Matty Nicholson trained at Raiders camp, aiming to be fit for round one, despite shoulder issues from a recent injury during a trial match.
Matty Nicholson has taken his first step towards being fit for round one.
The England international trained at the Canberra Raiders camp at Batemans Bay on Tuesday, without having had a scan on his left shoulder.
Nicholson's shoulder was strapped and he was restricted from doing contact training as he pushes to be ready to face Manly at Brookvale on March 7.
He suffered a shoulder subluxation in the Raiders' trial against Cronulla in Gosford on Saturday, getting his arm in an awkward position trying to tackle Addin Fonua-Blake.