He was named at lock, started at hooker, and orchestrated a late comeback victory from halfback - Sato Ketia-Opo is fast becoming the Gungahlin Bulls' "Mr Fix It".
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The former Queensland under 16's representative's breathtaking left foot step carried the Bulls to a 36-18 win over the Belconnen United Sharks at O'Connor Oval on Saturday.
Bulls co-coaches Lincoln Withers and David Howell shifted Ketia-Opo into the hooking role when usual No. 9 Dale Cooper-Shields was ruled out with a suspected broken thumb.
Cooper-Shields injured his thumb last week but thought he'd be good to go against Belconnen - but when he couldn't rotate his thumb, Ketia-Opo came to the rescue.
Down by two with just over 10 minutes left, Ketia-Opo moves into first receiver and a stunning bit of footwork left Sharks defenders grasping at thin air.
He laid on the next try three minutes later, before scoring a freak try after the siren to cap off a brilliant fightback having earlier fallen 14-0 behind.
"I thought he was probably a big reason why we finished the game like we did," Withers said.
"His ball playing was really good. He's one of the Raiders kids that came back to us from the 20s squad so it was good to see him put a stamp on the game and show his talent.
"We needed a bit of spark and he brings that when he takes on the line with people around him."
While not being able to kick clear of the winless Sharks was "frustrating", Withers says it's a sign Belconnen are starting to make ground on their opposition.
It's been a lean couple of years for the Sharks but the signing of former NRL player Scott Logan as coach has the club seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.
"They are probably very similar to us a couple of years ago, a lot of young kids not having the belief sometimes to win a game," Withers said.
"I think once they do get that win, they'll get a lot of confidence and they'll win a lot more."
The Tuggeranong Bushrangers knocked over the Yass Magpies 26-16 but finished a man down after Matt Lyons went down with a suspected broken ankle after falling awkwardly in a tackle.
An ambulance vehicle drove on to the field to treat Lyons with the injury looking "pretty bad" according to Tuggeranong coach Justin Giteau.
The West Belconnen Warriors returned to the winners circle with a 30-22 win over the Woden Valley Rams, while the Queanbeyan Kangaroos travel to Goulburn to complete the round on Sunday.
AT A GLANCE
Canberra Raiders Cup:
GUNGAHLIN BULLS 36 (S Bramich, J Elliot, S Opo, D Low 2, J Scholes tries; J Scholes 2, D Keir 4 goals) bt BELCONNEN UNITED SHARKS 18 (D Faigafa 3, J Crane tries; D Eason goal)
TUGGERANONG BUSHRANGERS 26 (J Mitchell 2, M Holmes, J Pollard, W Tauti tries; J Mitchell 3 goals) bt YASS MAGPIES 16 (S Sotogi, D Danilzcak, J Newling tries; S Davis 2 goals)
WEST BELCONNEN WARRIOS 30 (T Freeman-Quay, R McQueen, M Shaw, T Sloman, Ryley Thomas tries; B Roberts 5 goals) bt WODEN VALLEY RAMS 22 (J Hickson, C McGhie, B Prior, K Vaetoe tries; C Johnson goals)
