Raiders young gun Emre Guler has penned a two-year contract extension to keep him in the capital until at least the end of 2023.
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The deal squares away another of the club's promising youngsters long term, just in time for the Raiders' NRL season opener on March 14 against the Wests Tigers. His contract had been set to expire at the end of this year.
Guler missed the second half of 2020 with an ankle injury, but has enjoyed a full pre-season and was recently selected in Brad Fittler's emerging Blues squad.
"I'm really happy to get it done," Guler said.
"I just want to look forward to training hard and getting myself ready for round one. It's good to get it out of the way and focus on footy now."
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Despite the high raps on Guler both at the Raiders and around the NRL, the 23-year-old said earning a place in coach Ricky Stuart's match-day 17 for round one would be a huge challenge.
"You look at the [forward pack] on paper, there are such good names there," he said.
"It's going to be a tough year, there's a lot of competition and you can just tell that here at training. I'm hoping to have a strong trial and put myself in a position to get back into the team."
James Buckley
James is a Queanbeyan boy enjoying his second stint at the Canberra Times, more than eight years on from his first. In between he's traveled the world, and spent time covering sport in Sydney.
James is a Queanbeyan boy enjoying his second stint at the Canberra Times, more than eight years on from his first. In between he's traveled the world, and spent time covering sport in Sydney.
