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Canberra Weekly

Hudson Young says he'll take his State of Origin debut with both hands if picked by NSW on Monday as perhaps the biggest bolter in the Blues' squad.

The Canberra second-rower looks set to be chosen by NSW coach Brad Fittler and fight with Newcastle forward Daniel Saifiti for the last spot on the Blues' bench for next Wednesday's series opener in Adelaide.

Fittler is likely to pick incumbents Cameron Murray and Liam Martin as his edge back-rowers with Newcastle's Tyson Frizell in a bench role, with Young fighting to join him on the interchange or even play the 18th man...

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Canberra Weekly

A defiant Tom Trbojevic has proved his State of Origin fitness with a stunning display on Sunday evening, carving up Canberra in Manly's 42-14 win.

The Sea Eagles' fullback was unstoppable at GIO Stadium, scoring a hat-trick and looking at his threatening best in his final outing before NSW coach Brad Fittler names his side for the series opener.

Trbojevic has been hampered by a hamstring injury but is now almost certain to be picked in the centres for Game 1 after leading Manly to a much-needed win in the nation's capital.

It snapped their three-game losing slide and let them...

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LeagueNews.co

The Canberra Raiders, as reported by raiders.com.au, suffered a 42-14 defeat to the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL Indigenous Round at GIO Stadium Canberra.

The hosts started strong, putting pressure on the Sea Eagles' goal line early on thanks to a dropped bomb by Tom Trbojevic.

Elliot Whitehead, the Raiders' skipper, was the first to score with a try off a Jack Wighton short pass that put him through a gap in the Manly defence.

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