Canberra Raiders NRL News

Rival NRL teams monitor Chevy Stewart's uncertain future with the Canberra Raiders fullback.

Zero Tackle

Two rival NRL teams are reportedly monitoring the future of Canberra Raiders fullback Chevy Stewart amid reports that he could potentially be squeezed out of the nation's capital.

One of the next generation of fullback stars alongside Liam Ison, Sua Fa'alogo and Isaiah Iongi, Stewart's future in Canberra has seemingly been clouded in uncertainty over the past few months.

With Weekes having cemented the fullback role at the club, Stewart is likely to find himself squeezed out of the nation's capital and will enter the open on November 1, where he is free to negotiate with rival teams.

After The Daily Telegraph reported a week ago that Stewart had found himself on the radar of other...

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Josh Papali'i is reconsidering a Super League move, open to NRL offers instead.

Fox League

Raiders veteran Josh Papali'i is having second thoughts about a move to the Super League, and instead is "open to offers" from rival NRL clubs, it has been revealed.

"He was linked to St Helens and I'm not sure if it's because of his form, his Origin recall, whatever the case may be, but he's made it clear to those close to him that he doesn't really want to go to the Super League.

Papali'i had been linked to a move to St Helens at the end of this season, when he comes off contract.

But now he is likely to remain in the NRL, and it's a turn of events that has caught the Raiders off guard, according to The Daily Telegraph's Michael Carayannis.

"I think everyone just assumed Josh Papali'i was going to go to the Super League at the end of the season," Carayannis said on NRL 360 on Wednesday night.

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