The Canberra Raiders will negotiate a long-term contract with Hudson Young, a top second-rower and potential NSW Blues starter.
The Canberra Raiders are set to kick off talks with Hudson Young in the coming weeks over a long-term contract extension.
Young has become one of the best - and more importantly most consistent - second-rowers in the NRL over the last 12 or so months.
While he formerly was known for the occasional discipline issue on field, Young has become a leader at the Raiders, and the second-rower will likely be a walk up starter for the NSW Blues when Laurie Daley named his squad for Game 1 of the 2026 State of Origin series on Monday morning.
Young is currently off-contract at the end of 2027, meaning he could hit the open market from November 1 if the Raiders don't manage to do a deal by then.