'Really stung me': Snub motivating Hosking every day

Zac Hosking (c) has extra motivation to make the 2025 grand final with the Canberra Raiders. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS

Zac Hosking aims to redeem himself after being overlooked for the 2023 NRL grand final.

The Canberra Times

Zac Hosking can't forget how he was overlooked for the 2023 NRL grand final, and now he has the chance to make amends for the snub with Canberra this season.

After a long-awaited NRL debut at 25 the season prior, Hosking played 21 of a possible 24 regular-season games in a breakout year for Penrith in 2023.

But despite an excellent campaign, Hosking found himself ousted from the Panthers' bench by Luke Garner for the preliminary final and decider.

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