The Canberra RaidersĀ have confirmed that Joseph Tapine will be sidelined for 4-5 weeks after he underwent surgery to repair a fracture in his finger.

Tapine injured his finger during the Raiders golden point loss to the North Queensland Cowboys on Saturday night at 1300SMILES Stadium in Townsville.

Tapine took to social media to show off the injury, posing a photo of himself with his left hand heavily bandagedĀ on Instagram.

Tapine's injury mean he won't be available for selection until at least round 6-7.

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