| Year: | 2023 |
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| League: | NRL |
| League Rank: | 8th out of 17 |
| League Wins: | 13 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 11 |
| Points For: | 486 |
| Points Against: | 623 |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Ceo: | Don Furner Jr |
| Coach Title: | Head Coach |
| Stadium: | GIO Satdium - 25,000 McDonalds Park Wagga - 10,000 (Rd 9) |
| Avg Attendance: | 15,300 |
| High Attendance: | 21,082 (Rd 15 vs. Warriors) |
| Top Tries: | Jordan Rapana Matthew Timoko (11) |
| Top Goals: | Jarrod Croker (59) |
| Top Points: | Jarrod Croker (132) |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | Canberra Raiders#Season summaries |
The 2023 Canberra Raiders season is the 42nd in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. The Co-captain Jarrod Croker retains his club role for the 10th consecutive season and other Co-captain Elliot Whitehead retains his co-captaincy for his 5th consecutive season. While Head Coach Ricky Stuart maintains his club position for the 10th consecutive season.
These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[1]
| Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasami Saulo | Newcastle Knights | 2024 | |
| Danny Levi | Huddersfield Giants | 2024 |
| Player/Coach | New Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Hodgson | Parramatta Eels | |
| Adam Elliott | Newcastle Knights | |
| Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | New Zealand Warriors | |
| Ryan Sutton | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Date[2] | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 12 February | Trial 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Ack Weyman Oval | 18 – 34 | Brad Schneider 23' Elijah Anderson 48' James Schiller 55' Mitchell Spencer 65' | Jarrod Croker (1/4) | 4,535 | |
| Sunday, 19 February | Trial 2 | Wests Tigers | Belmore Sports Ground | 36 – 4 | Danny Levi 20' | Jamal Fogarty (0/1) | 7,800 |
Source:[3]
The following players departed the Canberra Raiders following the 2023 NRL Season.
| Player | New Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Croker | Retirement | |
| Matt Frawley | Leeds Rhinos | |
| Harley Smith-Shields | Gold Coast Titans | |
| Jack Wighton | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Round | Player | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Danny Levi | Club debut | |
| Pasami Saulo | Club debut | ||
| Round 6 | Peter Hola | Club debut | |
| Round 15 | Jarrod Croker | 300th game | |
| Round 24 | Ethan Strange | NRL debut | |
| Round 27 | Hohepa Puru | NRL debut | |
| Finals 1 | Jordan Rapana | 200th NRL game |
| Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Cotric | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Jarrod Croker | 15 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 130 | |
| Jamal Fogarty | 24 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 70 | |
| Matt Frawley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Emre Guler | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Corey Harawira-Naera | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Peter Hola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| Corey Horsburgh | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Sebastian Kris | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Danny Levi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ata Mariota | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Trey Mooney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Josh Papali'i | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Hohepa Puru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan Rapana | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Pasami Saulo | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Xavier Savage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| James Schiller | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Harley Smith-Shields | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Starling | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Ethan Strange | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joseph Tapine | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Matthew Timoko | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Adrian Trevilyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elliott Whitehead | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Jack Wighton | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Zac Woolford | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hudson Young | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| 30 players used | — | 83 | 89 | 2/1 | 514 |
This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2023.