Which Raiders player most deserves selection in the NRL All Stars team to play the Indigenous All Stars on the Gold Coast in February?

Should it be Terry Campese, the chief playmaker who broke through to make his NSW State of Origin debut in 2009?

Or do try-scoring centres Joel Monaghan or Jarrod Croker deserve the honour?

What about the honest toilers hard-hitting front-rower Josh Miller or fearless captain Alan Tongue perhaps?

If you ask the Raiders themselves one of the last two mentioned must get the final nod.

Campese believes Miller's fearless nature would make him the perfect person to represent Canberra against an indigenous team boasting Raiders teammates Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Joel Thompson and Travis Waddell.

''In a game like that he'd be that hopped up he'd kill someone,'' Campese said.

Monaghan disagrees. He believes Tongue is the one best deserving a spot in a team that will be made up of a player from each of the 16 NRL clubs, as well as Kangaroo and Kiwi Test stars Darren Lockyer, Cameron Smith, Benji Marshall and Adam Blair.

''It's got to be Tongue, there's probably not anyone in the whole competition more deserving of a spot,'' Monaghan said. ''I'm pretty sure the public and the other players will echo my thoughts.''

It's the view of the fans that really counts. The first stage of selection requires fans to log on to www.nrl.com/allstars and choose two forwards and two backs from each club.

Coach Wayne Bennett will then sort the most popular 64 players into positions, before the public again votes for its favourite players in each spot.

Monaghan said he wouldn't have a problem with fans voting for him, even if he thought his captain more deserving.

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