'Poor': Star confronts sobering Raiders reality

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Raiders onslaught guardant Corey Harawira-Naera has won backmost a spot successful the starting 13 for circular 1 of the NRL play - but admits helium needs to assistance his signifier to support it.

A existent attacking juggernaut susceptible of breaking the enactment connected his day, Harawira-Naera has been selected astatine fastener for the travel to the Cowboys connected Saturday night.

However, the Kiwi guardant concedes immoderate of his performances successful 2022 were beneath par, resulting successful him starting games connected the bench.

"I was beauteous up and down past twelvemonth and wasn't existent blessed with my signifier oregon consistency," Harawira-Naera told Wide World of Sports.

"I had astir apt my champion disconnected play since past and my archetypal extremity was to get backmost successful the apical 13.

"I've achieved that but present it's up to maine to play the benignant of footy I cognize I tin and support the spot.

"There is simply a batch of contention for places down present (in Canberra) and I'm grateful for Ricky (Stuart) showing religion successful me.

"I'm determined not to fto the squad down and playing the Cowboys up successful Townsville archetypal up is simply a pugnacious assignment.

"We were mediocre successful our past proceedings against the Tigers and each cognize we person to bash better."

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