The Canberra Raiders have finally handed young 18-year-old Ethan Strange his NRL debut this week in a crucial clash against the Melbourne Storm.
Replacing the injured Seb Kris in the centres, Strange has been hailed as the future of the Raiders and is the likeliest contender to take over the five-eighth role at the club once Jack Wighton departs for the South Sydney Rabbitohs next season.
Strange made headlines earlier this season when he scored a hattrick for the NSW Blues in the annual Under 19s State of Origin against Queensland, putting to bed any critics who don't see him as a future superstar of the game. The Central Coast product would end up earning man-of-the-match honours for the representative game.