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The Green Machine are making some significant changes to their squad ahead of their upcoming match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
According to reports from raiders.com.au, the team has reduced their squad to just 19 players, which will surely put pressure on the remaining players to perform at their best.
However, there is still a chance for Hohepa Puru and Peter Hola to make it into the final lineup, as they remain in the extended squad.
Canberra have shuffled their forward pack for their difficult trip to South Sydney on Saturday, with coach Ricky Stuart demanding a response to their second hefty home defeat this year.
Much like the 53-12 loss to Penrith in round five, the Raiders looked uncompetitive at times in a 42-14 drubbing against Manly last time out, snapping a five-game winning streak that had rocketed them up the table.
They'll miss their entire regular back row against the Rabbitohs - Hudson Young is on State of Origin duty while captain Elliott Whitehead is both injured and suspended - meaning a recall for...
Ricky Stuart took aim at The Courier Mail's attack on Hudson Young, saying the real Hudson Young was the one that had been picked to make his State of Origin debut for NSW.
Stuart also said the same people who had labelled the 24-year-old a "grub" four years ago were the ones encouraging him to be an enforcer now.
Young will run out in the second row for the Blues at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday night after launching himself into the selection frame with a breakout 2022 NRL campaign.