Josh Papalii has revealed he played 80 minutes of the grand final with an injured pectoral muscle after being hit in the first tackle of the game. Papalii was one of the Canberra Raiders' best in a bruising battle on Sunday night, but ultimately the Green Machine fell short of their title goal. The silver lining to a stellar season is that Papalii, Jarrod Croker and Jack Wighton will all be in line for Australian selection on Monday. But that will do little to ease the pain, and Papalii will be managing injury after a 14-8 defeat to the Sydney Roosters. "I don't know what to say.
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Topic: Papalii powers through injury to star again
