The Canberra Raiders started their journey as a top-flight rugby league team on 27 February 1982 when they took on South Sydney in their ever first NSWRFL match.

40 years on, come February 2022, CMAG will partner with the Green Machine to celebrate the milestone with an exhibition.

Canberra Raiders: 40 Years in the Limelight will look to engage and include pieces of Raiders history from a broad cross-section, and they want your help.

The exhibition will feature some pivotal moments in the club’s history, what they mean to the community, and some of their significant achievements both on and off the field.

CMAG senior curator, Sharon Bulkeley, said the exhibition it will be a show for everyone from die-hards to bandwagoners.

“Fans will love discovering the hidden stories of the club and new recruits can learn why the ‘green machine’ garners such strong loyalty and pride,” she said.

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Raiders CEO Don Furner said the exhibition will be “the perfect way” to commence celebrating their 40^th year.

“The Raiders are synonymous with Canberra and the surrounding regions and we look forward to the exhibition and thank CMAG for the opportunity for us to showcase our history.”

Whether you’re a long-time member or just go to the odd game for a bit of fun, if you have a unique or unusual object, something hand-made or from a key moment of Raiders history, or simply a great story or photo, it might just make grade.

Think unique or rare jerseys, flags, banners, posters, tickets, paper-based ephemera like programs, tickets, photos or even a home-made souvenir.

If you’ve got a piece of memorabilia, you think would make a great addition to the exhibition, send through an image of your item(s), photo or story with a description to [email protected] with the subject heading ‘CMAG Raiders Submission’.

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