We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Zac Hosking is an early contender for recruit of the year.
The Canberra Raiders second-rower has made an instant impact in the capital, showing not only his skill, strong defence, but versatility as well.
Hosking was part of a convincing Canberra 32-12 victory over Wests Tigers at Canberra Stadium on Saturday - their eighth win in a row against the combine club.
The Benji Marshall coaching era at the Tigers begins with a tough trip to the nation's capital where they take on the high-flying Raiders.
Marshall has been forced to defend his work ethic in the lead up to his head coaching debut and he can silence all the critics with a victory in Canberra.
But the two-time reigning wooden spooners have been listed as outsiders for a reason, with Ricky Stuart's Raiders producing a thumping win over the Titans in Round 1.
Canberra Raiders great Steve Jackson has been a grand final hero, a chicken shop owner, and a real estate agent, but now he has his sights set on politics.
The legendary Raider who scored the game-winning try for the Green Machine in the 1989 grand final against Balmain will head to the polling booth on Saturday hoping to be elected the new mayor of Mackay.
"I'm just learning on my feet and I get quite anxious whether I say the right or wrong things, but at the end of the day all my friends say to me - just be you," Jackson told The Canberra Times.
"That's why people like me ... it's because what they see is what they get, and in the...