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Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart believes the nation's capital is the best place for the Titans' star back-rower David Fifita to realise his potential and return to State of Origin after a year of disappointment on the Gold Coast.

The Raiders' interest in Fifita is no secret, with the club believing they could appear an attractive destination after Fifita's partner Shaylee Bent was recruited by the club as a marquee signing for their inaugural NRLW season.

The Canberra Times has revealed that not only has Stuart met with Fifita's manager, Fifita actually toured the club's centre of excellence last week, along with Bent.

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The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has challenged David Fifita to deliver on the bucketloads of talent he has to offer the game.

And Stuart believed the Green Machine was the perfect place to help the 22-year-old to do exactly that and achieve his goal of returning to the State of Origin fold for Queensland.

The Raiders were not only interested in Fifita for their NRL side, but his partner, World Cup-winning Jillaroo Shaylee Bent as a marquee signing for their NRLW side ahead of its debut 2023 season.

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Former Canberra Raider Sam Williams has notched up a century playing for North Canberra Gungahlin in the Australian Capital Territory's first-grade premier cricket competition.

Williams retired from the NRL during the 2022 season, stepping aside to allow for younger players to gain opportunities in Ricky Stuart's NRL squad.

“Yeah look, it's my time to leave the club, Williams said at the time in mid-June.

“Over the last 16, 17 years I have been at the club now since I started in Harold Matthews and coming through the grades."

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