{"id":53694,"date":"2025-07-09T23:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=53694"},"modified":"2025-07-09T23:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:12:25","slug":"breaking-news-by-agreeing-to-a-multimillion-dollar-contract-extension-canberra-raiders-player-joe-tapine-formally-declares-his-devotion-to-the-team-i-would-like-to-finish-my-career-with-the-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=53694","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: By agreeing to a multimillion-dollar contract extension, Canberra Raiders player Joe Tapine formally declares his devotion to the team.  &#8220;I would like to finish my career with the raiders, and he said that&#8230;.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Canberra Raiders front\u2011row powerhouse **Joseph \u201cJoe\u201d Tapine** has signed a new four\u2011year contract extension, committing to the club through the end of 2027 in a multimillion\u2011dollar deal reportedly worth over AUD\u202f3\u202fmillion ([sportingnews.com][1]). This marquee deal makes Tapine one of the best\u2011paid props in the NRL.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tapine delivered a breakout 2022 season, topping the league for post\u2011contact metres (1,731) and ranking second in offloads (47), culminating in his first Meninga Medal as the Raiders\u2019 player\u2011of\u2011the\u2011year ([raiders.com.au][2]). He\u2019s appeared in 145 games for Canberra since joining in 2016 and now has the potential to reach 250 games for the club, a milestone Ricky Stuart once predicted ([raiders.com.au][2]).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On re\u2011signing, Tapine expressed his lifelong ambition:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt; \u201cI want to finish my career with the Raiders\u2026 you\u2019ll play 250 games here and that\u2019s one of my goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Raiders CEO Don Furner described the renewal as \u201ca huge boost,\u201d praising Tapine\u2019s on\u2011field dominance and off\u2011field growth ([sportingnews.com][1]). Tapine also revealed aspirations to become club captain, building on recent leadership experience ([raiders.com.au][2]).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With this blockbuster deal, Tapine has officially declared his devotion to the Raiders\u2014and cemented his place as a central figure in Canberra\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Canberra Raiders front\u2011row powerhouse **Joseph \u201cJoe\u201d Tapine** has signed a new four\u2011year contract extension, committing to the club through the end of 2027 in a multimillion\u2011dollar deal reportedly worth over AUD\u202f3\u202fmillion ([sportingnews.com][1]). 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