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by Conor
March 25, 2024, 7:31 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 4 v Sharks: Teams and Previews *Teams p1
Replies: 363
Views: 18567

Re: 2024 Rd 4 v Sharks: Teams and Previews

I reckon our defensive improvment has has more to do with a) replacing one of the worst defensive fullbacks in the comp with literally anyone b) not having a broken Jarrod Croker playing at centre c) a broken Elliott Whitehead being on the field for only 34 out of 180 available minutes d) put a leg...
by Conor
March 25, 2024, 9:07 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Fans' Choice Player of the Year
Replies: 32
Views: 1923

Re: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Fans' Choice Player of the Year

2 Rapana
2 Fogarty
1 Savage
1 Timoko


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by Conor
March 14, 2024, 11:29 am
Forum: Rugby League
Topic: 2024 NRL Round 2: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 76
Views: 2405

Re: 2024 NRL Round 2: Teams and Game Day

I'm not sure why a lot of people were/are tipping the Bunnies to be big improvers this year? Their forward pack and depth stinks. Melbourne's isn't much better but you just know that Bellamy will get everything out of his bunch of 'no names'. Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk I think to an exten...
by Conor
March 12, 2024, 2:00 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 salary cap analysis: What every club’s roster is really worth
Replies: 63
Views: 3120

Re: 2024 salary cap analysis: What every club’s roster is really worth

The premise is that these figures are the perceived value of players, not even approximate actual contract figures. I know Buzz and Brent Read are morons working in a broken industry, but it’s almost admirable that they can still find ways to actively contribute less and less to rugby league. There ...
by Conor
March 8, 2024, 11:25 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Fans' Choice Player of the Year
Replies: 69
Views: 2784

Re: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Fans' Choice Player of the Year

3 Fogarty
2 Rapa
1 Papa


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by Conor
March 8, 2024, 11:22 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Round 1 v Knights: Game Day
Replies: 682
Views: 22884

Re: 2024 Round 1 v Knights: Game Day

We put Newcastle under quite a bit of pressure with our defence, their poor handling didn’t happen in isolation. Really good / interesting to hear post match that Hosking and Smithies are big talkers in organising our defence. That plus our improved ball handling (or rather, the absence of Jack’s un...
by Conor
February 26, 2024, 11:34 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews *Teams p1
Replies: 784
Views: 49412

Re: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews

1 Rapana 2 Savage 3 Hosking / Schiller 4 Timoko 5 Cotric 6 Strange 7 Fogarty 8 Papa 9 Levi / Woolford 10 Tapine 11 Young 12 Whitehead 13 Smithies 14 Puru 15 Mariota 16 Mooney 17 Saulo / Hosking Schiller played well in the trials, so not too concerned if he covers for Kris, but Hosking’s defence was ...
by Conor
February 1, 2024, 3:54 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Adam Cook returns to Canberra Raiders on train and trial contract
Replies: 38
Views: 3380

Re: Adam Cook returns to Canberra Raiders on train and trial contract

Sammy was effectively Captain-Coach, as he’d been running the non first graders in the opposed sessions during that Covid season. One of my favourite Raiders games.
by Conor
January 19, 2024, 10:28 am
Forum: Rugby League
Topic: Rugby League 2024
Replies: 138
Views: 5565

Re: Rugby League 2024

So why should a kick off that goes out on the full, receive a lesser penalty than in 2023? It is not even a tap on the halfway line. This seems like the biggest, fundamental change to me. Why wouldn’t you now try and kick the ball dead on the full from the kick off? You get rewarded by allowing a s...
by Conor
January 19, 2024, 10:25 am
Forum: Rugby League
Topic: Rugby League 2024
Replies: 138
Views: 5565

Re: Rugby League 2024

So why should a kick off that goes out on the full, receive a lesser penalty than in 2023? It is not even a tap on the halfway line. This seems like the biggest, fundamental change to me. Why wouldn’t you now try and kick the ball dead on the full from the kick off? You get rewarded by allowing a s...
by Conor
November 27, 2023, 8:16 pm
Forum: Rugby League
Topic: NRL Grid Game
Replies: 298
Views: 77541

Re: NRL Grid Game

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Managed to get a couple of Raiders in, and a high score of 7.9 for the Storm Cowboy.
by Conor
September 18, 2023, 1:16 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 9 v Titans: Fans' Choice Player of the Year
Replies: 7
Views: 1002

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 9 v Titans: Fans' Choice Player of the Year

3 Taufa
2 Kemp
1 Robins Reti


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by Conor
September 10, 2023, 2:11 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 8 v Cowboys: Fans' Choice Player of the Year
Replies: 8
Views: 1004

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 8 v Cowboys: Fans' Choice Player of the Year

3 Z Temara
2 Nicholls
1 Matua


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by Conor
September 10, 2023, 12:28 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 8 v Cowboys: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 57
Views: 3607

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 8 v Cowboys: Teams and Game Day

15/17 completions - making plenty of metres each set and our defence has largely kept NQ in their own half. Agree that Nicholls is having her best game, our spine (and Emma Barnes since coming on) has been quite good all round really.
by Conor
September 4, 2023, 4:45 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 27 v Sharks: Fans' Choice Player of the Year
Replies: 20
Views: 1581

2023 Rd 27 v Sharks: Fans' Choice Player of the Year

2 Timoko
2 Puru
1 Wighton
1 Mooney
by Conor
September 2, 2023, 1:21 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 7 v Knights: Fans' Choice Player of the Year
Replies: 5
Views: 893

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 7 v Knights: Fans' Choice Player of the Year

3 Robins-Reti
2 Quinlan
1 Chante Temara
by Conor
August 29, 2023, 5:28 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 27 v Sharks: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 519
Views: 38763

Re: 2023 Rd 27 v Sharks: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

Maybe Fogarty is still a chance of being ruled out, so we’d see Jack to the halves and Croker into the starting side.
by Conor
August 29, 2023, 11:07 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 27 v Sharks: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 519
Views: 38763

Re: 2023 Rd 27 v Sharks: Teams and Previews

https://twitter.com/ReadingThePlay/status/1696004829796339962?t=klXA-p_Hub6wrNsWn7FhBA&s=19 Who the **** is "readingtheplay" and why exactly do we care what he has to say Unfamiliar, jarring feeling isn’t it? Rocky finally, and rightfully, getting put under the spotlight, albeit by on...
by Conor
August 27, 2023, 3:41 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 6 v Broncos: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 47
Views: 3814

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 6 v Broncos: Teams and Game Day

PerthRaider86 wrote:
Conor wrote: August 21, 2023, 11:38 am Any word on Hollie Mae Dodd’s omission on the weekend? She’s been playing well, hopefully just a minor injury / illness and she’ll be back this week.
They said she had a knee complaint and thats why she didnt play last week
Thank you, I appreciate this!
by Conor
August 27, 2023, 2:57 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 6 v Broncos: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 47
Views: 3814

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 6 v Broncos: Teams and Game Day

Tough day - I thought we did really well to be only down by a conversion at half time, then the second half was a more accurate reflection of how dominant Brisbane were. Watching live at Langlands Park I thought Shak played nicely at fullback, and Dodd and Kemp were strong, but all in all we were ju...
by Conor
August 24, 2023, 2:02 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 Rd 26 v Broncos: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 267
Views: 28547

Re: 2023 Rd 26 v Broncos: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

https://twitter.com/RaidersCanberra/status/1694516323089612931 Just watched the press conference. Stuart has given nothing away. He did say we will go in a different direction next year. Hope that means potential rebuild. Maybe Elliot is retiring end of season too. https://twitter.com/BrentFord26/s...
by Conor
August 23, 2023, 8:49 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Coaching issues
Replies: 2991
Views: 178947

Re: Coaching issues

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by Conor
August 22, 2023, 5:18 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 6 v Broncos: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 47
Views: 3814

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 6 v Broncos: Teams and Game Day

Love that Kemp is into the starting side, and very pleased to see Dodd back.
by Conor
August 21, 2023, 11:38 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 6 v Broncos: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 47
Views: 3814

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 6 v Broncos: Teams and Game Day

Any word on Hollie Mae Dodd’s omission on the weekend? She’s been playing well, hopefully just a minor injury / illness and she’ll be back this week.
by Conor
August 20, 2023, 5:05 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Fans' Choice Player of the Year
Replies: 11
Views: 1034

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Fans' Choice Player of the Year

3 Z Temara
2 Robins-Reti
1 Nicholls

Shak is putting some good form together, and our middles are fantastic. Really enjoying this season.
by Conor
August 20, 2023, 3:07 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 74
Views: 4393

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day

Robins-Reti is having a blinder
by Conor
August 20, 2023, 2:19 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 74
Views: 4393

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day

Dummet with a a huge defensive play - strip while also holding up the Parra would-be try scorer


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by Conor
August 20, 2023, 2:12 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 74
Views: 4393

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day

Not just the depth, but the coaching - they’re seamlessly playing their role in a structure. Imagine!
by Conor
August 20, 2023, 2:11 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 74
Views: 4393

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day

Botman wrote:new commers Dummet and Smith are impressing in this game for me

Dummet scores now too. Every one stops and she played to the whistle
Definitely, I’m pleasantly surprised by our depth
by Conor
August 20, 2023, 1:53 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day
Replies: 74
Views: 4393

Re: 2023 NRLW Rd 5 v Eels: Teams and Game Day

Backed up with very good goal line defence


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by Conor
August 11, 2023, 1:31 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2023
Replies: 3787
Views: 696656

Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2023

Well I’m glad we’ve sorted that out and I hope everyone is happy with themselves
by Conor
August 11, 2023, 1:10 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2023
Replies: 3787
Views: 696656

Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2023

Oooft. Mind you, errors and discipline better than I expected
by Conor
August 11, 2023, 12:56 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2023
Replies: 3787
Views: 696656

Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2023

Yeah, Andymachines point about wage is very valid, and comparing him favourably to a bunch of second and third string guys doesn’t really make for a glowing endorsement. Shaun Lane is another one (aside from Su’A) that is missing from that list.