Corey Parker has lashed the NRL after minor premiers Canberra were revealed as the team who would miss out on Magic Round next season.

With an odd number of teams again next year before the Perth Bears join the fray in 2027, there was always going to be a team not making the trip to Suncorp Stadium.

This time it will be the Raiders, who finished last season as JJ Giltinan Shield winners.

The decision hasn't gone down well with Broncos great Parker, who took to SEN Radio on Thursday morning to label the Green Machine's absence as "ridiculous".

"I'm having a dig at the NRL," he said.

"Magic Round, one of the most carnival-like rounds for the NRL, a festival of stars come to Brisbane and descend on Suncorp Stadium and the minor premiers, the best team, the most consistent team througho

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