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The Canberra Raiders still have hope of landing rugby league's super couple.
They're hoping to sign NSW Sky Blues second-rower Shaylee Bent (pictured) as their marquee NRLW player this year, as well as Gold Coast Titans star David Fifita for their NRL side next year.
That hope's despite reports on Friday Bent has told the Green Machine she won't be coming to the capital to be part of their maiden NRLW team.
They're the honesty sessions driving the Green Machine as Harley Smith-Shields looks to put a tough two years behind him.
The 23-year-old will play his first NRL game since his knee reconstruction last year when he runs out against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville on Saturday.
He's been named to start at left centre, alongside veteran winger Jordan Rapana.
Canberra powerbrokers fear their multi-million dollar, two-pronged bid to lure marquee back-rower David Fifita and his partner Shaylee Bent to the club has fallen short as tensions rise between the Titans and Brisbane over Fifita’s signature.
The Raiders have led rival pursuits of Fifita with a three-year deal worth approximately $900,000 a year tabled after coach Ricky Stuart met with the Gold Coast star and Jillaroo Bent, taking the pair on a guided tour of Canberra’s facilities over the summer.
Bent, a staple of the Dragons NRLW outfit since 2019, had been targeted as a marquee...