2006 Canberra Raiders season

The Raiders started the 2006 season heavy favourites to run last,[1] however the raiders' players believed that they could make the top 8, but despite this external pessimism and heavy losses to the Knights and the Roosters early on, fought back and guaranteed themselves a finals berth with a round to play.

Outgoing backs Schifcofske and Adam Mogg both earned representative berths with Queensland in State of Origin.

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.

[2] Round 19Raiders playing the Tigers at Canberra Stadium 1 The Melbourne Storm were later stripped of this minor premiership due to gross salary cap breaches.

2 The New Zealand Warriors were deducted 4 competition points due to gross salary cap breaches.