John Bateman was widely heralded as one of the best Super League players to make the move to the NRL when he left the Wigan Warriors back in 2018.
Named Dally M Second-Rower of the Year in the end-of-season awards for Canberra in 2019 was an incredible achievement in just his first year at the club.
But, then Covid struck. In a foreign country, thousands of miles from home, it can take its toll and Bateman announced he would be leaving Canberra at the end of 2019.