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by Billy Walker
February 14, 2025, 7:25 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Not quite sure what we gained from that trial. I’m not fussed about the result, it’s a trial and we were disjointed with all the substitutions. Just not sure what we worked on, what we took confidence from and what we gained from it all. There was a lot to dislike in that second half.
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 8:36 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Crusader wrote: February 13, 2025, 8:34 pm Chevy is another Caleb Atkins
He’s 19. He’ll be right
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 8:30 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Bluesbrother wrote: February 13, 2025, 8:27 pm Sanders has been good in defence but this has shown how far away he is from running a team at this level.
A bit of a rough take. Not sure Cleary could do much to organise this ever changing squad of Reggie players
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 8:22 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Bluesbrother wrote: February 13, 2025, 8:20 pm God help us if Adam Cook is our back up. Sign that Fogarty contract now.
Yeah he’s been poor
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 8:20 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: January meeting with specialist could decide future for Corey Harawira-Naera

Not sure how this is a debate. If he gets medically cleared he's back training and part of our squad. If he's not cleared then medical retirement is likely. He gets paid his contract in full but it doesn't count against the cap. I don't see any grey area here. You see grey yet NR? :roflmao Still no...
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 8:08 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

The Nickman wrote: February 13, 2025, 8:04 pm Say what you want about Danny Levi, but he certainly looks at home out there on the field right now.
He wouldn’t get those Vegas tips done unless Ricky gave him a nod and a wink.
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 8:05 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Sanders is a big half and doesn’t shirk it in defence
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 8:01 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: January meeting with specialist could decide future for Corey Harawira-Naera

Not sure how this is a debate. If he gets medically cleared he's back training and part of our squad. If he's not cleared then medical retirement is likely. He gets paid his contract in full but it doesn't count against the cap. I don't see any grey area here. You see grey yet NR? :roflmao Still no...
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 8:00 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

mikeraider wrote: February 13, 2025, 7:57 pm Wow our sandards have dropped now.
Freudian?
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 7:59 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

The Nickman wrote: February 13, 2025, 7:55 pm
The Greenhouse wrote:
The Nickman wrote: February 13, 2025, 7:53 pm I thought the field was meant to be narrower?
It is.
Ok, thanks dubs.
Nah that wasn’t Dubs that replied, it was The GH.

(Thought I’d throw in an early season double Dubs action)
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 7:53 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

63% of the GH would have scored that
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 7:47 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: January meeting with specialist could decide future for Corey Harawira-Naera

Northern Raider wrote: December 4, 2023, 3:30 pm Not sure how this is a debate. If he gets medically cleared he's back training and part of our squad. If he's not cleared then medical retirement is likely. He gets paid his contract in full but it doesn't count against the cap. I don't see any grey area here.
You see grey yet NR? :roflmao
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 7:43 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Raidernation wrote: February 13, 2025, 7:42 pm The unpopular opinion is so far over the last couple of games Ive still got hoppa over tamale on the wing.
Starling was suprisingly good and Weekes looks confident.
Of course Hoppa gets the nod.
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 7:42 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Matty N has had some good touches. One dropped ball but he is big bodied and seems to look for work.
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 7:40 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Fair half from the lads. I think it would be better to run a more settled side for longer minutes in the last trial before season kick off rather than cycling through a lot of guys that won’t get seen in firsts again this year.
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 7:19 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Raidernation wrote: February 13, 2025, 7:18 pm Chevy still struggles against high balls.
That didn’t look great
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 7:13 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

Give up on this roll ball rubbish already
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 6:49 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green

Once the NRL approves its a medical retirement he gets paid regardless. The club pays the player and they make the insurance claim. If it's denied, they still get the cap exemption but are out of pocket. Might be why Burgess was paid over multiple years for his "medical retirement". So th...
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 2:06 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green

Treating a retiring player well and running a professional football club with a full playing roster are not mutually exclusive concepts for most other clubs. Thanks for imparting all the experience you have gained running a professional football onto us - we are blessed! Considering how slow on the...
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 2:04 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green

There's genuinely 2 people that have an issues with this Ones a troll One genuinely hates the guy Nobody else cares. Sent from my Pixel 9 using Tapatalk I like CHN. It really sucks what happened to him and I wish him nothing but the best. I don’t want to see him short changed or done over, my posit...
by Billy Walker
February 13, 2025, 7:11 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green

Treating a retiring player well and running a professional football club with a full playing roster are not mutually exclusive concepts for most other clubs.
by Billy Walker
February 12, 2025, 8:46 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green

it's because he doesn't want to retire Sent from my SM-S911B using Tapatalk I expect a lot of players wouldn’t wish to retire. In those cases it comes down to the club’s ability to have the appropriate conversations to assist the player to understand reality. Some clubs seem more successful at this...
by Billy Walker
February 12, 2025, 1:20 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green

it's because he doesn't want to retire Sent from my SM-S911B using Tapatalk I expect a lot of players wouldn’t wish to retire. In those cases it comes down to the club’s ability to have the appropriate conversations to assist the player to understand reality. Some clubs seem more successful at this...
by Billy Walker
February 12, 2025, 11:52 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green
Replies: 663
Views: 124472

Re: Corey Harawira-Naera has likely played last game in green

Christian Welch walks away from the last two years of his $600k/year salary leaving $1.2m on the table. Clubs like Melbourne are so lucky they can negotiate outcomes like this. Welch was within his rights to spend the next 2 years seeking medical support to try to overcome his back issues and collec...
by Billy Walker
February 12, 2025, 7:12 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Canberra Raiders reject Jamal Fogarty’s request to explore the open market
Replies: 124
Views: 9106

Re: Canberra Raiders reject Jamal Fogarty’s request to explore the open market

The club knows what Fogs offers and waiting until round 6 to make a decision on whether we want an additional 12 months of what he offers isn’t really about Fogs. The key determining factor is Sanders and how he slots in. 6 weeks isn’t a long time to make that call and this suggests to me we are lik...
by Billy Walker
February 11, 2025, 4:09 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1
Replies: 264
Views: 16968

Re: 2025 Trial 2 v Sharks: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1

I’d swap Starling and Levi but otherwise it’s a decent side
by Billy Walker
February 11, 2025, 2:10 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Canberra Raiders reject Jamal Fogarty’s request to explore the open market
Replies: 124
Views: 9106

Re: Canberra Raiders reject Jamal Fogarty’s request to explore the open market

Agree that Ricky has proven a very good coach of forwards over a long time. But I too have been long concerned about his halfback coaching. I’ve had increased hope through the improvements we’ve seen in both Sezer and Fogarty. The proof will be in the Sanders pudding and maybe Ricky has realised he...
by Billy Walker
February 11, 2025, 7:49 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2025 Trial 1 v Panthers: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1*
Replies: 330
Views: 20547

Re: 2025 Trial 1 v Panthers: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1*

gangrenous wrote: February 11, 2025, 6:58 am On Chevy, I think part of the issue is that in the way the club is setting up is that Chevy is a long term lock
Disagree - he looks like a fullback to me.
by Billy Walker
February 10, 2025, 7:35 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders sign English second rower Matty Nicholson to end 2027
Replies: 327
Views: 32439

Re: Raiders sign English second rower Matty Nicholson to end 2027

I really hope they didn't bulk him up too much. My main concern about him is his mobility in defense. I think it is a bit of broader problem and I speculate Ricky might be at the core of it. Cotric and HSS both got too big and lost what made them good. I’m worried about Savage. He’s shown no signs ...
by Billy Walker
February 9, 2025, 9:19 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Through green eyes 2025
Replies: 9
Views: 3043

Re: Through green eyes 2025

"The 2025 Canberra Raiders are being written off by an awful lot of people." I think this should read: The 2025 Canberra Raiders are being written off by a lot of awful people. (Who are mostly Roosters fans). No one knows before a ball is kicked which sides are going to perform and which ...