2026 R4 Sun - Canberra 22-34 Cronulla @ GIO

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NRL 2026 - Round 4
Canberra Raiders v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce / Ngunnawal (TICKETS)

Sunday 29 March 2026
Kickoff 4:05pm AEDT.
Live on Nine Network, 9Now, Fox League, Kayo Sports.

1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Savelio Tamale 3. Simi Sasagi 4. Sebastian Kris 5. Xavier Savage 6. Ethan Strange 7. Ethan Sanders 8. Morgan Smithies 9. Tom Starling 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Noah Martin 13. Corey Horsburgh 14. Jayden Brailey 15. Zac Hosking 16. Ata Mariota 17. Joseph Roddy 18. Daine Laurie 19. Jed Stuart 20. Owen Pattie 21. Matthew Timoko 22. Chevy Stewart

Changes from last match:
Out: Josh Papalii (front row)
In: Joseph Roddy (bench), Daine Laurie (bench), Jed Stuart (bench)
Changes: Morgan Smithies (bench to front row)

1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. KL Iro 5. Samuel Stonestreet 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Thomas Hazelton 11. Billy Burns 12. Teig Wilton 13. Jesse Colquhoun 14. Siosifa Talakai 15. Toby Rudolf 16. Oregon Kaufusi 17. Braden Hamlin-Uele 18. Hohepa Puru 19. Tuku Hau Tapuha 20. Chris Veaila 21. Jayden Berrell 22. Mawene Hiroti

Changes from last match:
Out: Briton Nikora (second row)
In: Braden Hamlin-Uele (bench), Hohepa Puru (bench), Tuku Hau Tapuha (bench)
Changes: Teig Wilton (bench to second row)

Referee: Grant Atkins
Sideline Officials: Kieren Irons, Matt Noyen
Video Referee: Ashley Klein

HEAD TO HEAD - 1982 - 2025​

	TOTAL	CANBERRA	CRONULLA	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	85	42	43	0
GIO	35	19	16	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2023	Round 27	CRONULLA 24-6	Pointsbet	12750
2024	Round 4	CRONULLA 36-22	Sharks	12692
2024	Round 8	CRONULLA 40-0	GIO	15820
2025	Round 5	CANBERRA 24-20	GIO	10914
2025	Semi Final	CRONULLA 32-12	GIO	24322

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1994	Round 16	CANBERRA 56-12	Bruce	11901
2024	Round 8	CRONULLA 40-0	GIO	15820

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8
CANBERRA	NEWCASTLE (A)	SOUTH SYDNEY (A)	MELBOURNE (H)	WESTS TIGERS (A)
CRONULLA	WARRIORS (H)	SYDNEY (H)	(BYE)	NORTH QLD (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3
CANBERRA	MANLY	W 29-28	WARRIORS	L 6-40	CANTERBURY	L 10-14
CRONULLA	GOLD COAST	W 50-10	PENRITH	L 6-26	DOLPHINS	L 10-38

STATE OF PLAY: 2026 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
CANBERRA	14th	3	0	1-2-0	45	82
CRONULLA	10th	3	0	1-2-0	66	74

 

[mozza91]

Don’t know who’ll win. But the Raiders are playing so I know the weather will be shit and the ref will contribute to all of Cronulla’s points.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Praying for a dry track.

 

[BadnMean]

Cronulla have a huge middle rotation and without Papa we have a pretty light one. If it's wet again we'll struggle like we did vs Wahs- just sheer size in the collision starts to matter more in the middle and it's harder run run the big guys ragged.

Cronulla a bit of a bogey team for Raiders. Waiting to see Weekes on a dry track, he's looked dangerous even in the wet. I feel like we need to dial in our discipline a bit- you can't avoid the odd high shot these days but stuff like 2nd attempts at dragging players out, wobbly play the balls- those things we can sort out.

Strange and Tapine been a bit quiet to start the year. They're our key players so it's a bit captain obvious to say it but if they fire we'll go a lot better.

Raiders by 4 but with no confidence, Sharkies scare me much more than their ladder position should.

 

[Valheru]

Pretty big early season match up. One of these teams is going to be 1-3 with a real battle to make the 8.

It's hard to say who has looked better thus far. The 2 wins between them have come against teams that have yet to win a single game.

Raiders with 0 confidence.

 

[Bookie]

Atkins and Klein

raiders by a mile.

 

[Colk]

Sharks will win this easily

 

[mongoose]

Need Brailey to show something against one of his former clubs. He's looked out of step so far. Surely Pattie is very close to being called up again.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Need Brailey to show something against one of his former clubs. He's looked out of step so far. Surely Pattie is very close to being called up again.

I hope so, but I doubt it. I think Brailey is an experience selection to balance out the loss of Fogarty.

 

[Fangs]

My match of the week.

Shaky start for both teams. Weather on Sunday looks good. Hoping to see some good attacking football from both. Leaning Raiders at home.

 

[Someone2]

Raiders by 14

 

[Warrimoo3]

The Sharks normally hit the ground running but haven’t burst out of the blocks this year. Maybe Fitzgibbon has tweaked their preparation .

When McInnes did his acl last year the Sharks went on a bit of a run based on their forwards hunting as a pack and Blake Brailey hitting career best form especially with his darts from dummy half. And the Sharks have one of the biggest packs in the NRL.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record , Strange has to move back to the left in attack. In my opinion no putting him there until the 75th minute cost them the win last week. Sanders looks like a good 1st grader but at this stage of his career his ball playing is a tad predictable. Daine Laurie’s sleight of hand at halfback is just what the doctor ordered.

The Sharks usually match up well against the Raiders. And Big Pappa is a big loss.

Stonestreet a double.

Sharks by 12

 

[Barney Stubble]

The Raiders were pretty gritty V the dogs , I won't say good because they still lacked discipline at times but with little ball or territory for long periods they did ok.

Its sunny today & the track should be fast as , with an even share of the ball & calls ..
& our pace ... the Raiders should get the job done

The Milk by 10

 

[Diesel]

Up, up, Canberra

Raiders by 10

 

[Bazal]

I demand wackiness.

I think the Raiders will be primed to provide, because they always are. But the Sharks have some absolute deadshits who I'm keen to see at their dumbest today too.

 

[Diesel]

What a treat, Cronk for the next 80 minutes

 

[skeepe]

Oh f**k me not Atkins

 

[This Year?]

Pubekins.
Congrats Sharks.

 

[This Year?]

Yeah Vossy give the other code a plug why don't you.

 

[Bazal]

Do you think Nico Hynes deliberately styles his hair scraggly and pube-esque for afternoons jut like this?