The Raiders used five players in the lock position throughout the 2022 season, with Adam Elliott, Elliott Whitehead, Corey Harawira-Naera, Ryan Sutton and Corey Horsburgh all spending time there.
Adam Elliott joined the Raiders this season and was a valuable member of the team, playing 24 games throughout the year. He started at lock on 14 occasions, providing strong defence and plenty of energy.
The first six games of the season saw Elliott come off the interchange bench, before he got a spot in the starting team as lock in round seven against the Panthers.
Showing his versatility, Elliott moved to the hooker role in rounds eight and nine, before returning to the lock position in round 11, where he played 13 of the last 15 games of the season.
In attack, Elliott scored two tries and recorded 21 offloads, 55 tackle breaks, three line breaks and had 2431 total running metres, while defensively he made 647 tackles at a 93.4% tackle efficiency.
The 27-year-old is leaving the Raiders to join the Newcastle Knights in 2023.
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Elliott Whitehead played the first five games of the year at lock, before shifting to the second row for the rest of the season.
Corey Harawira-Naera started as lock three times this year, in rounds nine, ten and 18.
He scored a try in round ten against the Sharks, backing up Nick Cotric to score.
The 27-year-old played 21 games in total, spending time in the second row and off the interchange bench as well.
2022 Best Moments: Turning defence into attack
Ryan Sutton played 17 games this year, spending time at lock and coming off the interchange bench.
Sutton started at lock in three games this year, against the Cowboys, Warriors and Dragons.
The Englishman made 1423 running metres, 462 tackles at a tackle efficiency of 93.3%. 14 tackle breaks and one try assist in his 17 games this year.
He also scored an impressive charge down try against the Dragons in round 22.
After four seasons with the Raiders, Sutton is joining the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs next year.
2022 Best Moments: Sutton's chargedown against Dragons
Corey Horsburgh also spent one game at lock, in the finals week two clash against the Eels.
