Croker to play for Raiders

Canberra veteran Jason Croker will play his first game of 2006 coming off the bench in the Raiders four-quarter trial match against Jim Beam Cup teams Windsor and Wentworthville this Saturday night at Queanbeyan.

It is the Raiders final hit out before the NRL season kicks off with coach Matt Elliott cutting his squad to 17 for the match. Ensuring they will be up against fresh opposition the entire time, the Raiders will play Windsor in the first and third quarters, and Wentworthville in the second and fourth periods. Captain Clinton Schifcofske will be rested after taking part in the first two trials.

Raiders: William Zillman, Adam Mogg, Phil Graham, David Howell, Adrian Purtell, Jason Smith, Lincoln Withers, Terry Martin, Simon Woolford, Willie Raston, Ben Jones, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Alan Tongue.
Interchange: Jason Williams, Jason Croker, Todd Carney, Troy Thompson.