Maybe it's something in the water?
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You have to be careful making statements like that these days, thanks to the Cronulla and Essendon supplement sagas.
But there's definitely something going on over at Raiders HQ.
John Bateman is the latest Canberra Raider to come back early from injury.
The England star only missed three games with a broken head. Thats' right, a broken head. He was meant to be out for 7-9 weeks.
Ditto Jordan Rapana (shoulder and ribs). Twice. Ditto Ata Hingano (shoulder) and ditto Joe Tapine (ankle).
Rapana was back eight weeks early from a shoulder reconstruction, then only missed one week with a rib injury instead of the prescribed two-three.
Hingtano was back from his shoulder reconstruction two months ahead of schedule, while Tapine was back after six instead of the quoted 11-13.
It's gotten to the point where if a Raiders player doesn't come back three or four weeks ahead of schedule then there's something wrong.
Raiders co-captain Josh Hodgson back next week after thumb surgery on Thursday? Let's hope so. (The usual time frame for a thumb is four-eight weeks.)
Even Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has noticed it when he was asked about Rapana's healing powers a couple of weeks ago.
"It's as though we're giving you false information in regards to when he comes back," he said. "We're really just giving you the information that medically is what should be occurring."
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So what's going on?
Clearly, you have to start by giving massive props to the Green Machine medical team.
They're getting their players back on the park almost as quickly as the 2019 NRL season from injury hell can knock them down.
Also the players have to take some of the credit.
They've all matured as a group and clearly take their rehab very seriously.
In Bateman's case you could almost throw willpower into the mix.
He wanted to be back early and his body was too afraid of him not to comply. It's seen what he's capable of and doesn't want to get on his wrong side.
There also seems to be a bit of a trend across the NRL with other players coming back early.
Look no further than Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans.
He suffered a syndesmosis injury against the Raiders in round seven and less than six weeks later will run out for the Maroons in the State of Origin opener.
Maybe medical advancements are the reason and they're starting to perfect things like the tightrope surgery Cherry-Evans had.
It's also likely the Raiders are preparing for the worst and their time frames reflect that.
A former high-profile Canberra coach once said that's what he did.
It helps take the pressure off the player. They don't feel like they have to rush back.
And by giving them the longest time frame possible the player doesn't feel like they're behind. And letting the team down in the process.
Instead, they're ahead of schedule and everything's tickety boo.
That's reflected when Bateman was asked about how he was back so quickly? Was he really superman in disguise?
"I don't know to be fair, I'm not too sure. It probably just healed quicker than we first thought," he said on Friday.
"We're probably good healers. It's great for the team and that's what we want."
The usual recovery ranges (courtesy of everyone's favourite high-profile physiotherapist @NRLPhysio) for Rapana, Hingano and Bateman would back that up.
A shoulder reconstruction is a 4-6 month lay-off. Both Rapana and Hingano back in four.
Four-eight weeks for a fractured eye-socket. Bateman back in four.
Whatever it is, it's clearly working for the Raiders as they face a testing time with injury.
Rapana, co-captain Josh Hodgson and Joey Leilua are all out injured, compounded by the fact Josh Papalii, Jack Wighton and Nick Cotric have been called up for Origin duty at the same time. That's six stars all out of the side to face Canterbury at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.
An early return for Bateman is exactly what they needed.
The Raiders also took the unusual, but cockle-of-your-heart-warming, step of letting Bateman go back to visit family and friends in England for two weeks following surgery.
Maybe that played a part in his early return? The hard-as-nails forward was sceptical.
"I probably won't say it helped the healing process," Bateman said.
"It probably helped me clear my head a little bit because I thought it was going to be a lot longer than what it was.
"It's one of those things where the last thing you want to be doing is missing playing.
"It probably clears your head in a way and just gets you focused and give yourself a little target to get back.
"I think that's what it did for me over there."
NRL ROUND 12
Saturday: Canberra Raiders v Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium, 7.35pm.
Raiders squad: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 2. Bailey Simonsson, 3. Jarrod Croker (C), 4. Sebastian Kris, 5. Michael Oldfield, 6. Aidan Sezer, 7. Sam Williams, 8. Corey Horsburgh, 9. Siliva Havili, 10. Dunamis Lui, 11. Joe Tapine, 12. Elliott Whitehead, 13. Hudson Young. Interchange: 14. Tom Starling, 15. Emre Guler, 16. Sia Soliola, 17. Ryan Sutton. Reserves: 18. Ata Hingano, 19. Royce Hunt, 20. Andre Niko, 21. John Bateman.
Bulldogs squad: 1. Nick Meaney, 2. Christian Crichton, 3. Marcelo Montoya, 4. Will Hopoate, 5. Reimis Smith, 6. Kieran Foran, 7. Jack Cogger, 8. Aiden Tolman, 9. Jeremy Marshall-King, 10. Ofahiki Ogden, 11. Josh Jackson, 12. Corey Harawira-Naera, 13. Chris Smith. Interchange: 14. Rhyse Martin, 15. Raymond Faitala-Mariner, 16. Danny Fualalo, 17. Jesse Sue. Reserves: 19. Michael Lichaa, 20. Lachlan Lewis, 21. Kerrod Holland, 23. Adam Elliott.