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Canberra Raiders veteran Jarrod Croker is at the stage of his career where little is guaranteed.
But if there's one thing he knows, it's that another shoulder injury won't be holding him back as he chases his NRL return this year.
The 32-year-old centre is set to rejoin full training with his Raiders teammates on Monday, after a disappointing 2022 where he injured, and then reinjured his shoulder.
Luckless Canberra veteran Jarrod Croker has his sights set on an NRL return with the Raiders in 2023, but knows a spot in Ricky Stuart's side won't be handed to him as he continues to recover from season-ending shoulder surgery.
After going under the knife midway through last season, his 14th for the Green Machine, Croker's 2022 campaign was capped at just one appearance, having suffered the setback in his side's Round 9 bout with the Bulldogs.
The ailment curtailed the 32-year-old's season after just returning from the casualty ward, with further setbacks forcing Croker to the sidelines for the foreseeable future and raising questions over his chances of competing in the NRL ever again.
