Kaeo Weekes has backed himself to wear the Canberra Raiders No.6 jersey this season.
But he knows it will be up to his performance in the Raiders' final pre-season trial and who coach Ricky Stuart wants to go with.
Weekes and Ethan Strange have been locked in a pre-season-long battle to be the Green Machine's five-eighth this year, with Weekes laying down a strong marker in Canberra's trial win over Parramatta last weekend.