Canberra great Josh Papalii insists he still has a lot to offer as a player and has kept the option of playing elsewhere in the NRL in 2026 open.

The 33-year-old prop is back with the Queensland team ahead of his 24th and final State of Origin game and was asked in Maroons camp about his club future.

Papalii now has the most games in the top grade for the Raiders but will not be at the club next year.

While Super League has been touted as the competition where he will finish his career, Papalii is yet to make a call on his next move.

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“I’m still unsure,” he said.

“I feel like I still got a lot to offer as a player and as a mentor and just being an older head I still feel like I can still play good footy, and I think our season down in Canberra is sort of showing that.

“Holding the record for Canberra now and overtaking Jason Croker down there with the most games for Canberra Raiders is obviously very special, and that’s how I sort of want to keep it.

“But if the team that you’re playing for is not offering you another contract for the following year and you want to play on, you’ve obviously got to look elsewhere.

“You never say never. I still feel like I’ve got a lot of footy in me, whether that’s in the NRL or Super League.”

Papalii won’t be available for Saturday’s home clash with St George Illawarra due to his Origin commitments.

The top-of-the-table Raiders are marching towards a minor premiership and the 321-game Papalii has been a prime reason why. He’s playing great and enjoying it at the same time.

“You put an older head amongst younger boys, there’s a bit of control and obviously a bit of fun off-field and all that,” he said.

“We know how to go about our work. I’m just taking it one week at a time. I am a bit older, but a bit wiser too, I think.”