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The Canberra Raiders fell painfully short of playing finals in 2024, missing out on for and against. However, there was lots of promising signs for Raiders' fans to take into 2025 as the club sets themselves up for success.

The Raiders' farewelled club legends Elliot Whitehead and Jordan Rapana, but signed a number of the game's most exciting young talents to secure the long-term successful future of the club.

Ethan Sanders, Myles Martin, and Savelio Tamale have all represented the U/19 NSW Blues, while Matty Nicholson is a young second rower from England, a country where Canberra have had great success recruiting from in previous years.

Missing Jamal Fogarty for a large portion of the season dealt a serious blow to the Raiders' finals hopes, but the emergence of Ethan Strange and Kaeo Weekes helped kept Canberra in the hunt.

Michael Carayannis's Grade: B

Finish: 9th (12W, 12L)

Signings: Ethan Sanders (Eels), Myles Martin (Knights), Savelio Tamale (Dragons), Matty Nicholson (Warrington)

Losses: Elliott Whitehead (Catalans Dragons), Nick Cotric (Catalans Dragons), Zac Woolford (Huddersfield Giants), Hohepa Puru (Sharks), James Schiller (Knights), Jordan Rapana (Hull FC), Adrian Trevilyan (Northern Pride), Peter Hola