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Canberra Raiders gave effort but lost to Canterbury Bulldogs in Josh Papalii's 300th game.
You couldn't fault the Canberra Raiders' effort, but given it was Josh Papali'i's 300th NRL game that was never going to be a factor.
But it wasn't quite enough in a thriller at a sold-out Belmore, with the Canterbury Bulldogs getting up 22-18 on Sunday.
It was the biggest crowd at the venue since 2015.
Canberra Raiders great honors inspirations in his 14-year NRL career, displaying photos in locker.
They're the inspirations driving a Canberra Raiders great to join an elite group.
Some of them are sick, some of them are no longer with us and some of them are just kids he's met along the way in his 14-year NRL career.
Regardless of who they are, every week their pictures are lovingly put up in Josh Papali'i's change-room locker - so many times some of them are starting to fray around the edges.
Josh Papalii almost joined South Sydney Rabbitohs before playing 300 NRL games for Canberra Raiders.
Josh Papalii famously backflipped on a move to Parramatta in 2013, but what is not known is how the latest member of the NRL's 300 club almost became a South Sydney Rabbitoh.
The front-rower will celebrate the special milestone when he leads the way for the Canberra Raiders against the Bulldogs at a packed Belmore Sportsground on Sunday afternoon.
It is an excellent achievement for Papalii, considering he has spent his entire career at the one club, and the position he plays.
Papalii signed a three-year deal with the Eels for the start of the 2014 season, but got cold feet and reneged. Ricky Stuart was coach of the Eels at the time, only...