Raiders Set to Use Berrigan at Hooker in Crunch Clash With Manly

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Raiders back Berrigan as dummy-half

THE CANBERRA RAIDERS are set to thrust Shaun Berrigan into dummy half in today's crunch game at Manly, opening the door for young gun Jack Wighton to cement the right centre spot.

Wighton missed last week's 44-22 loss to Cronulla through concussion, and played all six of his first NRL games this year on the wing.

But in a bid to address his side's poor recent defensive efforts, Raiders coach David Furner will hand the strong tackling teenager the daunting task of marking Manly hitman Steve Matai.

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