2024 NRL Number Crunch Stats: Canberra Raiders Season Review

This Number Crunch stats looks at the season for Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition.

Interesting Stats

• It’s the sixth time Canberra have gone at least 50% W/L under Ricky Stuart (2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Canberra won four games 13+ in 2024 after none in 2023.
• Their losses to the Wests Tigers and Canterbury-Bankstown ended nine and eight-game winning streaks respectively.
• The 41-8 win over Parramatta was the first time Canberra’s scored 40+ points since round 24, 2022.
• Canberra Raiders ended a five game losing streak against the Penrith Panthers (last win 30-18 at BlueBet Stadium on July 28, 2019).
• Canberra Raiders were kept scoreless for the first time in 4,060 days (last time, vs Titans at CBUS Super Stadium on March 17, 2013).

2024 Regular Season Results

Round 1 – Newcastle Knights (Away, McDonald Jones Stadium) – Won, 28-12
Round 2 – Wests Tigers (Home, GIO Stadium) – Won, 32-12
Round 3 – New Zealand Warriors (Away, Apollo Projects Stadium) – Lost, 10-18
Round 4 – Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Away, PointsBet Stadium) – Lost, 22-36
Round 5 – Parramatta Eels (Home, GIO Stadium) – Won, 41-8
Round 6 – Gold Coast Titans (Home, GIO Stadium) – Won, 21-20
Round 7 – Brisbane Broncos (Away, Suncorp Stadium) – Lost, 10-34
Round 8 – Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Home, GIO Stadium) – Lost, 0-40
Round 9 – Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Away, 4 Pines Park) – Won, 26-24
Round 11 – Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Home, Suncorp Stadium) – Won, 24-20
Round 12 – Sydney Roosters (Home, GIO Stadium) – Lost, 16-44
Round 13 – Dolphins (Away, Kayo Stadium) – Won, 26-25
Round 15 – North Queensland Cowboys (Home, GIO Stadium) – Lost, 16-34
Round 16 – Wests Tigers (Away, Campbelltown Sports Stadium) – Lost, 24-48
Round 17 – Melbourne Storm (Away, AAMI Park) – Lost, 6-16
Round 18 – Newcastle Knights (Home, GIO Stadium) – Lost, 12-16
Round 20 – New Zealand Warriors (Home, GIO Stadium) – Won, 20-18
Round 21 – South Sydney Rabbitohs (Home, GIO Stadium) – Won, 32-12
Round 22 – Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Away, Belmore Sports Ground) – Lost, 18-22
Round 23 – Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Home, GIO Stadium) – Lost, 24-46
Round 24 – North Queensland Cowboys (Away, QLD Country Bank Stadium) – Lost, 4-42
Round 25 – Penrith Panthers (Home, GIO Stadium) – Won, 22-18
Round 26 – Sydney Roosters (Away, Allianz Stadium) – Won, 14-12
Round 27 – St George-Illawarra Dragons (Away, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium) – Won, 26-24

Won: 12
Lost: 12
Drawn: 0
Competition Placing: 9th out of 17

Half-time Lead/Win Ratio: 100% (8 from 8)
1st Half Attack Average Points: 9.13
2nd Half Attack Average Points: 10.63
Average Points Per Game: 19.75
1st Half Defence Average Points: 13.08
2nd Half Defence Average Points: 11.96
Average Points Conceded Per Game: 25.04
Tries Scored: 82

2024 Player Appearances and Points

Joseph Tapine – Played 24, W-L record (12-12, 50% win record), 0 pts (T: 0 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Matthew Timoko – Played 24, W-L record (12-12, 50% win record), 16 pts (T: 4 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Morgan Smithies – Played 24, W-L record (12-12, 50% win record), 0 pts (T: 0 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Xavier Savage – Played 24, W-L record (12-12, 50% win record), 60 pts (T: 15 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Ata Mariota – Played 23, W-L record (12-11, 52.2% win record), 8 pts (T: 2 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Josh Papalii – Played 23, W-L record (12-11, 52.2% win record), 8 pts (T: 2 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Tom Starling – Played 23, W-L record (12-11, 52.2% win record), 0 pts (T: 0 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Danny Levi – Played 22, W-L record (11-11, 50% win record), 24 pts (T: 6 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Hudson Young – Played 22, W-L record (11-11, 50% win record), 40 pts (T: 10 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Ethan Strange – Played 21, W-L record (10-11, 47.6% win record), 8 pts (T: 2 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Sebastian Kris – Played 20, W-L record (11-9, 55% win record), 20 pts (T: 5 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Jordan Rapana – Played 18, W-L record (9-9, 50% win record), 64 pts (T: 6 G:19 1ptFG:2 2ptFG:0)
Kaeo Weekes – Played 17, W-L record (8-9, 47.1% win record), 44 pts (T: 8 G:6 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Elliott Whitehead – Played 16, W-L record (7-9, 43.8% win record), 20 pts (T: 5 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Trey Mooney – Played 16, W-L record (7-9, 43.8% win record), 4 pts (T: 1 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Jamal Fogarty – Played 14, W-L record (8-6, 57.1% win record), 90 pts (T: 0 G:44 1ptFG:2 2ptFG:0)
Emre Guler – Played 11, W-L record (5-6, 45.5% win record), 0 pts (T: 0 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Simi Sasagi – Played 10, W-L record (5-5, 50% win record), 8 pts (T: 2 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Albert Hopoate – Played 9, W-L record (6-3, 66.7% win record), 8 pts (T: 2 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Nick Cotric – Played 8, W-L record (4-4, 50% win record), 16 pts (T: 4 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Pasami Saulo – Played 8, W-L record (4-4, 50% win record), 0 pts (T: 0 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Zac Hosking – Played 8, W-L record (5-3, 62.5% win record), 8 pts (T: 2 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Adam Cook – Played 6, W-L record (1-5, 16.7% win record), 2 pts (T: 0 G:1 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Corey Horsburgh – Played 5, W-L record (4-1, 80% win record), 4 pts (T: 1 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
James Schiller – Played 5, W-L record (2-3, 40% win record), 20 pts (T: 5 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Chevy Stewart – Played 3, W-L record (1-2, 33.3% win record), 2 pts (T: 0 G:1 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Jordan Martin – Played 1, W-L record (0-1, 0% win record), 0 pts (T: 0 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Peter Hola – Played 1, W-L record (0-1, 0% win record), 0 pts (T: 0 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)
Zac Woolford – Played 1, W-L record (0-1, 0% win record), 0 pts (T: 0 G:0 1ptFG:0 2ptFG:0)

2024 Records

Highest Win: 33 vs Parramatta Eels (41-8, GIO Stadium, 7/4/24)
Highest Team Score: 41 vs Parramatta Eels (41-8, GIO Stadium, 7/4/24)
Heaviest Defeat: 40 vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (0-40, GIO Stadium, 28/4/24)
Most Tries In a Game: 2 Xavier Savage (vs Penrith Panthers, 24/08/2024), Jordan Rapana (vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 28/07/2024), Hudson Young (vs New Zealand Warriors, 19/07/2024), Hudson Young (vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 17/05/2024), Elliott Whitehead (vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 03/05/2024), James Schiller (vs Gold Coast Titans, 14/04/2024), Matthew Timoko (vs Parramatta Eels, 07/04/2024), James Schiller (vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 31/03/2024)
Most Points In a Game: 13 Jamal Fogarty (6 G, 1 1ptFG) vs Parramatta Eels (7/4/24)
Best Winning Streak: 3 (round 25-27)
Worst Losing Streak: 4 (round 15-18)

2024 NRL Debutants

Adam Cook (Date of birth: 14/11/2000), Club debut: 29/06/2024 (23 Years, 7 Months, 15 Days)
Jordan Martin (Date of birth: 27/03/2000), Club debut: 29/06/2024 (24 Years, 3 Months, 2 Days)
Chevy Stewart (Date of birth: 05/07/2005), Club debut: 14/04/2024 (18 Years, 9 Months, 9 Days)
Morgan Smithies (Date of birth: 07/11/2000), Club debut: 07/03/2024 (23 Years, 4 Months, 0 Days)

2024 Club Awards

Meninga Medal: Joseph Tapine
NRL Coaches’ Award: Kaeo Weekes
Peter Mulholland Rookie of the Year: Ethan Strange
Fred Daly Club Person of the Year: Josh Papalii