Sport brought together the people making their lives in the small town that was early Canberra. And 100 years on, community sport remains central to so many people's lives.
As the city grew, so too did its ambition for success on the national and international stage. In the early 1980s, the Cannons gave us a taste of national league success. And before long the Raiders joined the party, with the first of their three premierships in 1989.
