The Raiders scraped into the finals last season but have done little in the way of recruitment and lost four quality NRL players for 2023 - and that could come back to hurt them.
Xavier Savage's broken jaw at the weekend also leaves the Raiders without an established fullback following Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad's departure to the Warriors.
The Raiders have the talent to get to the finals - but there could be problems with their depth over a long season.
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