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Elliott Whitehead jokes he's surprised Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart hasn't given him the No.1 jersey - given he's used the versatile Englishman everywhere else.
But then the Raiders co-captain quickly turns to backing Sebastian Kris to get the fullback job done in Xavier Savage's (jaw) absence.
Josh Papalii insists he is on track to play in Canberra’s NRL season opener against North Queensland despite continuing to struggle with a calf injury.
Papalii required treatment at Raiders training on Monday as he completed a light run, five days out from the clash with the Cowboys.
Initially hurt while warming up for Canberra’s final pre-season match, Papalii played 20 minutes of that game against the Tigers.
It was the limp that will have Canberra Raiders fans sweating in their Papali'i-Fogarty budgie smugglers.
But Raiders enforcer Josh Papali'i was confident his calf would win the race against time to be right for their NRL season opener - despite needing treatment during training on Monday.
If he's not ready to play the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville on Saturday, Raiders co-captain Elliott Whitehead was confident their group of young forwards would be able to cover the absence of the State of Origin big bopper.