One is a dual premiership winner and a veteran of the representative arena.
The other is an uncapped teenager who's been spoken of in the same breath as Raiders great Laurie Daley.
But Shaun Berrigan and Jack Wighton have one thing in common - they'll be making their debut for the Green Machine in Saturday's trial against the Melbourne Storm in Albury.
Both are expected to spend plenty of time in the centres, with a knee injury to Jarrod Croker opening the door for the exciting Wighton to be blooded in the NRL squad.
The Orange junior, who turned 19 last Saturday, enjoyed a stellar debut season with the Raiders' Toyota Cup team in 2011.
Wighton alternated between centre and five-eighth on his way to winning the under 20s players' player award, the same two positions Daley starred in for the Raiders during the club's golden era from 1989-94.
While he's got some way to go before emulating Daley's feats, Wighton is expected to see plenty of game time after turning heads in pre-season training.
Raiders halfback Sam Williams knows what he's capable of, having played alongside Wighton in several Toyota Cup games last year.
Williams made the step up to first grade last year and believes Wighton can follow in his footsteps.
''Over the weekend we'll probably see exactly where he's at, but I can't see why he can't play the whole year there if called upon,'' Williams said.
''He's pretty level-headed and is a massively talented kid.''
In contrast, Berrigan has done it all in a superb 15-year career.
The 33-year-old utility has won two NRL titles with the Brisbane Broncos (2000 and 2006), made 15 appearances for Queensland and boasts 14 Tests for Australia.
Wighton is building a steady representative highlight reel of his own, having captained the NSW under 18s team last year along with playing for the Australian Schoolboys in 2010.
Williams described Wighton as a ''really tough kid and a good, strong defender''.
''He's not fazed by anyone once he's on the paddock,'' Williams said.
''[It] doesn't matter how big they are, he'll throw his whole body into him.
''It's a big ask for an 18-year-old to come into the top squad.
''At the start he was a little bit shy and he had to understand how good he was.
''Over pre-season he's just proved to everyone and, I guess himself, that he can handle it.''
Wighton has put on four kilograms over the summer to ensure he's physically ready to make the leap to the senior ranks.
He's also received plenty of advice from Croker and Raiders coach David Furner to have him prepared for the buzz of featuring in a star-studded backline, including Josh Dugan and classy No.6 Terry Campese.
''It's unreal, they're so smart and on another level,'' Wighton said.
''Furnsy has helped picked up a lot of little things in my game - not shooting out of the line, working with people around me, staying patient.
''I thought I was going to trial with the 20s but this is pretty exciting stuff.''
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