Raiders rocked: Three injuries confirmed including season ending blow

Is Albert Hopoate’s spot in danger?

Canberra Raiders suffer triple injury blow, including likely season-ending ACL injury for Albert Hopoate.

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The Canberra Raiders have been rocked by a triple injury blow, headlined by a likely season ending blow for Albert Hopoate.

The outside back, who can play either centre, wing or fullback, has been on the outside looking in over the opening weeks of the season, losing the wing spot he had cemented last season to off-season recruit Savelio Tamale, who joined the club from the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Scans have yet to be completed, but the hands-on tests for ACL injuries are usually very precise. As a result, Hopoate is expected to need surgery on his knee, which will leave him looking at...

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