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www.raiders.com.au said:Campese to be fit for Bulldogs02 Sep, 2008The CFMEU Canberra Raiders have named an unchanged line-up for Sunday's last competition match of the season, after five-eighth Terry Campese was cleared today of any further damage to his hamstring.
Campese played with a hamstring strain against the North Queensland Cowboys last weekend in the Green Machine's 22-12 loss, but is expected to be close to full fitness by Sunday afternoon.
Captain Alan Tongue will remain at halfback for the Green Machine after playing there on Saturday night, while Glen Buttriss and Ryan Hinchcliffe will again share the responsibilities from dummy half.
Raiders Coach Neil Henry said news on Campese's injured hamstring had been positive, and he expected him to be ready for Sunday despite adding two players to the bench.
"Campo's had a scan and it's not as bad as we thought it might be," Henry said. "He's got a strain in his hamstring but he hasn't done any further damage. With the longer turnaround he won't be ready until later in the week but we're expecting he'll be able to run at 90 per cent and kick this week.
"Ben Jones has been brought into the squad again along with Cy Lasscock but at the moment it looks like it will be the same squad as last week," he said.
Henry said there had been some positive news on halfback Marc Herbert with a chance he may be back this season, while the club had not ruled out a reappearance of Tom Learoyd-Lahrs this year as they awaited results of an appeal of his suspension.
"He (Herbert) might be able to start some straight line running this week followed by change of direction next week, which means first round of the finals possibly but mostly unlikely, but second round more than likely if we can get that far," he said.
"We're also seeking the appeal for Tom Learoyd-Lahrs and we should know more about that in the next couple of days, which means he could possibly be available for the first round of the finals as well."
NRL:
CANBERRA RAIDERS V BULLDOGS
CANBERRA STADIUM, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2.00PM
1. DAVID MILNE
2. ADRIAN PURTELL
3. COLIN BEST
4. JOEL MONAGHAN
5. BRETT KELLY
6. TERRY CAMPESE
7. ALAN TONGUE (c)
8. SCOTT LOGAN
9. GLEN BUTTRISS
10. DANE TILSE
11. TREVOR THURLING
12. JOE PICKER
13. NIGEL PLUM
14. JOSH MILLER
15. MARSHALL CHALK
16. NEVILLE COSTIGAN
17. RYAN HINCHCLIFFE
18. CY LASSCOCK
19. BEN JONES
COACH: NEIL HENRY
Toyota Cup:
CANBERRA RAIDERS V BULLDOGS
CANBERRA STADIUM, SUNDAY SEPTEMER 7, 11.45AM
1. JOSH DUGAN
2. DRURY LOW
3. JARROD CROKER
4. DANIEL VIDOT
5. ZAC RUSS
6. MICHAEL PICKER
7. MATT SMITH
8. MATT BRITT
9. TRAVIS WADDELL
10. NICK SKINNER
11. JARRAD KENNEDY
12. JOEL THOMPSON
13. SHAUN FENSOM (c)
14. BROCK DUNN
15. ANDREW EDWARDS
16. ZAC MERRITT
17. TODD RHEINBERGER
18. LEVI FREEMAN
COACH: TONY ADAM
No suprises.