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In yet another crazy turn in the troubled off-season of Mitchell Pearce, the former Knights skipper requires immediate surgery.

Luke Thompson in Sunday's clash with the Cowboys. Jackson has never missed a game through injury previously. The Cowboys weren't let off on the injury front in their first win of the season with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (ankle) and Cowboys teammate Jason Taumalolo (hand) has said he's no guarantee to return for his club's game against the Bulldogs on Sunday.  Elsewhere, Raiders fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has been ruled out of Saturday's home game against the Eels with a neck injury. The 25-year-old will undergo further consultation to determine the extent of the injury. Lussick, Te'o he...

If you have an answer, you likely have a great buy.   * Where do Jordan Riki and Tesi Niu fit in? Both are cheapies, both are set for starting spots and both are in the top 30 most popular players. Riki is hoping to take David Fifita's back row spot. Niu has been called Brisbane's "best fullback prospect since Darren Lockyer", but has been training mainly in the right centre spot vacated by Kotoni Staggs (ACL). * Is Anthony Milford fit and firing? The former KFC SuperCoach stud starts at his cheapest ever price following a horror year where he averaged just 34 - half the output of his ...

Canberra may have lost a couple of marquee men but fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad believes their premiership window remains firmly open. The departures of John Bateman, who has returned home to England to play for Wigan, and Bulldogs recruit Nick Cotric have depleted the Raiders of two strike weapons heading into season 2021. However, after bowing out in a preliminary final against eventual premiers Melbourne last year, Nicoll-Klokstad is confident Canberra are still capable of going all the way. "We've had that little period to prepare for [Bateman and Cotric's exits]. The players that are...

Fantasy star John Bateman may have departed but there's still a lot to like about this Canberra side. Bateman's old position is up for grabs and a new rule change is set to boost one of the game's best attacking weapons. Players to watch Josh Papalii A 54-point average made Papalii a top-five front-rower in Fantasy last season, and he remains a keeper option even with the addition of star locks like Jason Taumalolo in the new "middle forward" position. Canberra's chief enforcer has been a steady improver in Fantasy in recent years despite his game time actually going down – last year he sco...