The Raiders were one of the strongest finishing teams last year thanks to the scintillating form of star prop Joe Tapine and the return of halfback Jamal Fogarty.
Tapine has made a pact this year with several teammates, including fellow front-rower Josh Papali’i, to stay off the drink as he believes sobriety was behind his breakout 2022 season.
The Kiwi international has no intention of resting on his laurels, determined to take his consistency to “another level” and end Canberra’s 29-year title drought.