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Round 16 brings coach anxiety over Origin player fitness; Roosters, Cowboys impacted, Panthers unaffected.
Round 16 is upon us and as usual, coaches are scrambling and waiting nervously to find out of their Origin representatives will be fit to take the field.
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The Roosters and Cowboys are once again heavily effected, while the Panthers are unlikely to have a single Origin player feature.
Read on for all of the team news ahead of Round 16.
Round 15 featured upsets, Bulldogs searching for halves, and Dragons struggling with leads.
It may have been a reduced round due to Origin, but there was still plenty of action and upsets across Round 15.
The Bulldogs are no closer to finding Matt Burton's halves partner after both Toby Sexton and Lachlan Galvin impressed against the Rabbitohs.
The Dolphins have emerged as premiership smokeys, while Shane Flanagan's Dragons were exposed against after surrendering yet another 12-point lead.
Read on for the biggest talking points to come out of Round 15.
Ricky Stuart named his top five Raiders: Meninga, Lazarus, Daley, Clyde, and Papali'i, fans mostly agree.
Ricky Stuart picked his top five. And Canberra Raiders fans agree - with one exception.
Of course, Stuart couldn't pick himself when he rattled off his top-five Raiders of all time, listing Mal Meninga, Glenn Lazarus, Laurie Daley, Bradley Clyde and Josh Papali'i.
The Raiders coach was talking about his beloved big bopper in the wake of Papali'i playing his 319th NRL game - making him the most-capped Raider in the process.