He was the rookie Canberra Raiders halfback who helped propel the Green Machine into the 2008 NRL finals. Now the Queanbeyan Blues have faith that Marc Herbert can turn them into a premiership force in the Canberra Raiders Cup.
Herbert, who played 23 NRL matches with the Raiders between 2008 and 2010, quit rugby league in 2011 after a season in the UK Super League with the Bradford Bulls.
Just 26, Herbert made his official comeback to rugby league with the Blues last weekend and will skipper Queanbeyan against defending premiers the Belconnen United Scholars at Northbourne Oval on Saturday.
Former Raiders skipper and now Blues coach Simon Woolford has already seen enough in Herbert to suggest he can turn them into a true premiership contender again.
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Topic: High hopes for Herbert
