Premium Content Subscriber only The Gladstone Raiders and Raidettes will be out to impress when they take the field in the 47th annual Battalion Carnival, for what is rumoured to be the last time this weekend. For 50 years rugby league teams from around the region have been battling for the 47th Battalion Memorial Trophy since the competition commenced in 1971. Gladstone Raiders coach Brian Pengelly said they had assembled a strong side that had trained well. “We have a good mix of players from across all of the region’s clubs,” he said. “We have to go into the carnival confident and with the young side we have selected, the players are ready and keen to put on their best performances.”