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The Melbourne Storm's head coach, Craig Bellamy, has made his final selection for the upcoming match against the Dragons at WIN Stadium in Round 25, as reported by melbournestorm.com.au.
One notable change in the starting side is the return of Will Warbrick, who missed the previous week's victory over the Raiders due to neck soreness.
This shift sees Reimis Smith taking on the 18th man duties, while Alec MacDonald has been dropped from the gameday squad altogether.
The Canberra Raiders will have to try and shore up their NRL finals hopes without star man Jack Wighton, with the five-eighth set to miss the vital clash with Canterbury.
Wighton tweaked his hamstring at training on Friday and will not be risked against the Bulldogs on Sunday, with reserve half Matt Frawley to fill in at No.6.
The injury leaves Wighton - who moves to South Sydney from next season - racing the clock to be fit for what could be his final game in Canberra for the Raiders next Saturday night against Brisbane.
Wighton's absence adds to the Raiders' troubles as they try to put a poor month of form behind them.
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Ricky Stuart wants his Canberra side to relax and put a poor month of form behind them as they look to shore up an NRL finals berth against Canterbury on Sunday.
Again admitting the Raiders haven't played good football since their round-20 bye, the veteran coach insists effort isn't the issue, despite his team being thoroughly dismantled in a 48-2 thumping by Melbourne last weekend.
Stuart wouldn't offer an explanation for the poor showing in a vital game in his post-match press conference and was in no mood to address it looking ahead to the Bulldogs clash, simply telling media their execution hadn't been up to...