The Canberra Raiders can recall the pair of props they've loaned to the Canterbury Bulldogs if they need to.
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But they'll likely wait until after the Bulldogs play the New Zealand Warriors at Redcliffe on Sunday before making a decision.
They initially loaned Corey Horsburgh and Ryan James to the Bulldogs for two weeks, with Canterbury suffering a spate of suspensions to their middle forwards in recent weeks.
Luke Thompson, Dylan Napa and Jack Hetherington have all fallen foul of the judiciary, prompting the Bulldogs to send out an SOS to the other NRL clubs.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart was more than happy to oblige, wanting to get games into James and Horsburgh - with the latter having only just returned from a wrist injury.
The loan deal was set up in a way that allowed the Green Machine to recall either player early if they need to - similar to how these deals were commonly done in soccer.
Canberra has lost Corey Harawira-Naera for at least the next three games for his high shot on Melbourne halfback Jahrome Hughes.
They still have Dunamis Lui, Siliva Havili and youngster Trey Mooney, who's recently re-signed until the end of 2024, as options to cover Harawira-Naera.
But they could also bring back James or Horsburgh if required.
"The loan deal allows for that, yes. The agreement we signed with Canterbury during the week allows for that," Raiders chief executive Don Furner said.
"As far as I know they're going to be playing this Sunday and then that will be up to Rick and the coaching staff to talk about it."
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Meanwhile, Curtis Scott's meeting with the Raiders board has been scheduled to be held via Zoom on Tuesday.
The board wants to speak to Scott about his the incident at Kokomo's nightclub on May 30 that led to ACT Policing charging him for assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He's already been fined $15,000 and banned for three games by the NRL for the incident and will appear at the ACT Magistrates Court on August 30.
But he could face further sanctions from a Raiders board that has taken a strong stance on off-field behaviour in the past, including having the rest of his contract torn up - which runs until the end of 2023.
The Wests Tigers showed some interest in signing him on a short-term deal for the rest of this season, but opted not to proceed.
Canberra have also made moves to re-sign off-contract back-up half Matt Frawley.
Frawley's fast becoming a cult hero for the Green Machine given his unbeaten record in the NRL stretches back to September 2018 - albeit having only played three NRL games during that time.
The 26-year-old returned to the Raiders ahead of last season having spent time at the Bulldogs and in the English Super League with Huddersfield.
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Friday: Canberra Raiders v Manly Sea Eagles, venue to be confirmed, 6pm.