The Canberra Raiders get an early look at the North Queensland Cowboys having drawn the 2015 NRL premiers in their pool for the Auckland Nines on February 4-5.

It's the video that will have Green Machine fans licking their lips – Dave Taylor sweating up a storm ahead of Canberra Raiders' pre-season as he looks to earn an NRL contract.

Sam Thaiday's surgery opens the door for Canberra Raiders big bopper Shannon Boyd to return to the Kangaroos side for the Four Nations final against New Zealand in Liverpool on Monday morning.

ACT Brumbies flanker Jarrad Butler grew up with "little shocks every now and then", but he was thankful nothing as big as what hit his home town of Wellington on Monday.

It's "neither here nor there" for Ricky Stuart, but the Canberra Raiders coach expects Dave Taylor will be "hungry to succeed" when he joins the NRL club's pre-season because "it's his last crack".

Canberra Raiders prop Shannon Boyd is "very unlucky" not to have made Australia coach Mal Meninga's XVII to play England in the final round robin game of the Four Nations.

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says the NRL club has "outgrown" its Bruce headquarters.

The Canberra Raiders are "frustrated" by the NRL's continual round one snubbing.

Canberra Raiders prop Joe Tapine might be on the verge of making his international debut, but Dean Pay says we've only had a "taste of what he can do" and he'll become "one hell of a player".

While he's been busily bolstering his forward pack, Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says he doesn't need to do similar with his backs.

David Shillington jokes he'll have to "eat as much as he can at the buffet" when he faces the Raiders in 2017.

Former Canberra Raiders prop David Shillington puts Terry Campese alongside club legend Alan Tongue as a natural leader and says the five-eighth could've been "one of Canberra's best ever" if not for injury.

Canberra Raiders big bopper Shannon Boyd is hoping to "get at" his cheeky Raiders teammate Josh Hodgson.

Reforming football players is something Ricky Stuart seems to have a knack for, and Sione Faumuina believes the former Australian halfback can do it again with Dave Taylor.

The Canberra Raiders will set up academies throughout country NSW to get their "footprint back in the district" as recruiting boss Peter Mulholland backed the axing of the NRL under-20s competition.

Canberra Raiders winger opens his Test try tally with brace in Four Nations opener.

Former Raiders captain one win away from World Cup berth.

Canberra Raiders return to "spiritual base" for one and only pre-season trial.

England hooker declares they have "no reason" to "fear anybody".