Sick of losing some of their best young talent, Canberra Raiders chief executive Don Furner has vowed to keep battling to the end to retain emerging enforcer Josh Papalii.
The Raiders hope they can convince 20-year-old Papalii to knock back a reported three-year deal worth more than $1 million with Parramatta before the round-13 deadline.
But Furner acknowledged Canberra was ''an easy place to target'' for rival NRL clubs.
''We're just going to keep punching away and keep fighting to keep him,'' Furner said. ''He knows how important he is to us. Hopefully we'll make him change his mind.
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