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The Raiders were competition heavyweights and forcing other teams to change they way they played the game. The club lost 3 legends prior to season's kickoff; Dean Lance and John Ferguson retired, while Chris O'Sullivan went to England to play for Warrington.
An away win first up in 1984 foreshadowed a much improved season, a positive winning record (13–11) snagging a playoff for fifth versus Souths. But this game was lost (4–23), and the Raiders had still not succeeded in reaching the semi-finals of the competition.
Winger: John Ferguson. 94 matches (1986-90), 50 tries. ‘Chicka’ Ferguson was a crowd favourite and he was the competition’s leading try scorer in 1988. But he’s best remembered for a crucial try he scored when all seemed lost for the Raiders in the dying minutes of the 1989 grand final.
Canberra lost in the preliminary final to eventual grand-finalists, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. It was upon rejoining the newly formed National Rugby League the following year that the team began their decline.
Apr 14, 2024 · A Jamal Fogarty field goal snatched a 21-20 golden point victory for Raiders against a spirited Titans side at GIO Stadium on Sunday night.
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Apr 2, 2023 · Questions have been raised about the Canberra Raiders' mental fortitude after a disappointing start to 2023, but ahead of a tough clash against Brisbane, there's still fight in them, Hudson Young ...
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