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The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart said this pre-season has been the toughest he's experienced in recent memory, but there's a green-tinted silver lining.

A number of key positions are up for grabs ahead of Canberra's NRL season-opener against Newcastle on Thursday night, with suspensions to forward Corey Horsburgh and outside back Seb Kris further opening up opportunities for players pushing for selection.

It makes for some difficult decisions come Tuesday afternoon when Stuart officially names his 17 headed to the Hunter.

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LeagueNews.co

In a disappointing display on Saturday afternoon, the Raiders junior rep sides succumbed to defeat across all three grades at the illustrious Kirkham Oval in Camden.

The scoreboard painted a bleak picture as the Magpies gained a commanding 14-nil advantage at halftime, leaving the valiant Raiders with an uphill battle for the remaining forty minutes.

However, hope flickered briefly when Woden Valley Rams juniors, Xavier Cacciotti and Ethan Alaia, stormed across the try line consecutively, narrowing the deficit to a tantalizing 14-12.

Alas, the Magpies always had another trick up their sleeve, as winger Daniel Waqa effortlessly sailed over for a try eight minutes later, sealing their victory and earning crucial two points for Wests.

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Canberra Weekly

If young gun Will Pryce earns an NRL debut with an opportunity to terrorise his Canberra opponents on Thursday night, perhaps he'll just be returning the favour to a familiar face.

Raiders captain and fellow Englishman Elliott Whitehead lived with the Newcastle talent's family in the south of France as he plied his trade for the Catalans Dragons in the early 2010s.

Whitehead joked that a pre-teen Pryce provided the perfect path through language barriers.

"I used to force him to shop with me when I wanted something because...

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