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Canberra Raiders head coach Ricky Stuart has handed the NRL a serve over inconsistencies in deciding which players are allowed to use representative games as part of a suspension.

The Raiders and Stuart were knocked back over an application to have Sebastian Kris use the NRL All Stars game last weekend as part of the suspension which will start his season for an offence at the end of 2023.

Meanwhile, the NRL has approved South Sydney Rabbitohs' development player Jacob Gagai in his bid to have the game count as part of a suspension picked up at the end of the 2023 NSW Cup season, which will...

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ABC Sport

Meet the five players set to make their mark on the NRL in 2024

Every NRL season brings a fresh crop of rookies and aspiring Canberra fullback Chevy Stewart could well be one of the very best of them.

Stewart has been one of the most highly touted juniors in the sport in recent years and after getting a taste of the big time in the Raiders' trial win over Parramatta last week he has the custodian spot for the round one clash with Newcastle firmly in his crosshairs.

"I needed that first hit-out. I haven't had an opportunity in a trial [before] and haven't had my NRL debut so that's definitely a confidence booster," Stewart said.

"I'm pretty keen to get that number one spot."

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The Canberra Times

Unless the NRL reconsiders, Sebastian Kris's round one ban is set to stand, leaving the Canberra Raiders fuming about South Sydney's NRL All Stars loophole.

Kris's application to count the All Stars game towards his five-match suspension was rejected partially because the NRL felt there was no definitive evidence he would have been picked - despite the Raiders' application containing a letter from Indigenous All Stars coach Ronald Griffiths and team manager Gavin Badger, a former NRL referee, stating they would have picked him if he was available.

Not only did the Griffiths-Badger letter state they would pick Kris, but it also said he'd...

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