Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart will wait on the outcome of a series of fitness tests before finalising his line-up to face the Melbourne Storm on Tuesday. Stuart's forced to ring the changes after the Green Machine entered early guilty pleas for star trio Josh Papalii, Josh Hodgson and Jack Wighton. Their losses couldn't come at a worse time, hosting the third-placed Storm at Canberra Stadium on Saturday. In a further injury blow for the Green Machine, while co-captain Jarrod Croker has overcome his shoulder injury he's been ruled out indefinitely due to an ongoing knee problem. Papalii will miss the next three games - including the State of Origin series opener - while Wighton and Hodgson will just miss the Storm game.

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The Canberra Raiders have no new injuries from their round 10 win over the Bulldogs during Magic Round. 

The club will miss three players this week with suspension with Jack Wighton, Josh Papalii and Josh Hodgson all suspended. 

Joe Tapine (Knee), Jordan Rapana (Hamstring), Sia Soliola (Knee) and Ryan Sutton (Elbow) will all be assessed by medical staff on Tuesday to see if they will be available for selection. An updated time frame will be provided when the team is announced on Tuesday afternoon. 



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The Canberra Raiders will be without star trio Josh Papalii, Josh Hodgson and Jack Wighton for their crucial clash against the high-flying Melbourne Storm. They entered early guilty please for all three, with Papalii set to miss the next three games - including the State of Origin series opener - while Wighton and Hodgson will just miss the Storm game. Papalii fell foul of the NRL's crackdown on head high contact, his three-match ban coming on top of being sent off in the 61st minute for his high shot on Canterbury winger Tuipolotu Katoa. He risked missing five games if he went to the judiciary and lost, but now could be available to face the Brisbane Broncos at Canberra Stadium on June 12 - provided the Raiders successfully apply to the NRL to have Origin I included as part of his ban. Otherwise he wouldn't be back until round 15 against St George Illawarra at Wollongong.

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Play of the Week: Scott changes the momentum

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