We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
The Gold Coast Titans are facing a crucial match against the Canberra Raiders this Sunday, with their playoff hopes hanging in the balance.
In order to secure the final ticket to the playoffs, the Titans must come away with a win.
While they do have a small 11-point buffer to fall back on, the team's focus is solely on getting the two points needed to lock up third spot.
This would eliminate the need to worry about the scoreboard and potential tiebreakers.
Newcastle halfback Jackson Hastings may not even be fit to return next week should the Knights keep their season alive against the Warriors on Saturday afternoon.
That is according to Newcastle coach Adam O'Brien, who told reporters there is a possibility Hastings' injury is serious enough to keep him sidelined.
"Potentially. I'm not across everything just yet, but potentially," O'Brien said when asked if Hastings could spend more time out with what he described as a "quite significant" injury.
It's the lime green shoots in the Canberra Raiders' engine room that had Hudson Young eager to re-sign.
And he's predicted the likes of Ata Mariota, Trey Mooney and Hohepa Puru could form the next wave of Green Machine front-row stars.
Young re-signed with the Raiders until the end of 2027, with The Canberra Times expecting the club to announce a similar extension for Corey Horsburgh in the coming days.