Thank you to everyone who helped make our NYC 2026 campaign such a memorable experience. The ACT Raiders are incredibly proud of all our teams and the way they represented the ACT throughout the tournament.
A special thank you to our coaches, managers, physios, families and supporters for the countless hours, commitment and encouragement that go into making these campaigns possible. To the players, thank you for representing the ACT with pride, passion and respect. We hope you walk away from NYC with great memories, new friendships and a stronger love for the game.
We’d greatly appreciate your feedback to further improve the experience for all players. We ask that players, parents/guardians, coaches, managers, spectators & anyone who attended the event, please leave your feedback HERE.
Tournament Milestones & Achievements:
A special congratulations goes to our 16s Boys, 18s Boys & 18s Girls who were crowned Alliance State Champions!
Congratulations also to Abby Jones, who this year took her All-Time try scoring tally to 26 at NYC events. This is the most All-Time for the ACT Raiders with the record previously being held by Elise Simpson who scored 24 tries. Shoutout to Daisy Craig who also equaled the previous record of 24!
For each team's award winners and results, please see below:
12s Girls:
MVP: Lucinda Christian
Player's Player: Madeline Ling
Coaches Award: Aria Hodgson
12s Girls Results:
R1 vs HW Hornets A: 10-0 L
R2 vs NRN Eagles: 4-1 L
R3 vs BNE Cobras B: 10-2 L
R4 vs NQ Cyclones: 5-0 L
R5 vs SQ Sharks B: 9-0 L
R6 vs CQ Bulls: 15-2 L
R7 vs SRN Rebels: 17-0 L
Playoff vs TAS Thunder: 9-1 W
14s Girls:
MVP: Juliette Glover & Zoe Rushby
Player's Player: Ashley Fordham
Coaches Award: Fleur Ko
14s Girls Results:
R1 vs HW Hornets B: 7-2 L
R2 vs NQ Cyclones: 14-0 L
R3 vs CQ Bulls: 13-0 L
R4 vs SC Pineapples: 12-0 L
R5 vs SYD Scorpions B: 14-0 L
R6 vs SC Pineapples: 18-1 L
Playoff vs VIC Storm: 6-5 L
Playoff vs NT Devils: 3-1 W
16s Girls:
MVP: Evie Durham
Player's Player: Charli Milne
Coaches Award: Sophie Baker
16s Girls Results:
R1 vs TAS Thunder: 3-2 W
R2 vs SQ Sharks A: 11-0 L
R3 vs NRN Eagles: 5-2 L
R4 vs SRN Rebels: 6-1 L
R5 BYE
R6 vs WA Tigers A: 6-5 L
R7 vs NQ Cyclones: 8-3 L
R8 vs CQ Bulls 14-0 L
R9 vs BNE Cobras B: 2-2 D
Playoff vs SQ Sharks B: 5-3 L
16s Boys:
MVP: Bryson Flynn
Player's Player: Travis Box
Coaches Award: Lincon Smith & Cooper Edwards
16s Boys Results:
R1 vs BNE Cobras B: 2-1 W
R2 vs NQ Cyclones: 9-6 L
R3 vs WA Tigers B: 11-3 W
R4 vs HW Hornets B: 7-4 L
R5 vs CQ Bulls: 9-4 L
R6 vs SQ Sharks A: 13-2 L
R7 BYE
R8 vs WSW Suns: 7-6 W
R9 vs NRN Eagles: 11-3 W
Alliance Grand Final vs WA Tigers A: 6-5 W
18s Girls:
MVP: Abby Jones
Player's Player: Tayla Lawrence
Coaches Award: Grace Johnson
18s Girls Results:
R1 vs SC Pineapples: 1-1 D
R2 vs NSWCIS: 4-3 L
R3 vs BNE Cobras: 7-1 L
R4 vs NRN Eagles: 9-1 W
R5 vs SA Heat: 10-1 W
R6 vs NSWCHS: 11-3 L
R7 vs NQ Cyclones: 9-4 W
Quarter Final vs QRSS: 6-3 L
Playoff vs SWQ Swans: 9-6 L
Alliance Grand Final vs SA Heat: 12-2 W
18s Boys:
MVP: Lewis Jones
Player's Player: Eroni Camaivuna
Coaches Award: Liam Thorsen
18s Boys Results:
R1 vs NSWCIS: 102 L
R2 vs BNE Cobras: 15-3 L
R3 vs SRN Rebels: 14-4 W
R4 vs CQ Bulls: 11-4 L
R5 vs NSWCCC: 14-5 L
R6 vs NSWCCC: 15-1 L
Playoff vs SRN Rebels: 11-6 W
Alliance Grand Final vs TAS Thunder: 7-2 W
Congratulations to the following players who were selected in this year’s Alliance State Merit Teams:
18s Girls
- Sophia Dawe
- Gisele Schlesinger
- Anne Hassall
- Mia Kelly
- Abby Jones
- Daisy Craig
- Ryley Arnold
18s Boys
- Ryan Wilson
- Miles Holmes
- Eroni Camaivuna
16s Girls
- Mia Curtis
- Emily Evans
- Daisy Pipe
- Grace Johnson
- Charli Milne
- Willow Barry
16s Boys
- Travis Box
- Harley Bugden
- Didar Sandhu
- Ryley Power
