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The NRL minor premiership hinges on points differential, with the Canberra Raiders as prime contenders.
The race for the NRL minor premiership could come down to points differential.
That's how close it could be.
And it's the Canberra Raiders who are one of the prime contenders to claim the JJ Giltinan Shield at the end of the season.
Josh Papali'i missed the review for family time, but Stuart showed clips of his impact to the team.
Josh Papali'i wasn't at Ricky Stuart's review of the Canberra Raiders' win over Newcastle - he was spending time with his family and newborn son Jeremiah.
But Stuart still showed his young Green Machine three clips of the Queensland enforcer's work off the football to show them the impact they'll need to cover for on Saturday.
The Raiders coach backed Queensland's SOS to the 33-year-old veteran for the State of Origin decider in Sydney on Wednesday.
State of Origin brings mixed outcomes for NRL clubs, with some thriving while others struggle significantly.
The State of Origin period is a wild and wacky time of year.
Some clubs go from strength to strength, others sneak through flying by the seat of their pants, and others collapse in a miserable heap, whinging about player workloads and travel.
In one of those strange quirks of the NRL season, Ricky Stuart's men didn't have their first bye of the campaign until Round 15.