Canberra Raiders Women

The Canberra Raiders Women are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They compete in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership (NRLW), Australasia'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 Canberra Stadium (GIO Stadium) in Bruce, Australian Capital Territory. The official symbol for the Canberra Raiders Women is the same as the men’s team, which is the Viking.

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.

Player Records
Lists and tables last updated: 18 September 2023.

Most Games for the Raiders Most Tries for the Raiders Most Points for the Raiders (20+)
 * 10 players have played in all 9 matches.
 * Madison Bartlett — 7, Cheyelle Robins-Reti — 4, Shakiah Tungai — 4.

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
Women’s rugby league has been played in Canberra and surrounding districts since the late 1980s. East Canberra and Woden Valley clubs competed in the National Championships between 1990 and 1994, with several of these competitions hosted in the Australian Capital Territory. 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 New Zealand. The following year, Canberra hosted a tour match and the First Test in Great Britain’s tour.

The region again hosted the 2002 Great Britain tourists, with a tour match at Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan. The Third and deciding Test match of this series was played ahead of a Canberra Raiders match at Bruce Stadium. 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 Canberra Raiders 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 NRL Women's Premiership matches for the Raiders. Table last updated: 2 September 2023.

Feeder Team Seasons
The Canberra Raiders run a women's team in the Tarsha Gale Cup and have an arrangement with Mount Pritchard Mounties for the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

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 Simaima Taufa.