Raiders' Smithies and Mariota seek long-term deals; Seb Kris returns for clash against Dragons.
Raiders bench weapons Morgan Smithies and Ata Mariota have both expressed their desire to seal long-term deals amid a signing spree by the club, as two other stars have been permitted to negotiate with rivals.
The top-of-the-table Raiders continue their march to the finals with a Saturday clash against the Dragons in Wollongong.
The Green Machine will welcome back centre Seb Kris, who missed last week through concussion protocols, meaning Simi Sasagi moves to the bench, dropping young gun Noah Martin out of the 17.