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Maori All Stars coach Adam Blair praised new recruits Manaia Waitere and Trent Toelau for their impressive training performance ahead of Sunday's game.

Zero Tackle

Maori All Stars coach Adam Blair has revealed Melbourne Storm recruits Manaia Waitere and Trent Toelau have been among his most impressive players during training ahead of Sunday's game.

While the All Stars concept could well be on the ropes, it will provide opportunities for a number of young players to impress this weekend, including Waitere and Toelau, who Blair told 2GB Radio have both had a good week.

"I've been really impressed with young Manaia Waitere from the Storm. He's a young kid, only played one game at the Canberra Raiders previously.

"Obviously there's Trent Toelau here who was at Panthers and is at the Storm now.

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Billy Walters is recovering from an ACL injury, aiming to return by round 20 while supporting the Broncos' success in the premiership.

Zero Tackle

Torn by the Broncos' success and the heartbreak of a major injury, Billy Walters is recovering from an ACL injury suffered in the finals against the Canberra Raiders last season.

The club would go on to win the premiership, defeating the Melbourne Storm while Walters watched from the sidelines. 

"The knee was a bit slow to begin with, to be honest," he revealed to Wide World of Sports at the NRL season launch on Tuesday.

"I had a bit more meniscus damage than what they originally thought, but it hasn't pushed my return date back too much further, so still aiming for about round 20.

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Leo Thompson's return to Canberra makes sense; the Raiders recruited him from New Zealand rugby in 2020, influenced by his partner Jazmin and close friends.

The Sydney Morning Herald

It made so much sense for Leo Thompson to return to Canberra.

The Raiders first recruited the prop from New Zealand rugby, where he was playing as a heavyweight inside centre, for their Jersey Flegg side in 2020.

Thompson had never watched a game of league until the Raiders' late recruitment guru, Peter Mulholland, picked up the phone.

Thompson's partner, Jazmin, grew up in Canberra. And some of his best mates, with whom he worked in demolition during the COVID pandemic, still lived in the nation's capital.

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