 18Rapana (2), VaughanJ Croker (2/3)6,721
Thursday, 12 MayRound 10 St. George Illawarra DragonsUOW Jubilee Oval16 - 12J Croker, RapanaJ Croker (2/2)9,647
Saturday, 21 MayRound 11 New Zealand WarriorsYarrow Stadium12 - 38Austin, J Croker, Hodgson, E Lee, Leilua, PapaliiJ Croker (7/8)12,833
Sunday, 29 MayRound 12 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsGIO Stadium32 - 12E Lee, Leilua, Rapana, Soliola, Tapine (2)J Croker (4/6)13,907
Friday, 3 JuneRound 13 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesGIO Stadium30 - 18Hodgson, B Lee, Papalii, Whitehead, WightonJ Croker (5/5)9,157
Thursday, 9 JuneRound 14 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium26 - 18Austin, Baptiste (2)J Croker (3/3)25,021
Round 15Bye
Sunday, 26 JuneRound 16 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium22 - 30J Croker (2), B Lee (2), VaughanJ Croker (5/7)12,645
Sunday, 3 JulyRound 17 Newcastle KnightsGIO Stadium29 - 25Austin, J Croker (2), Rapana, WightonJ Croker (3/3), Sezer (1/1), Austin (1 FG)9,731
Monday, 11 JuneRound 18 North Queensland CowboysGIO Stadium26 - 12Hodgson, Sezer, Wighton (2)J Croker (5/6)8,328
Round 19Bye
Saturday, 23 JulyRound 20 New Zealand WarriorsGIO Stadium26 - 22J Croker (3), Leilua, TapineJ Croker (3/4)9,471
Sunday, 31 JulyRound 21 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium4 - 54Austin, J Croker, Hodgson, E Lee, Leilua, Rapana (2), Soliola, Whitehead (2), WightonJ Croker (7/10)10,076
Saturday, 6 AugustRound 22 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSouthern Cross Group Stadium14 - 30Austin, Rapana (2), WightonJ Croker (7/7)15,133
Monday, 15 AugustRound 23 Melbourne StormGIO Stadium22 - 8Boyd, Leilua (2)J Croker (5/5)15,707
Sunday, 21 AugustRound 24 Parramatta EelsGIO Stadium28 - 18J Croker, B Lee (4), SoliolaJ Croker (2/6)18,825
Saturday, 27 AugustRound 25 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval30 - 44E Lee, Leilua (2), Rapana (3), Vaughan, WightonJ Croker (6/8)11,137
Sunday, 4 SeptemberRound 26 Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval10 - 52J Croker, Hodgson, Leilua, Papalii (2), Rapana (2), Tapine, WilliamsJ Croker (6/6), Sezer (2/3)18,634
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: 10 Sept, AAMI Park  
1   Melbourne 16  
4   North Queensland 10     SF1: 16 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium  
      North Queensland 26    
EF1: 9 Sept, Suncorp Stadium       Brisbane 20       PF1: 24 Sept, AAMI Park
5   Brisbane 44         Melbourne 14  
8   Gold Coast 28           Canberra 12     GF: 2 Oct, ANZ Stadium
          Melbourne 12
  EF2: 11 Sept, Allianz Stadium       PF2: 23 Sept, Allianz Stadium       Cronulla 14
6   Penrith 28           Cronulla 32  
7   Canterbury 12     SF2: 17 Sept, GIO Stadium         North Queensland 20  
      Canberra 22    
QF2: 10 Sept, GIO Stadium       Penrith 12    
2   Canberra 14  
3   Cronulla 16  
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 10 SeptemberQualifying Final Cronulla-Sutherland SharksGIO Stadium14 - 16Hodgson, RapanaJ Croker (3/3)25,592
Saturday, 17 SeptemberSemi Final Penrith PanthersGIO Stadium22 - 12Austin, J Croker, RapanaJ Croker (5/5)21,498
Saturday, 24 SeptemberPreliminary Final Melbourne StormAAMI Park
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2419052563302+26142
2 Canberra Raiders 2417162688456+23239
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) 2417162580404+17639
4 North Queensland Cowboys 2415092584355+22934
5 Brisbane Broncos 2415092554434+12034
6 Penrith Panthers 24140102563463+10032
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140102506448+5832
8 Gold Coast Titans 24111122508497+1127
9 Wests Tigers 24110132499607−10826
10 New Zealand Warriors 24100142513601−8824
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24100142341538−19724
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2490152473549−7622
13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2480162454563−10920
14 Parramatta Eels 24130112298324−26181
15 Sydney Roosters 2460182443576−13316
16 Newcastle Knights 2411222305800−4957

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
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
1 Jarrod Croker 26 112
2 Aidan Sezer 23 3

Most field goals

No. Player Games Field Goals
=1 Blake Austin 18 1
=1 Sam Williams 9 1

Highest point scorers

No. Player Games Tries Goals Field Goals Points
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
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
SR Josh Papalii Australia Australia 2016 Anzac Test
CE Sisa Waqa Fiji Fiji 2016 Melanesian Cup
BE Kurt Baptiste Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 2016 Melanesian Cup
CE Kato Ottio Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 2016 Melanesian Cup

Honours

The Raiders' club awards were announced during their awards night on 19 September.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (6 October 2015). "Ricky Stuart's Raiders: Canberra signs Newcastle Knights hooker Adam Clydsdale". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (26 February 2016). "Canberra Raiders sign PNG international Kato Ottio for two years". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Chris (10 April 2015). "Canberra Raiders sign Aidan Sezer". Canberra Times.
  6. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (23 February 2016). "Joseph Tapine heading to Canberra Raiders after standoff with Newcastle resolved". Canberra Times. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Raiders Sign Elliott Whitehead". raiders.com.au. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Eels sign trio for 2016". parraeels.com.au. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Wests Tigers sign Joel Edwards". weststigers.com.au. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Ryan, Nathan (3 November 2015). "Craig Bellamy's Storm signs Raiders centre, Bulldogs forward re-signs". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dragons Sign McCrone & Fai Fai Loa". dragons.com.au. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Storm announce four key signings". melbournestorm.com.au. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Frank-Paul Nuuausala: Wigan Warriors sign New Zealand international". BBC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  14. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (28 February 2016). "Tevita Pangai thankful Canberra Raiders have found replacement in Joe Tapine". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Shillington to become a Titan". titans.com.au. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  16. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (14 March 2016). "Canberra Raiders release Sisa Waqa to French rugby". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  17. ↑ Polkinghorne, David (19 September 2016). "Canberra Raiders duo Josh Hodgson and Josh Papalii tie for Mal Meninga medal". Canberra Times. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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