We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
While the Bulldogs and the Wests Tigers have gone on pre-season buying sprees, the Raiders have been relatively quiet in the market, with most of the 2022 squad retained.
To cover the loss of Ryan Sutton, Josh Hodgson and Adam Elliott, the Raiders have recruited Newcastle middle forward Pasami Saulo and former Knights, Broncos and Manly hooker Danny Levi.
Saulo, who joins the Raiders from the Knights, is an interesting proposition as he looks to build on his 11 games for Newcastle last season.
Their careers are 10 years apart, but they find themselves in the same boat Jarrod Croker joked.
He was talking about Canberra Raiders teammate Harley Smith-Shields, who will miss Sunday's pre-season trial against the Canterbury Bulldogs due to a plantar fascia issue.
As revealed by The Canberra Times last week, Smith-Shields has re-signed for another year with the Raiders announcing it on Wednesday - keeping him in lime green until at least the end of 2024.
Ricky Stuart is about as old school as any of the modern day NRL head coaches, which is why the details over Jack Wighton's arrest impresses him instead of angering the 56 year-old.
Wighton was arrested alongside Latrell Mitchell on Saturday night in Canberra while the pair celebrated the former's 30th birthday, however things took a turn before 4am when a playful wrestle between mates ended with four policeman pinning Mitchell down while he screamed in pain.
It's now been revealed that Raiders half wasn't originally set to be arrested, however he couldn't leave a close mate like Latrell in distress by himself.
"If you're going to take him you might as well take me," Wighton allegedly told the police, according to The Daily Telegraph.