The Canberra Raiders are backing Brad Schneider to handle two of the team's most important jobs when he is thrown into the NRL starting role on Friday. Schneider has been officially named as Canberra's halfback for the round-one clash against Cronulla, partnering Jack Wighton and getting the first shot to fill Jamal Fogarty's boost for the first four months of the campaign. But Schneider is also expected to take on the Raiders' goal-kicking duties in the absence of Jarrod Croker, who will start the year in reserve grade after career-saving knee surgery. With no Croker, Fogarty or the suspended Jordan Rapana, Schneider looms as the next man to step up in what will be just his second first-grade game. "This is what it's all about as a young player - stepping up when you get your opportunity and making something of it," Wighton said of Schneider.
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Topic: 'A handy player': Raiders give rookie half two major jobs
