Since their final premiership in 1994, the Raiders have been unable to scale their previous heights, largely due to their inability to lure representative players to the capital. [according to whom?]. With 5 rounds to play in the '89 season, Canberra were 7th and in danger of missing the semis. His replacement is former North Queensland Cowboys' assistant coach Neil Henry. This was also the final match for coach Matthew Elliott, who is coaching Penrith in 2007. records accurate as of end of 2020 season. Born in Labasa, Fiji, Valemei attended Seaqaqa Central College and Natabua High School, where he played rugby union. Finally, Coach Neil Henry exercised a get-out clause in his contract, and opted to move to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2009. Belcher became the first Raiders player to be selected to make his début for the Australian national side in 1986. [11] After starting the season with a 40-16 thumping of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in round one, the Raiders have since lost their last eight matches in succession, and were sitting at the bottom of the ladder by round nine. The club has since suffered a series of losses, whilst snaring only the occasional victory, with a big come from behind victory against Wests being noteworthy. They are the only current pre-1995 club to have avoided the wooden spoon. They made the finals for the first time since 2012, Jarrod Croker broke the club point scoring record, they scored the most points for any Raiders team in a single season and they made a preliminary final for the first time since 1997. Three other current clubs have also never claimed the wooden spoon: New Zealand Warriors (24), St. George Illawarra Dragons (20), and Wests Tigers (19). Their inaugural captain was Balmain forward, David Grant. The regular season's highest home attendance came when 20,445 fans filled Canberra Stadium to see the Raiders defeat the ladder-leading Dragons 32-16 for the second time in the season. The round one finals series clash with the Bulldogs saw the Raiders defeated 30–12 in slippery and muddy conditions at Telstra Stadium, and eliminated from the 2006 premiership race. There were fears before the match that it could have been the lowest crowd for an NRL game in 20 years. However, with the help from under 20's debutants Josh Dugan, Jarrad Croker and Travis Waddell they won their next two matches. [8] A slow start to the 2009 season saw the raiders lose to the tigers and the roosters. However, losses to Todd Carney's new club the Roosters in round six and a narrow loss at home to South Sydney in round seven saw the club sitting second from last after round seven (last had the Melbourne Storm not been stripped of competition points due to salary cap breaches) of the 2010 season. He had large success with the team. [14], In 2016, Canberra finished 2nd, for just the 3rd time in their history. The year was typified by the fact that the club could not hold onto a lead in many games throughout the season with the club losing games against Brisbane and Penrith despite being between 14 and 18 points ahead in both matches. Ricky Stuart suffered a bad leg break and the team went on to lose its next three games against Brisbane, St George and Canterbury. Despite a disappointing season[according to whom?] E.g. David Furner, son of the Raiders' inaugural coach Don Furner, started out in 1992. for the raiders, losing to many close games, the Raiders beat the Melbourne Storm for the first time in 14 games and 7 years, 26–16, in round 16 to keep their slim finals hopes alive.[9]. In Round 24 of the 2018 season, Parramatta played against North Queensland in the sixth edition of the spoon bowl. Another early blow to the Raiders at the start of the 2013 season was the irresponsible behaviour of up and coming superstar Josh Dugan whom was sacked from the club for disciplinary reasons after he and teammate Blake Ferguson missed a team recovery session in favour of spending the day drinking on the rooftop of Blake Fergusons home. Additionally, half Michael Dobson left the club mid-season for the English club Hull KR, due to lack of opportunities in Canberra. This memorable match is now commemorated each year with the 1989 League Legends Cup. One of the first instances the term being used was in 2011 when the Parramatta Eels and the Gold Coast Titans played against each other in the final match of the regular season with the loser receiving the wooden spoon. 2019 saw the introduction and flying start to their careers for new fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad and the club's 4th English recruit John Bateman both of whom have been revelations for the club and vying for 'signing of the year'.[18]. Semi Valemei (born 20 January 1999) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL. Simon Woolford became captain of the club in 2001. 1983 saw a new captain, Newtown and former Kangaroos back, Allan McMahon, and nine wins, more than doubling 1982's four. South Sydney went from minor premiers in 1989 to wooden spooners in 1990. Each of these seasons is considered to represent one continuous line of competition dating back from the first season in 1908. In 2009 the Raiders handed the Brisbane Broncos club the heaviest defeat in their history with a 56–0 win at Canberra Stadium, the largest winning margin of the season. That season they finished second, but lost in the preliminary finals. Mal Meninga became captain of the club in 1989. 1993 was a marked improvement, with the Raiders sitting in first place on the ladder with 2 rounds remaining when tragedy struck during their record breaking 68 - 0 victory over Parramatta at Bruce Stadium. The Raiders have competed in every season of top-level rugby league in Australia since then and have won a total of three premierships: 1989, 1990 and 1994. Canberra advanced to the finals on the back of eight wins from their past nine and were drawn a tough away final against the second-placed Penrith Panthers whom the Raiders had beaten just five weeks earlier. In fact, no team had conceded more tries in a season than the 1982 Raiders. The sense of inexperience was reinforced by the selection of Neil Henry as coach, despite his lack of first-grade coaching experience. Club legends Ruben Wiki and Mark McLinden left the Raiders for other clubs in this year. This was Canberra's first win in the Victorian capital since 2000. To date, beyond a few talented youngsters, the club has yet to procure a single player of note for season 2009, and will once again be forced to rely on youthful talent. However, both, particularly Smith, proved formidable campaigners, and the Raiders were joint competition leaders in Round 10. The Raiders' problems came to a head in the late 1990s, when club legends Ricky Stuart (Laurie Daley succeeded him as club captain) and Bradley Clyde were forced out in order to accommodate players such as Brett Finch. This appeared to be a team building exercise, as photos surfaced showing the rest of the team cheering him on. The club's first win, a 12-11 heartstopper v Newtown, came in its 8th match, and 3 more wins followed, most notably against then competition leaders Souths. They eventually lost in the preliminary final 14–12 to the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.[15]. The Balmain Tigers enjoyed a sixty-two season wooden spoon drought from 1911-1974, and St. George Dragons had went 60 seasons (1939-1998) prior to the joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers, In recent NRL seasons, the media had started to describe the matches between the two last placed sides as the "Spoon Bowl". The Raiders' Toyota Cup team won 28–24 over the Broncos' team in golden point extra time to with the Toyota Cup (Under 20s) premiership in the lead-up game to the NRL Grand Final on 5 October 2008[7], The Canberra Raiders lost founding father Les McIntyre in the 2009 pre-season on 22 February leading to the disruption of a pre-season camp and his name being embroidered on the club jerseys for the rest of the season 2009 season. Western Suburbs were the only team to finish last in a season (1933) and then back up with a premiership in the following year. Former player and club legend, but inexperienced coach, David Furner took over the coaching reins over in 2009. The 1988 season featured free-scoring (over 100 tries in 22 games) and a number of large victories, with the team again finishing in third place on the ladder. Trouble brewed in 1991 as the club was embroiled in salary cap hardships. 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