Raiders v Warriors: Fogarty firms for return; DWZ, Montoya set to play

Both the Raiders and the Warriors enjoyed a week off last round with a bye and would have used the time away to shake off the disappointment of their close losses in Round 18.

The Warriors were made to fight against the Bulldogs and would consider themselves unlucky to walk away without any points after losing 13-12 to a Matt Burton field goal in extra time.

The game also took another injury toll on the team who were reduced to a one-player bench, with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (calf), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (head knock) and Marcelo Montoya (groin) all unable to complete the match. While their fullback is unlikely to be available until Round 22, try-scoring winger DWZ and Montoya are expected to be available for the trip to Canberra as well as Paul Roache, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury.  

Warriors coach Andrew Webster will be keeping a particularly keen eye on forwards Mitch Barnett and Kurt Capewell in Wednesday night's Origin decider before seeing if they'll play.

The Raiders also went down in a tight game at home against Newcastle, with the return of star fullback Kalyn Ponga inspiring the visitors to a 16-12 win.

Canberra have struggled at home this season, losing their last four games at GIO Stadium and will be out to make amends against the visitors on Friday night.

With a number of players still sidelined with injury, Jordan Martin (concussion)  - who made his NRL debut against the Storm in Round 17 - and Jamal Fogarty (biceps) are in line to make their returns in time for this match between the recently announced 2025 Las Vegas teams.