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Canberra are facing suspensions for three star players with Josh Papalii, Jack Wighton and Josh Hodgson will all potentially to spend time on the sidelines following charges from Saturday's win over the Bulldogs.

Papalii was sent off for a high tackle on Tui Katoa and is facing a grade three charge, meaning he would miss three matches with an early plea or risk a five-match ban if he loses at the judiciary next week.

Get your 14-day free trial now & start streaming instantly > Papalii will be on the sidelines for three weeks if he takes the early guilty plea which would rub him out of the opening Origin game this year.

The Raiders are reeling from five straight losses but have a chance to take a step in the right direction when they take on the last-placed Bulldogs on Saturday. The Green Machine’s fall from grace has been a huge talking point of the last month.

Josh Hodgson has labelled his decision to relinquish the Raiders' captaincy as the toughest thing he's ever had to do.

Raiders star Josh Hodgson has spoken for the first time since relinquishing the captaincy, dousing speculation that he was looking for a move to another club amid claims his relationship with coach Ricky Stuart had soured.

Josh Hodgson concedes his desire to keep playing for another "four or five years" could eventually force him to leave Canberra after dismissing suggestions his relationship with Ricky Stuart is on the rocks.

Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson has been named on the bench for Saturday's clash with Canterbury, returning to the side after missing the last three matches with a calf injury.

Tapine, the wife of Canberra Raiders back-rower Joe Tapine slammed Stuart for benching her husband for most of a loss to South Sydney. "You have an international player warming your bench for 50 minutes

The messy situation at the Canberra Raiders points to much deeper issues at the club, according to rugby league legends Benny Elias and Geoff Toovey.