The 2024 NRL season is a time of rebirth and regrowth for the Green Machine.
Of the next generation of Canberra Raiders stars, here's the five most important players for the upcoming campaign.
Ricky's rebuild: the five most important next gen Raiders
Manly's nightmare flyer blow; Broncos sweat on young gun: NRL Casualty Ward
Both the Sea Eagles and Broncos have been hit with injury blows, with Jason Saab and Brendan Piakura set for sideline stints.
"Any time you see one of your real speed men pull up like that it's not ideal, obviously he'll get scans in Australia, we've got a long turnaround but it's probably doubtful he'll play in that Roosters game," Anthony Seibold said.
In the first Las Vegas clash, Saab pulled up lame in the closing minutes of the clash, grabbing at his hamstring.
The 23-year-old looked unsettled, grabbing at his leg whilst standing beyond the dead ball line in a horrible sight for Manly fans.
Raiders sing Viva Las Vegas as bold NRL dream becomes reality
The FOMO is real among the Canberra Raiders watching the NRL's Las Vegas experiment from afar.
That's "fear of missing out" for those unaware of such slang, and it's exactly how Raiders stars Jamal Fogarty and Xavier Savage are feeling ahead of rugby league's unprecedented round one double-header in Sin City on Sunday.
"Hopefully next year it's us. I'm getting jealous," Savage joked when asked his thoughts about rugby league's takeover of Las Vegas.
