Jamal Fogarty could hardly have blamed Ricky Stuart for keeping him on ice for one more week.
The halfback figured he had a few more hoops to jump through before he could trade a polo shirt for a playing jersey with an eye on an early June comeback.
But Stuart has backed Fogarty to end a three-month wait a little early when he makes his Raiders debut against the Parramatta Eels at GIO Stadium on Sunday.
A torn meniscus ruled Canberra’s prized recruit out of the opening 11 rounds, and now he...