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We need to decide which round we want to target for our road trip to Canberra this year. The options get whittled down pretty quickly when you consider that: Based on that, there are two main options: Saturday 18 July vs the Rabbitohs, with the women playing the Roosters beforehand Saturday 25 July vs the Wests Tigers, with the women playing the Sharks beforehand If we’re willing to fly, there’s also a 2pm game on Sunday 9 August against the Knights,… Read more: Canberra Road Trip 2026

Last year, the Raiders didn’t play in Melbourne, with the Storm’s home game against us instead played at Magic Round in Brisbane. This year, the two teams meet at AAMI Park in Round 16, Sunday 21 June (four days after Origin II at the MCG). It’s still a little way off, but it’s definitely one to mark on the calendar. RMC will organise tickets for the group towards the end of May. A form will go up on this site in… Read more: Storm vs Raiders – Round 16, 2026

When the draw comes out each year, there’s always heaps of analysis in the media — who has the softest draw, who has to travel the most, who gets the prime-time slots, and so on. Well, this is my take on the Raiders draw from a Melbourne fan’s perspective. 1) We play in Melbourne again Last year, the Storm played their home game against us at Magic Round in Brisbane. This meant the Raiders didn’t play in Melbourne at all in… Read more: A Melbourne fan’s view of the 2026 draw