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The closest Jarrod Croker will go to pulling on another club's colours on game day will be a Goulburn Bulldogs hoodie under a puffer jacket.
Because the Canberra Raiders "won't be able to get rid of me that easily".
The end of Canberra's NRL campaign will double as the final chapter in Croker's playing career, the 305-game veteran poised to retire this season.