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Why is Aaron Woods promoting the NRL in Las Vegas? That's the question Roosters hooker Brandon Smith - and many fans - posed this week as Woods, Campbell Graham (South Sydney), Spencer Leniu (Roosters) and Billy Walters (Brisbane) did the rounds in Sin City, promoting the NRL's double-header season opener in March.

The veteran Sea Eagles prop and Campbell were interviewed by America's Fox Sports during the halftime break in the Raiders-Vikings NFL game, with some fairly tame NRL match vision showing as overlay. Speaking on the James Graham Bye Round podcast, Smith said with a laugh: "Aaron Woods, I think a highlight got played and he was talking about explosive football and all these big collisions."

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The Canberra Times

One way or another, Josh Papali'i hopes to have his contract sorted in the next few weeks.

Papali'i is off-contract at the end of 2024, but he has an option for an extra year - which is activated if he plays 75 per cent of games across the 2023-24 NRL seasons.

But the Canberra Raiders superstar hopes to have his future sorted well before that option kicks in - which would coincidentally be about when he plays his 300^th game.

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LeagueNews.co

"He's got good potential and we believe he can bring some real firepower to the forward pack," Stuart continued.

"We showed him around the state-of-the-art training facility, giving him a taste of what he could expect if he chooses to don the green jersey."

Hosking's journey from the Broncos to the Panthers has been an interesting one, but it seems he is not content with settling in one place just yet.

The lure of playing for a club like the Raiders, known for their fierce determination and passionate fans, may be too tempting for the talented second-rower to resist.

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