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Hudson Young turned up as a teenager with "no money, no job, just a dream to play in the NRL". When you start to wonder what drove him, he peels back his sleeve to reveal the name tattooed on his shoulder.
"It's nan's last name, Kaschan," the Canberra Raiders back-rower says.
Without nan and pop, Valentina and Terry Martin, Young isn't knocking on the door of NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler in search of a State of Origin debut.
It’s the eve of the new NRL season and every fan is filled with hope. But is it justified?
Can you really make a confident argument for the Dolphins to make the finals in their first season? And is there really any world in which the Panthers won’t be a serious contender again?
We run the rule over each team to gauge their chances of making the finals, making the case for all of them to make – or miss – the top eight.
Wayne Bennett has pulled the trigger and dropped five-eighth Anthony Milford from the Dolphins' team for their first NRL match against the Sydney Roosters, naming 19-year-old debutant Isaiya Katoa to start at No.6.
The teams for round one were released on Tuesday with Cronulla No.7 Nicho Hynes out of the side to play South Sydney at PointsBet Stadium on Saturday night after succumbing to a calf strain. His spot will be taken by Braydon Trindall.
Canberra named centre Sebastian Kris to start the season at fullback against North Queensland in Townsville on Saturday night with Xavier Savage out for eight weeks with a broken jaw. Star Raiders prop Josh Papali'i is also absent with a calf...