Raiders fans will have 11 home matches to attend at GIO Stadium Canberra for the 2025 NRL season.
It will be a blockbuster season with nine of the home clashes taking place on either a Saturday or Sunday, to allow for families to attend.
While the first match of the season sees the Raiders up against the New Zealand Warriors in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium on 2 March, the first home game will be on Saturday night, 15 March.
The Raiders will take on the Brisbane Broncos, up against one of its former coaching staff members and Canberra-born Michael Maguire who was appointed as the Broncos coach in October this year.
The Raiders’ home games will be against the Broncos, Sharks, Dolphins, Bulldogs, Titans, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Eels, Knights, Sea Eagles and Tigers.
For the first time in the Redcliffe Dolphins’ history since joining the NRL in 2023, the Raiders will play host to the Queensland team for the ANZAC Round match on27 April.
Canberra will bring a close to Magic Round this year, taking on the Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on 4 May.
The Raiders will also play home matches during the Indigenous and Multicultural Rounds.
For those that can’t make it to the matches in person, the Raiders’ matches in rounds 5, 11, 12, 16, 17 and 23 on free-to-air. All matches also stream on Kayo and Foxtel.
With the NRLW expanding to 12 teams in 2025, there are also five home matches for the Raiders’ women’s side, including three double-headers with the NRL team.
The Raiders NRLW team will kick off their season on Saturday 5 July against the Illawarra Dragons.
RAIDERS (1st *easiest draw)
Games played against
Top eight: 10
Top four: 4
Bottom nine: 14
Bottom four: 7
Who they play twice: Dolphins, Titans, Sea Eagles, Knights, Eels, Dragons, Warriors, Tigers.
See below for the full 2025 fixture:
Round 1: Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, 11am, 2 March
Round 2: Canberra Raiders v Brisbane Broncos, GIO Stadium Canberra, 7:35pm, 15 March
Round 3: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders, 4 Pines Park, Sydney, 6:15pm, 23 March
Round 4: North Queensland Cowboys v Canberra Raiders, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville, 5:30pm, 29 March
Round 5: Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks, GIO Stadium Canberra, 8pm, 3 April
Round 6: Parramatta Eels v Canberra Raiders, TIO Stadium, Darwin, 7:35pm, 12 April
Round 7: Gold Coast Titans v Canberra Raiders, Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, 2pm, 20 April
Round 8: Canberra Raiders v Redcliffe Dolphins, GIO Stadium Canberra, 2pm, 27 April (ANZAC Round)
Round 9: Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, 6:25pm, 4 May (Magic Round)
Round 10: Canberra Raiders v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, GIO Stadium Canberra, 3pm, 10 May
Round 11: Canberra Raiders v Gold Coast Titans, GIO Stadium Canberra, 4:05pm, 18 May
Round 12: New Zealand Warriors v Canberra Raiders, Go Media Stadium, Auckland, 4.05pm, 25 May
Round 13: Sydney Roosters v Canberra Raiders, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, 6:15pm, 1 June
Round 14: Canberra Raiders v South Sydney Rabbitohs, GIO Stadium Canberra, 2pm, 8 June
Round 15: BYE
Round 16: Wests Tigers v Canberra Raiders, Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney, 8pm, 20 June
Round 17: Newcastle Knights v Canberra Raiders, McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, 8pm, 27 June
Round 18: Canberra Raiders v Illawarra Dragons, GIO Stadium, Canberra, 5:30pm, 5 July
Round 19: BYE
Round 20: Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels, GIO Stadium, Canberra, 3pm, 19 July
Round 21: Canberra Raiders v Newcastle Knights, GIO Stadium, Canberra, 2pm, 27 July
Round 22: Illawarra Dragons v Canberra Raiders, WIN Stadium, Wollongong, 5:30pm, 2 August
Round 23: Canberra Raiders v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, GIO Stadium, Canberra, 8pm, 8 August
Round 24: BYE
Round 25: Penrith Panthers v Canberra Raiders, Glen Willow Oval, Mudgee, 6pm, 22 August
Round 26: Canberra Raiders v Wests Tigers, GIO Stadium Canberra, 3pm, 30 August
Round 27: Redcliffe Dolphins v Canberra Raiders, Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe, 2pm, 7 September
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