Eighteen-year-old Ethan Strange is set to make his NRL debut with Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart backing the prodigy to shine in a top four showdown with Melbourne.
Strange will fill the void left by Seb Kris in the centres for Canberra's clash with the Storm in Melbourne on Sunday.
The rising star turned heads in the under-19s State of Origin clash last month with a hat-trick and two try assists setting him up to claim man of the match honours.