Found things tough in the first week at your new job? Then spare a thought for new Canterbury prop Ryan Sutton after he made the move from Canberra to Sydney.
Sutton recalled the agony and ecstasy of his first seven days after leaving the Raiders - which were spent sleeping on a hospital floor.
Expecting fraternal twins with his partner Kate, the Englishman feared the worst when a routine scan showed his daughter was not moving.
New Bulldog Sutton puts turbulent 2022 behind him
Mum's the word on Fifita
Waiting, waiting, waiting. The Canberra Raiders still hope David Fifita will make a decision about his future before the NRL begins next weekend and they believe they're still in the mix to snare his signature.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart gave a fresh update this week, saying he'd given the talented back-rower time and space even as round one edges closer.
Rumour has it Fifita's family, in particular his mum, may play a key role in his next career move and the Raiders are hoping their reputation as a family club can get the Fifitas over the line.
The Daley chat inspiring star Raider Papali'i
By now you might have seen the ads that have set Josh Papali'i's phone alight.
Papali'i, rugby league's fearsome front-rower, lays on a bed with breast implants and tells the doctor he'd only come in to get a mole removed.
Cut to Laurie Daley being zapped during a shift on the tools before, in the next clip, he's flying a chopper Papali'i is too scared to jump out of.
