This could be a career-making year for young Canberra Raiders forward Trey Mooney, and starting 2024 with representative honours has helped put wind in his sails.
Mooney is only 21, but has been a player on the precipice of a breakout season for the last few years in Canberra.
His chances in first grade since a 2022 NRL debut have been few and far between in a stacked Raiders forward room, and with injuries like a broken hand last season interrupting his rise.