He's only been in the country a couple of months, but Canberra Raiders recruit Morgan Smithies is already putting his hand up to start at lock come round one.
Corey Horsburgh made the Raiders' No.13 jersey his own last season, but he'll sit out the opening two rounds of the 2024 NRL season due to suspension.
He said if the hard-nosed Englishman, or whoever else Raiders coach Ricky Stuart picked to start at lock against the Newcastle Knights on March 7, performed well and kept him out of the starting 13 then the fiery Queenslander will only have himself to blame.