Injured Canberra Raiders centre Jarrod Croker has opened up on the pain of missing this year's season as the Raiders prepare for a do-or-die clash against the Melbourne Storm.
Croker is stranded on 292 NRL games as it stands, all for the Green Machine over the last 14 seasons of first-grade, though injuries have brought the headgear-donning outside back unstuck in recent years.
Since leading the Raiders out for the 2019 Grand Final, Croker has featured in just 35 of a potential 75 games for Canberra, less than 47% availability, including just a singular game this season before a shoulder injury ended his campaign prematurely.