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The Canberra Raiders<\/a> have locked down a key piece of their future, re-signing one of their best young prospects heading into the 2026 season.<\/p>\n Selected in this year’s Under-19s NSW Blues<\/a> squad, young Raiders hooker Mitchell Brophy<\/a> has signed a three-year contract with the club, which will keep him in the nation’s capital until at least the end of the 2028 season.<\/p>\n A player to watch over the next few years, Zero Tackle\u00a0understands that the deal will see him train with the NRL<\/a> squad this pre-season before moving to a development contract in 2027 and onto the Top 30 roster in 2028.<\/p>\n A graduate of Erindale College in Canberra, the young rake has shown his talents on both ends of the field in attack and defence and is a great communicator around the ruck.<\/p>\n He will contend with the likes of Owen Pattie<\/a> and Tom Starling<\/a> over the next few years as he continues to refine his skills and develop as a player.<\/p>\n The inaugural winner of the Jarrod Croker<\/a> Scholarship, Brophy joined the Canberra Raiders<\/a> system in 2022, playing for the Monaro Colts in the Andrew Johns Cup<\/a> and has since progressed through the junior representative ranks, which saw him play in the Under-19s SG Ball Cup<\/a> and Under-21 Jersey Flegg Cup<\/a> during this year.<\/p>\n “Obviously watching Jarrod growing up, he’s been an inspiration of mine ever since I started watching footy,” Brophy said after being awarded the scholarship in 2024.<\/p>\n “Having this opportunity from him and the Raiders was far too good to turn down.”<\/p>\n
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