Canberra Raiders NRL News

Knights coach O'Brien will play exiled half Jackson Hastings due to injuries and Origin impacts.

Fox League

Knights coach Adam O'Brien will be forced to turn to exiled half Jackson Hastings this week with injuries and State of Origin decimating his spine.

Hastings hasn't played a single NRL game this season and is said to be on the outer at the club, but is expected to be rushed into the halves to partner Jack Cogger.

A number of clubs' depth will be tested this week due to Origin camp but none more so than the Dragons. Despite only having one player selected (Valentine Holmes), coach Shane Flanagan is going to have to dig deep - or potentially do a major reshuffle - to cover the loss.

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Sean Moir enjoyed Lime Milk cartons, wearing a costume at Canberra Stadium during a Raiders game victory.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders disciple Sean Moir reckons the number of Lime Milk cartons he knocked back would be "in the hundreds".

"I actually didn't mind the flavour," Moir said. "I thought it was good."

Which goes some way to explaining the lime milk carton costume Moir is wearing a few rows back from the fence at Canberra Stadium, where Josh Papali'i is moments away from converting his own try and leaving Ricky Stuart to fight back tears in a 36-12 win over South Sydney.

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Maroons face challenges; Mark Carroll suggests adding Corey Horsburgh to boost Queensland's tough pack for success.

The Daily Telegraph

It's red alert time for the Maroons.

Before the first State of Origin game, former Blues enforcer Mark Carroll said Queensland's pack, while solid enough, lacked a Looney Factor.

It takes a looney to know one and the colourful Spud was spot on.

The Blues had no fear of the Queensland pack in Game One and there's a risk nothing will change in Games Two unless Queensland unleash the maverick element of Canberra's former Caboolture Snake Corey Horsburgh.

Red-haired Horsburgh is in the expanded squad and worth a try in the run-on team which still looks a fair way away from being...

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