Buttriss is the key for RaidersHooker has long been considered Canberra’s Achilles heel, but premiership-winning coach Warren Ryan says the return of Glen Buttriss can help unleash the Raiders' dangerous outside backs.
Strike centres Blake Ferguson and Jack Wighton were emphatically shut down by Cronulla in Sunday’s 30-20 loss, and Ryan believes dummy half Buttriss is the key to unlocking their brilliance.
Buttriss is rated a 50-50 chance of returning from a two-week layoff with a calf injury at Manly on Saturday, but isn’t expected to be named in Canberra’s side on Tuesday.
Ryan said Buttriss’ ability to scoot out of dummy half and trouble defenders was sorely missed against the Sharks after his outstanding display in Canberra’s round eight upset of Melbourne.
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