Ricky Stuart will turn to a new face to fill a void in the Canberra Raiders' backline with Jordan Rapana hit with a three-game ban for a shoulder charge.
Rapana has entered an early guilty plea for a grade one shoulder charge on North Queensland's Scott Drinkwater during the Canberra's one-point loss in Townsville to open their NRL season on Saturday.
The 33-year-old's third offence saw the club take an early plea, given Rapana would have been suspended for four matches if he fought the charge and lost.