ANALYSIS: Injuries cruel Canberra Raiders' NRL grand final hopes
This weekend's injuries took a really big toll on Canberra.
So with all those players out of that Canberra team, it's going to be very hard for the club to replicate what it did last season. The guys that are still in there, like Jack Wighton, George Williams and Elliot Whitehead, will step up because they're quality, class players.One advantage of the injuries is it gives the younger guys a perfect opportunity to show what they can do and prove themselves in the NRL — and some of them might come out and have blinders.
You need those kinds of guys who are used to performing on a weekly basis, and that's what's so hard to replace.
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