McCrone gets shot at keeping No.9 with Buttriss out for six months MAKESHIFT Raiders hooker Josh McCrone will have another chance to press his claims for the spot permanently, with Glen Buttriss facing a race against time to be fit for the start of next season.
McCrone has been handed the No.9 jersey for the second straight week, locking the scrum for Sunday's final game of the year against the Cronulla Sharks at Canberra Stadium.
The Country representative is likely to get first crack at the dummy-half role next year after Buttriss had a shoulder operation on Friday.
Buttriss will spend six months on the sidelines to repair tendon damage initially sustained in the round five match against the Newcastle Knights.
He is unlikely to feature in the Raiders' trial games and will be touch and go for round one.
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