Canberra Raiders winger Nick Cotric returns to first grade after challenging start to season.
Canberra Raiders winger Nick Cotric will be out to rescue his NRL career when he returns to first grade on Friday night in Manly.
In round nine Cotric is set to play just his third NRL game this season after a challenging start to the year, missing selection in favour of young guns Albert Hopoate and James Schiller.
But a string of tough losses for the Raiders has seen Schiller dropped from the wing and Hopoate called up to give young fullback Chevy Stewart a rest, meaning Cotric is back in the No.5 jersey.