The NRL's bench expansion to six players may hinder young halves' development, impacting the Canberra Raiders and leaving unused players without game time.
The NRL's bench increase could ruin the development of young halves, which would be a massive blow to the Canberra Raiders.
Raiders NSW Cup coach Chris Lewis thinks the extra two players on the bench will need to be rotated to get games into them.
As Cup coach, Lewis will bear the brunt of the NRL rule change, which will see the interchange bench increase from four players to six.
The fact only four of those six players can be used is the concern, meaning two players will be unused every game.