The Canberra Raiders Women is 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.
Seasons SeasonRegular seasonFinalsPWDLFAPtsPosTopPlacing20239504173206105th4 2024930619421667th4 202511308183325611th6 202611605265161126
2026 Draw The draw for the 2026 season was announced on 14 November 2025.
Round Opponent Score Date Time Venue 1 Dragons Sat 4 Jul 2026 3:15 PM Away Jubilee Stadium 2 Warriors Sun 12 Jul 2026 12:00 PM Home GIO Stadium 3 Roosters Sat 18 Jul 2026 12:45 PM Home GIO Stadium 4 Sharks Sat 25 Jul 2026 12:45 PM Home GIO Stadium 5 Cowboys Sat 1 Aug 2026 4:15 PM Neutral Geohex Stadium, Wagga Wagga 6 Broncos Sun 9 Aug 2026 11:35 AM Home GIO Stadium 7 Knights Sun 16 Aug 2026 11:50 AM Away McDonald Jones Stadium 8 Bulldogs Sat 22 Aug 2026 3:15 PM Away Belmore Sports Ground 9 Titans Sat 29 Aug 2026 12:45 PM Away Cbus Super Stadium 10 Eels Sun 6 Sep 2026 6:15 PM Home GIO Stadium 11 Tigers Fri 11 Sep 2026 5:40 PM Away Leichhardt Oval FW1 Tigers Fri 18 Sep 2026 7:50 PM Away Campbelltown Stadium FW2 Roosters Sat 26 Sep 2026 7:50 PM Away Allianz Stadium
Head-to-head records
Opponent First Meeting Win % Share Sharks 23 Jul 2023 4 0 0 4 42 130 0.00% 24.42% Roosters 29 Jul 2023 5 1 0 4 86 116 20.00% 42.57% Tigers 6 Aug 2023 5 5 0 0 105 60 100.00% 63.64% Dragons 12 Aug 2023 4 3 0 1 91 92 75.00% 49.73% Eels 20 Aug 2023 4 1 0 3 72 103 25.00% 41.14% Broncos 27 Aug 2023 4 1 0 3 86 116 25.00% 42.57% Knights 2 Sep 2023 4 1 0 3 57 82 25.00% 41.01% Cowboys 10 Sep 2023 4 1 0 3 68 84 25.00% 44.74% Titans 17 Sep 2023 4 1 0 3 58 85 25.00% 40.56% Warriors 16 Aug 2025 2 2 0 0 62 32 100.00% 65.96% Bulldogs 23 Aug 2025 2 2 0 0 104 28 100.00% 78.79% Totals 23 Jul 2023 42 18 0 24 831 928 42.86% 47.24% 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.
Coaches The inaugural coach of the Canberra Raiders Women's team will coach a fourth successive season in 2026.
Coach Season Span Win % Share % Darrin Borthwick 2023present 42 18 0 24 831 928 42.86% 47.24%
Captains All players that have captained the Canberra Raiders women's team in the NRLW.
Name Years as Captain Debut Games as Captain Games for Club Date Round Solo Joint Total 1 Simaima Taufa 2023present 23 Jul 2023 1 1 37 38 38 2 Zahara Temara 2023present 23 Jul 2023 1 4 37 41 41
Current squad The team is coached by Darrin Borthwick.
2027 Gains & Losses
Off contract after 2027
Individual awards Individual awards The Canberra Raiders NRLW award winners since 2023.
Year Player of the Year Coach's Award Rookie of the Year Pathways Player of the Year Ref 2023 2024 2025 2026
Club records
Win-loss record since entering the NRLW in 2023
Games Wins Drawn Loss Points For Points Against +/- Win % 42 18 0 24 831 928 97 42.86%
Player records Lists and tables last updated: 27 September 2026. Career records (at the Raiders)
Most Games for the Raiders Qualification: 20 games
Rank Player Games 1 2023present 42 1 2023present 42 3 2023present 41 4 2023present 39 5 2023present 38 6 2023present 37 7 2023present 36 8 2023present 33 9 20232025 28 10 20232025 24 10 2025present 24 10 2025present 24 13 2025present 23 14 20232025 20 14 20232025 20
Most points for the Raiders Qualification: 20 points
Rank Player 2026 Club Points 1 41 5 92 3 207 2 24 19 0 0 76 3 36 17 0 0 68 4 18 14 0 0 56 5 38 10 0 0 40 6 16 8 3 0 38 7 16 8 0 0 32 8 42 7 0 0 28 8 23 7 0 0 28 10 13 3 7 0 26 11 33 6 0 0 24 12 39 5 0 0 20 12 28 5 0 0 20 12 24 5 0 0 20
Most tries for the Raiders Qualification: 5 tries
Rank Player Tries 1 19 2 17 3 14 4 10 5 8 5 8 7 7 7 7 9 6 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5
Most goals for the Raiders All goal kickers
Rank Player Goals 1 92 2 7 3 3
Most field goals for the Raiders Three instances by the same player to date
Rank Player Field goals 1 3
Season records Season length has increased over time as the competition has expanded.
Most points in a season for the Raiders Qualification: 20 points
Rank Player Season Points 1 2024 9 2 25 0 58 2 2025 10 2 21 1 51 2 2026 13 0 25 1 51 4 2023 9 1 21 1 47 5 2026 13 10 0 0 40 6 2024 9 8 0 0 32 6 2026 9 8 0 0 32 8 2023 9 7 0 0 28 9 2026 13 3 7 0 26 10 2025 9 6 0 0 24 11 2024 7 4 2 0 20 11 2026 9 5 0 0 20
Most tries in a season for the Raiders Qualification: 4 tries
Rank Player Season Tries 1 2026 13 10 2 2024 9 8 2 2026 9 8 4 2023 9 7 5 2025 9 6 6 2026 9 5 7 2023 9 4 7 2023 9 4 7 2024 8 4 7 2024 7 4 7 2024 7 4 7 2025 6 4 7 2025 11 4 7 2026 13 4 7 2026 13 4
Match records Most points in a game for the Raiders Qualification: 10 points
Rank Player Date Opponent Venue Points 1 Zahara Temara 23 Aug 2025 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 0 8 0 16 2 Zahara Temara 10 Aug 2025 Broncos GIO Stadium 1 4 0 12 2 Zahara Temara 28 Jul 2024 Tigers Campbelltown Sports Stadium 1 4 0 12 2 Zahara Temara 3 Aug 2024 Knights GIO Stadium 1 4 0 12 2 Krystal Blackwell 22 Aug 2026 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 3 0 0 12 2 Zahara Temara 22 Aug 2026 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 0 6 0 12 2 Mackenzie Wiki 29 Aug 2026 Titans Cbus Super Stadium 3 0 0 12 8 Zahara Temara 10 Sep 2023 Cowboys Cbus Super Stadium 1 3 0 10 8 Zahara Temara 7 Sep 2024 Dragons Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 0 5 0 10 8 Sheridan Gallagher 12 Jul 2026 Warriors GIO Stadium 0 5 0 10
Most tries in a game for the Raiders Qualification: 2 tries
Rank Player Date Opponent Venue Tries 1 Krystal Blackwell 22 Aug 2026 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 3 1 Mackenzie Wiki 29 Aug 2026 Titans Cbus Super Stadium 3 3 Madison Bartlett 23 Jul 2023 Sharks PointsBet Stadium 2 3 Madison Bartlett 2 Sep 2023 Knights GIO Stadium 2 3 Madison Bartlett 28 Jul 2024 Tigers Campbelltown Sports Stadium 2 3 Madison Bartlett 10 Aug 2024 Sharks GIO Stadium 2 3 Madison Bartlett 7 Sep 2024 Dragons Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 2 3 Grace Kemp 7 Sep 2024 Dragons Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 2 3 Madison Bartlett 13 Jul 2025 Eels GIO Stadium 2 3 Jordyn Preston 23 Aug 2025 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 2 3 Simaima Taufa 23 Aug 2025 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 2 3 Isabella Waterman 23 Aug 2025 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 2 3 Elise Simpson 30 Aug 2025 Wests Tigers GIO Stadium 2 3 Mackenzie Wiki 12 Jul 2026 Warriors GIO Stadium 2 3 Elise Simpson 16 Aug 2026 Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 2 3 Sophie Holyman 16 Aug 2026 Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 2
Most goals in a game for the Raiders Qualification: 4 goals
Rank Player Date Opponent Venue Goals 1 Zahara Temara 23 Aug 2025 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 8 2 Zahara Temara 22 Aug 2026 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 6 3 Zahara Temara 7 Sep 2024 Dragons Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 5 3 Sheridan Gallagher 12 Jul 2026 Warriors GIO Stadium 5 5 Zahara Temara 29 Jul 2023 Roosters GIO Stadium 4 5 Zahara Temara 6 Aug 2023 Tigers GIO Stadium 4 5 Zahara Temara 20 Aug 2023 Eels GIO Stadium 4 5 Zahara Temara 28 Jul 2024 Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 4 5 Zahara Temara 3 Aug 2024 Knights GIO Stadium 4 5 Zahara Temara 10 Aug 2025 Broncos GIO Stadium 4 5 Zahara Temara 9 Aug 2026 Broncos GIO Stadium 4
Oldest and youngest players The oldest and youngest players to represent the Canberra Raiders women's team in the NRLW.
Name Age Year31 and 208 days202418 and 206 days2024
First try and Last try Who scored the first try and most recent try for the Raiders.
Name Year Round Minute Opponent 2023 1 33' Sharks 2026 FW2 58' Roosters
Margins and streaks Biggest winning margins Qualification: 10 point margin
Margin Score Opponent Venue Date Round4448-4 BulldogsBelmore Sports Ground22 Aug 20268 32 5624 Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 23 Aug 2025 8 26 4216 Warriors GIO Stadium 12 Jul 2026 2 24 284 Broncos GIO Stadium 9 Aug 2026 6 22 3412 Cowboys Cbus Super Stadium 10 Sep 2023 8 20 3212 Tigers Campbelltown Sports Stadium 28 Jul 2024 1 16 204 Dragons Jubilee Oval 4 Jul 2026 1 12 2210 Tigers Leichhardt Oval 11 Sep 2026 11 10 2414 Roosters GIO Stadium 29 Jul 2023 2
Biggest losing margins Qualification: 15 point margin
Margin Score Opponent Venue Date Round 50 656 Sharks GIO Stadium 12 Jul 2025 2 34 1246 Eels GIO Stadium 19 Jul 2025 3 32 840 Broncos Totally Workwear Stadium 27 Aug 2023 6 26 026 Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 26 Jul 2025 4 24 630 Titans GIO Stadium 17 Sep 2023 9 22 1436 Dragons GIO Stadium 5 Jul 2025 1 18 018 Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 3 Aug 2025 5 16 2844 Broncos GIO Stadium 10 Aug 2025 6
Most consecutive wins 4 (29 July 2023 20 August 2023)
Most consecutive losses 6 (5 July 2025 10 August 2025)
Biggest Comeback Recovered from 12 point deficit. Trailed St George Illawarra Dragons 28-16 after 54 minutes at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on September 7 2024 and won 38-34
Worst Collapse Surrendered 16 point lead. Led North Queensland Cowboys 16-0 after 47 minutes at Geohex Park, Wagga Wagga on August 1 2026 and lost 16-18
History Women’s rugby league was introduced to Canberra in 1991 through the efforts of local citizens. From an early February expression of interest in forming a team in the Canberra Times, a committee was formed, contact and affiliation with the ACT Rugby League was instigated and twenty minute, seven-a-side exhibition matches were held in March 1991. A four team competition commenced in late May 1991, initially with nine-a-side but this became ten-a-side later in the season. Two club teams were sent to an eight-team women's rugby league tournament in the Illawarra in mid-July, with East Canberra winning it. On 28 July 1991, an exhibition match was played at half-time of an NSWRL men's match between the Canberra Raiders and Brisbane Broncos.
A combined ACT women's team toured the North Island of New Zealand in April 1992, winning three of the four matches they played against club sides. An ACT representative team was selected to play Illawarra in late August 1992.
Canberra club teams competed in subsequent National Championships between 1992 and 1994, with several of these competitions hosted in the Australian Capital Territory. The National Championships switched to representative teams in 1995 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. Six members of the Australian team were from Canberra clubs.
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, an idea to name the future women's team as the Canberra Valkyries was explored.
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.