In round 10 against rivals the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Xerri scored his first career hat-trick as Cronulla won the match 22–9 at Kogarah Oval.

“This follows the return of a positive sample and completion of the anti-doping process administered by Sport Integrity Australia.

In response to his appeal being rejected and the ban upheld, Xerri said “For all you haters calling me a drug cheat, you all have no clue how much I put in the work to be where I was, and to my loyal family and friends, words can't express how much you all mean to me.

[13][2] On 2 December, it was announced that Canterbury had offered Xerri a two-year deal starting in 2024 after his doping ban is completed.

[14] On 15 February, Xerri played his first rugby league game in four years which came in a trial match for Canterbury against Melbourne at Belmore Sports Ground.

[16] Xerri played a total of 19 games for Canterbury in the 2024 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals finishing 6th.