A PUNTER has just made an incredible offer to Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods.

And North Queensland have suffered another bitter injury blow.

Meanwhile, Jarryd Hayne makes a trip to Sydney for some extra training and Cronulla players pull a prank on a teammate.

Catch all that and more in this week’s edition of NRL Confidential!

Round 19

INCREDIBLE WOODS OFFER

A footy fan has taken to social media in a bid to get Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods to his mining town.

The fan is deadset serious and is offering to pay for the prop’s flights and accommodation if he accepts the offer to travel to Peak Downs in Queensland.

He’s also asking if Woods will train with the local junior footy club and cut his hair for charity with all proceeds going to the Leukaemia Foundation.

ANOTHER COWBOY INJURED

North Queensland forward Patrick Kaufusi has taken to social media to announce he’ll miss the rest of the season.

Kaufusi was playing for Tonga in the Pacific Test when he suffered a foot injury.

He’s since had surgery and is now recovering.

HAYNE’S SYDNEY SPRINT TRIP

Jarryd Hayne spent the rep round working on his fitness.

With the Titans star still getting the miles through the legs, Hayne made a trip to Sydney and linked up with sprint expert Roger Fabri.

Much needed work with the King @mrrogerfabri pic.twitter.com/2QvFO6jm9t — jarryd hayne (@JarrydHayne) May 9, 2017

Fabri helped prepare Hayne for his move to the NFL, working on his footwork and route runs before he was eventually picked up by San Francisco.

Hayne landed himself in trouble the last time he made a dash to Sydney so here’s hoping this trip was approved by the coach.

SHARKS GET WET IN PRANK

Cronulla players prank Ricky Leutele. Source: Supplied

We all love a good prank and the Sharks have taken it old school.

Cue the Maxwell Smart voice — Ahh the old bucket of water above the door trick.

Backrowers Jayson Bukuya and Kurt Capewell were the men behind the genius plan.

The target?

WATCH THE PRANK IN THE VIDEO AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE

Poor Ricky Leutele. The centre pushed the change room door open to have the bucket fall at his feet.

Unfortunately the prank didn’t quite go to plan with the water just getting Leutele’s feet but his teammates still found it hilarious.

Take a look.

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CRONK’S AWESOME ACT

Star playmaker Cooper Cronk further reinforced himself as one of the game’s good guys after the Anzac Test last Friday night.

Cronk was seen giving out his Kangaroos kit to members of the Canberra crowd following the Kangaroos’ win after the Kiwis.

THOMPSON’S PLEA

St George Illawarra’s Joel Thompson has taken a swipe at the players who have recently attracted negative headlines for drug-related offences.

Shaun Kenny-Dowall is facing alleged drug possession charges, while Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor were captured by CCTV cameras snorting a white substance off a mobile phone outside a Canberra nightclub.

Young Cronulla player Jesse Savage has also been caught up in an alleged cocaine bust, while his club’s chairman Damien Keogh is also on drug possession charges after a separate incident.

In a response to The Daily Telegraph’s backpage story on the NRL introducing a drug-testing blitz, Thompson said: “Isn’t it a shame we’re not talking about #NRLIndigenous round. We need to stop giving these guys back pages like this.”

Isn't it a shame we're not talking about #NRLIndigenous round.. We need to stop giving these guys back pages like this https://t.co/FTsnhrQh6B — Joel Thompson (@joel_thompson12) May 10, 2017

FRIENDLY BANTER

Former Parramatta teammates Nathan Peats and Darcy Lussick were at it again on Wednesday night, engaging in some brilliant banter on Twitter.

@peats05 Funny enough it'll be sweet next week for when we play you. Hopefully the elbow comes in contact with your throat. — Darcy Lussick (@D_LUSSICK) May 10, 2017

@D_LUSSICK Didn't know manly reserve grade was playing before nrl. I'll get there early to watch ya play — Nathan Peats (@peats05) May 10, 2017

Meanwhile, Matt Scott was watching the Jillaroos in action last week and was clearly impressed with what he saw from Ruan Sims.

With the Jillaroos skipper leading her team to victory, Scott used the occasion to take a jab at his former Cowboys teammate and Ruan’s brother Ashton.