It won't be Jarrod Croker's 300th game, but Josh Papali'i is still expecting fireworks. And he's expecting former teammate John Bateman to bring them.
Bateman will line up against the Canberra Raiders for the first time since he walked out on the club at the end of the 2020 NRL season - one year before his three-contract was meant to end.
He's since returned to the NRL - on a four-year deal with the Wests Tigers - and will line up against the Green Machine at Campbelltown on Friday night.