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Raiders back-rower John Bateman is set to miss at least the first six rounds of the season as he recovers from shoulder surgery.

Canberra on Thursday revealed their star Englishman is not expected to return before round seven or eight having gone under the knife earlier this month to repair an ongoing issue.

After such a great first season in the NRL I hope John's body isn't starting to show the excessive wear and tear that many of us expected over there. We all marvel at how such a comparatively 'slight' player copes with the monsters in the NRL but clearly it's already starting to have an effect. Best of luck to him and I hope he doesn't rush back too soon.