We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders have been dealt a massive pre-season blow with star fullback Xavier Savage set to spend eight weeks on the sideline with a broken jaw.
Savage spent the night in Canberra hospital and will undergo surgery on Tuesday after fracturing his jaw in a head clash in the Raiders' trial against Canterbury at Moruya on Sunday.
The 20-year-old went to Moruya hospital for X-rays after the game before his mum drove him back to Canberra where he went straight to hospital.
Xavier Savage is in doubt for round one after the Canberra Raiders' star fullback went to hospital for scans on what appears to be a broken jaw.
It's a massive blow for the Green Machine, who could have lost one of the key cogs before the NRL season's even started.
Savage was sent to hospital to have X-rays after the Raiders' first pre-season trial, with a stray shoulder forcing him off early in the second half.
Xavier Savage is in doubt for round one after the Canberra Raiders' star fullback went to hospital for scans on what appears to be a broken jaw.
It's a massive blow for the Green Machine, who could have lost one of the key cogs before the NRL season's even started.
Savage was sent to hospital to have X-rays after the Raiders' first pre-season trial, with a stray shoulder forcing him off early in the second half.