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Nick Cotric is set to miss the Canberra Raiders' trip to Wagga Wagga with a hamstring injury forcing coach Ricky Stuart into another outside back reshuffle.
The injury has kept Cotric to three appearances this season, and the 24-year-old lasted just 54 minutes before leaving the field in a win over St George Illawarra on Sunday.
Raiders officials will not put a return date on Cotric until he returns to club headquarters early next week following Canberra's bye this weekend.
Nicho Hynes Origin dilemma sparks brutal Brad Fittler reality
Brad Fittler faces a huge decision on whether to pick in-form
Sharks star Nicho Hynes in the halves
over incumbent Jarome Luai and the call could also determine his own Origin future. Hynes has returned in 2023 in phenomenal form and the 26-year-old stole the show again as the Sharks defeated the Roosters 22-12 on the weekend.
The
NRL
playmaker's heroics came after he inked a contract extension last week that's reportedly worth around $7 million and will keep him at the Sharks until the end of 2029. Hynes is knocking on the door of Blues selection with many NRL experts calling for the Sharks player to be given a chance.
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Jack Wighton hits back over Brad Fittler speculation...
Jack Wighton, who is off contract from the Raiders at the end of this season, has decided to test the open market and envisages a decision to be made “in the next couple of weeks”
It is understood the Raiders and the Dolphins are the two favourites to land Wighton.
“I’d like to make the decision as soon as possible, in the next couple of weeks,” he said.
“I love the Raiders and I always will.
“I’m breaking no rules....I had an option to check the market at my age and that’s what I’ve done.”