By CANBERRA RAIDERS
THE back-row looms as an interesting selection decision for Ricky Stuart with the likes of Papalii, Soliola, Kennedy and Edwards expected to be kept on their toes by a new brigade of up and coming players such as Patrick Mago and Tevita Pangai Junior.
Josh Papalii
With a granite-like frame, a powerful running game and shoulders that show no mercy in defence, Papalii once again confirmed his standing as one of the best young forwards in the world in 2014, and the Raiders premier back-rower.
The softly spoken enforcer is fast becoming a crowd favourite of the Raiders faithful and has undeniably emerged from comparisons to former club great Ruben Wiki to become a fantastic player in his own right.
Papalii is one of the first players chosen for the Raiders and a regular member of the Queensland and Australian representative sides.
