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by woppadingo
March 14, 2024, 3:56 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233626

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

Pollies talking of a new stadium, is there an election looming?
by woppadingo
March 10, 2024, 2:56 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233626

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

For context, Robina stadium is a fairly simple rectangle with fairly standard stands and coverage over the seating. I was in the top tier half way to the back and the view was excellent. I felt close to the play, with a commanding views over the field. It was stormy weather and no one felt any wind ...
by woppadingo
March 10, 2024, 2:50 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233626

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

Well I was at CBUS Robina last night for the Titans/dragons game, and I have to say it puts into stark contrast just how bad GIO stadium in Canberra is.
It really makes you understand just how much of a **** the local govt doesn't give.
by woppadingo
March 7, 2024, 9:04 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Round 1 v Knights: Game Day
Replies: 682
Views: 22925

Re: 2024 Round 1 v Knights: Game Day

Gotta love a round 1 win.
Well done boys!
by woppadingo
September 27, 2023, 8:43 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders sign Kaeo Weekes on two year deal
Replies: 294
Views: 35408

Re: Raiders in talks with Kaeo Weekes

Could be a depth player. Based on the forum guidelines this bloke is an NRL plodder. Worst thing to happen here is Stuart picking him at 6 or 1 and persisting with him while he sucks, and we go on a 12 week losing streak. Which is entirely possible. Sent from my CPH2021 using Tapatalk He isn't a wa...
by woppadingo
July 30, 2023, 10:44 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 22 v Knights: Game Day
Replies: 817
Views: 28515

Re: 2023 Rd 22 v Knights: Game Day

mikeraider wrote: July 30, 2023, 9:17 am
Green_Hammock wrote: July 30, 2023, 8:46 am Ricky is not leaving, may as well just accept that now

Sent from my SM-A736B using Tapatalk
I agree you wont get rid of him, as they say its better the devil you known then ......someone worse.
If Ricky left or wete sacked the first in line would be Madge, then Croker
by woppadingo
July 29, 2023, 7:36 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 22 v Knights: Game Day
Replies: 817
Views: 28515

Re: 2023 Rd 22 v Knights: Game Day

I'll just remind everyone that Michael Maguire is our defensive coach, and therein lies much of the problem.
And further remind anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about to watch Tales from Tiger Town to see why this is relevant.
by woppadingo
June 25, 2023, 9:12 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 17 v Roosters: Game Day
Replies: 595
Views: 23917

Re: 2023 Rd 17 v Roosters: Game Day

I get people want us the be something we clearly aren’t but again these wins just highlight our style is tough and grind. Accepting this is our team at the moment means people can actually enjoy winning instead of (bizarrely) hating on the fact we are better placed on the ladder at this stage of th...
by woppadingo
June 25, 2023, 9:12 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 17 v Roosters: Game Day
Replies: 595
Views: 23917

Re: 2023 Rd 17 v Roosters: Game Day

I get people want us the be something we clearly aren’t but again these wins just highlight our style is tough and grind. Accepting this is our team at the moment means people can actually enjoy winning instead of (bizarrely) hating on the fact we are better placed on the ladder at this stage of th...
by woppadingo
June 10, 2023, 2:15 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 15 v Warriors: Game Day
Replies: 633
Views: 31294

Re: 2023 Rd 15 v Warriors: Game Day

You're arguing over the wrong thing. The issue isnt Hoppa or Cotric. Its that Kris and Croker are bog average. IMHO Cotric needs to be a centre; Croker needs to retire and Kris can go back to NSW Cup. And thats not even the issue... The real issue is that we have no attack because a) Savage isnt in ...
by woppadingo
June 10, 2023, 2:14 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 15 v Warriors: Game Day
Replies: 633
Views: 31294

Re: 2023 Rd 15 v Warriors: Game Day

You're arguing over the wrong thing. The issue isnt Hoppa or Cotric. Its that Kris and Croker are bog average. IMHO Cotric needs to be a centre; Croker needs to retire and Kris can go back to NSW Cup. And thats not even the issue... The real issue is that we have no attack because a) Savage isnt in ...
by woppadingo
June 7, 2023, 11:14 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Canberra Raiders express interest in signing Ben Hunt?
Replies: 359
Views: 25216

Re: Canberra Raiders express interest in signing Ben Hunt?

Dylan Brown could be free next year?
🙄
by woppadingo
June 7, 2023, 11:09 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Canberra Raiders express interest in signing Ben Hunt?
Replies: 359
Views: 25216

Re: Canberra Raiders express interest in signing Ben Hunt?

You end up with an elite squad of players who sign one year contracts at each team in turn so each team wins a premiership once every 17 years but the same players win a premiership every year, and collect all the salary. The remaining players just watch on as the elite squad basically waltz through...
by woppadingo
June 2, 2023, 10:48 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 14 v Tigers: Game Day
Replies: 872
Views: 34980

Re: 2023 Rd 14 v Tigers: Game Day

THINGS ARE GOOD...BUT THEY COULD BE BETTER!
by woppadingo
May 30, 2023, 8:45 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 14 v Tigers: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 342
Views: 24189

Re: 2023 Rd 14 v Tigers: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

Ricky ruining Savage’s raiders career just to spite us Remember when he said TPJ wasn’t a first grader? Yeah he’s kind of playing state of origin tomorrow You can kind of see how TPJ isn't a Sticky type player either. Kind of loose around the edges, does his own thing. A bit like CHN TPJ is a weird...
by woppadingo
May 28, 2023, 11:15 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Our defence
Replies: 32
Views: 1800

Re: Our defence

Yes Madge is our defence coach, as I understand it. It is no surprise to me at all that this coincides with our poor attitude in defence. Its clear Madge does not get through to the players. Go and have a look at that 4 part doco about the tigers when he was coach. You can see the body language. It ...
by woppadingo
May 17, 2023, 12:25 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Semi Valemei released immediately to Cowboys
Replies: 71
Views: 7838

Re: Semi Valemei released immediately to Cowboys

Ricks to do list

* Player Cleanout - done!
by woppadingo
May 9, 2023, 11:28 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: The Sportress
Replies: 164
Views: 36472

Re: The Sportress

Taaffe talk The knife was barely out of the Canberra Raiders back when South Sydney floated the idea of an immediate player swap of Jack Wighton in exchange for Blake Taaffe. It felt like arsenic rather than salt was being poured into the collective Canberra wounds. The Green Machine’s favourite so...
by woppadingo
May 7, 2023, 8:27 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 10 v Bulldogs: Game Day
Replies: 817
Views: 33788

Re: 2023 Rd 10 v Bulldogs: Game Day

I haven’t read this thread yet, but there’s no way that should’ve been a penalty try as far as I’m concerned. Absolutely ridiculous decision on the heels of the disallowed try following the falcon. 100%. Mariota times that tackle a fraction of a second later, Perham is still well short. https://sco...
by woppadingo
April 28, 2023, 9:14 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Coaching issues
Replies: 2991
Views: 178983

Re: Coaching issues

Ive been a Ricky supporter but I just looked at the season summaries. While Rick got us tobtwo prelims, a semi, and a GF, even Dave Furner has a better regular season record.

Something has to give
by woppadingo
April 5, 2023, 7:20 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Coaching issues
Replies: 2991
Views: 178983

Re: Coaching issues

Ha ha you **** calling for Stuarts head...
Watch out you might get what you wish for...

Nek minit. .

Micheal Maguire! New raiders coach!
by woppadingo
April 4, 2023, 11:31 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Living in the capital hurting our recruitment
Replies: 219
Views: 12924

Re: Living in the capital hurting our recruitment

Stuart, Furner, Henry, Meninga, Elliott.... Not a single coach we've had here has escaped calls for their sacking.... As for Canberra, I agree its a great place for standard of living, lifestyle, schools. Services, proximity to ski fields, 90 minutes to the bay etc etc. The only solution is to take ...
by woppadingo
March 31, 2023, 9:37 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Coaching issues
Replies: 2991
Views: 178983

Re: Coaching issues

Ricky has his faults its true. But before he arrived we were a joke. He has taken us to a prelim final, grand final, prelim final and semi final since 2016. In the previous 10-12 years the best we could manage was week 1 of the finals maybe every second year. I think he made some bad mistakes this ...
by woppadingo
March 31, 2023, 9:07 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 5 v Panthers: Game Day
Replies: 535
Views: 24194

Re: Players that need to go

That was embarrassing today. Penrith hardly got out of 2nd gear yet still put 50 on us. We need a reset. Last year's run to the finals papered over a lot of cracks. In that run was two flukey wins v Newcastle and one at home v St George Rapana needs to go. Great player for us for a long time, but h...
by woppadingo
March 31, 2023, 8:26 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Coaching issues
Replies: 2991
Views: 178983

Re: Coaching issues

Ricky has his faults its true. But before he arrived we were a joke. He has taken us to a prelim final, grand final, prelim final and semi final since 2016. In the previous 10-12 years the best we could manage was week 1 of the finals maybe every second year. I think he made some bad mistakes this ...
by woppadingo
March 31, 2023, 8:17 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Recruitment
Replies: 127
Views: 9286

Re: Recruitment

yeh. They dropped the ball recently. No backup fullback 3 very ordinary hookers a "perfectly cromulent" halfback. its no wonder Wighton is frustrated. He does not have the leadership, intelligence or creativity to lead the team to victory, AND make the line breaks and score the tries, all ...
by woppadingo
March 31, 2023, 8:08 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Coaching issues
Replies: 2991
Views: 178983

Re: Coaching issues

Ricky has his faults its true. But before he arrived we were a joke. He has taken us to a prelim final, grand final, prelim final and semi final since 2016. In the previous 10-12 years the best we could manage was week 1 of the finals maybe every second year. I think he made some bad mistakes this y...
by woppadingo
March 29, 2023, 5:35 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Jack Wighton to join South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2024
Replies: 2847
Views: 250350

Re: Jack Wighton targeted by Redcliffe, to test the open market for 2024

I think its an opportunity. Rick can double down again on grindball. 16 forwards and a hooker to distribute the ball.
by woppadingo
March 29, 2023, 5:35 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Jack Wighton to join South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2024
Replies: 2847
Views: 250350

Re: Jack Wighton targeted by Redcliffe, to test the open market for 2024

I think its an opportunity. Rick can double down again on grindball. 16 forwards and a hooker to distribute the ball.
by woppadingo
March 20, 2023, 9:13 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
Replies: 1582
Views: 169235

Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita, re-signs with Titans

Titans have no chance of winning a premiership. Fifita's decision to stay at the Titans shows he is more interested in the lifestyle than winning. He would have been a drain on this club had we signed him. I think we dodged a bullet I’m not convinced about that The arrogance of thinking that the ra...
by woppadingo
March 20, 2023, 9:12 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Backline replacements
Replies: 47
Views: 3641

Re: Backline replacements

I just came on here to comment about Cotric. I know it seems a lot of people think he is not that great. What I have observed is that cotric is a rep quality strong and aggressive winger on the right edge that is not seeing enough ball. Raiders play to the left 99.9% of the time so Cotric never gets...
by woppadingo
March 8, 2023, 8:05 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
Replies: 1582
Views: 169235

Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita, re-signs with Titans

Titans have no chance of winning a premiership.
Fifita's decision to stay at the Titans shows he is more interested in the lifestyle than winning.
He would have been a drain on this club had we signed him.
I think we dodged a bullet
by woppadingo
September 23, 2022, 10:29 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Ex Raiders... where are they now?
Replies: 4116
Views: 589752

Re: Ex Raiders... where are they now?

Billy Walker wrote: September 23, 2022, 9:42 pm Bailey Simmonson - playing in an NRL Grand final.
Definitely going for penrith/bunnies. No way that nufty wins a premiership after being let go by us.
by woppadingo
September 23, 2022, 9:50 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Joe Tapine re-signs with Canberra Raiders to end 2027
Replies: 436
Views: 45138

Re: Joe Tapine agrees to four year extension, keeping him at the Raiders to end 2027

Just want to say that's fantastic. A great retention by the club of a player who could have gone just about anywhere.
An endorsement of his team mates the coach and the club.
by woppadingo
September 13, 2022, 8:33 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Ex Raiders... where are they now?
Replies: 4116
Views: 589752

Re: Ex Raiders... where are they now?

Not a very nice read. NRL star Curtis Scott allegedly threatened to kill former partner and himself: court: https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-star-curtis-scotts-alleged-threat-to-kill-former-girlfriend-tayleigha-clark/news-story/57a74c2b6a6cbc1c478c1bf3e4b55af5 Does Ricky actually think Craig B...