In-form Rabbitohs star Campbell Graham could be free to line up for the
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ladder-leaders against Canberra this weekend, despite initially being picked in the extended NSW squad for the State of Origin opener in Adelaide on May 31. Graham - who has arguably been the competition's best centre in 2023 - was named as 18th man in the Blues squad announced on Monday morning.
However, after joining the Blues' playing group at Coogee on Monday morning, Graham was then released from the squad, with Blues officials citing a sternum injury as the issue. The setback for the South Sydney star has seen Penrith centre Stephen Crichton drafted in to the NSW squad instead of Graham as the team's...
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English international John Bateman knew just how good Hudson Young was going to be after spending two seasons with him at the Raiders.
The 29-year-old, currently playing his trade for the Tigers, left the nation's capital at the end of the 2020 season after he was released to seek better offers.
Bateman joined the Raiders in 2019, the year Young made his debut before he was suspended twice for two separate incidents of eye gouging.Fire up: Big Red tipped to bounce back
The Raiders want Corey Horsburgh to fire his way into the back of Billy Slater's mind in the hope his Queensland omission could be Canberra's gain.
Horsburgh was tipped as a potential bolter in Maroons coach Slater's plans before being overlooked for the State of Origin series opener in Adelaide on May 31.
Now Raiders teammate Joe Tapine wants the fiery forward - who will shift from lock to second-row to cover a gaping hole in the Green Machine's pack this week - to force his way back into the conversation when Canberra meet the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Homebush on Saturday night.
