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Ruben Daley

The Nickman wrote: ↑April 15, 2024, 10:32 am Can we just lock this thread?

Seconded.

Ruben Daley

Credit to Ricky for making the right choices this week. I would have been very unhappy to see one or both of: A. Guler brought back in to replace Hors B. Kris moved to fullback and Cotric brought into centre. I think both of the above were highly possible and would have been classic Ricky selection...

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Excellent team and so pumped for Chevy and Trey. Hope they both kill it. Horse is unlucky. No Origin for him. Can’t help but wonder if coming back underdone contributed to it. Classic way to get a groin injury. And I hate seeing Rapa injured. Hopefully, he recovers and plays out the rest of the seas...

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Starling has had some great moments this season, including when he stopped a charging Marzhew one-on-one, which allowed he and Papa to drive Marzhew back in goal. He’s had other big defensive efforts like that and his energy is noticeable most weeks. That said, his attacking influence is minimal. Ot...

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I love Tapine and he was good last night but how the hecks does he get the same points as Timoko? Timoko massacred the Eels. If Manu or Crichton or Best or Staggs did that, there’d be six articles on Fox Sports. They don't watch or at least don't pay any attention to the games and then just pick th...

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I love Tapine and he was good last night but how the hecks does he get the same points as Timoko? Timoko massacred the Eels. If Manu or Crichton or Best or Staggs did that, there’d be six articles on Fox Sports. They don't watch or at least don't pay any attention to the games and then just pick th...

Ruben Daley

I love Tapine and he was good last night but how the hecks does he get the same points as Timoko? Timoko massacred the Eels. If Manu or Crichton or Best or Staggs did that, there’d be six articles on Fox Sports.

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Timoko - 3 (x 1000)
Xavage - 2
Strange - 1

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If he was genuinely on the market for 500k then he is a great buy, but he probably isn't signing to play fullback for that. I'd gladly take him as a winger for that price anyway. I'd also ask who was the last gun NRL winger that converted to fullback successfully? I dunno, RTS? The Hammer. I think ...

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Looked the goods in 2019. But since 2021 when he came back from his injury suffered against St George in 2020, there’s been countless complaints in the match threads about us losing momentum when Guler comes on - due to his slow play the balls , dropped balls, penalties or dumb **** plays in genera...

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Ricky in presser admits we lost to 2nd grade team.. blames individuals.. not himself ofcourse. He's holding the players to accountability Was it Ricky who was lazy or Savage? Was it Ricky giving it up on the 5th, or Fogarty? Was it Ricky dropping a simple pass or Horsburgh? Was it Ricky making a ba...

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I’m not sure I’d go as far as to use the term “system” - as the key messages of our system seems to consist of “get in the grind”, “don’t make mistakes” and “bleed green”. However, we do have is a strong culture that gets good effort out of the playing group more often than not, and a number of pro...

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Genuinely curious... can anyone name me an elite edge forward in modern history who has performed consistently at his potential when playing in a bottom 4 team? There is a reason why you (probably) cant. In the modern game of RL, there is no position more reliant on the halves, structure and qualit...

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It’s very unlikely he’d come but if he did, I think a part of the decision would be to see if he can go from the ‘good when he’s hot’ guy to a guy who’s consistently great. I also think he would get there under Ricky. So when we talk about whether he’s worth it or not, I factor in that he’d potentia...

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So, you want to drop a QLD origin rep for a fringe first grader? Not sure if this was directed at my comment that Trey would be justified in feeing ripped off. I would pick Horse for sure. I’m a massive fan of his. He’s an auto selection in my books. What I meant was Trey was given the 18th man spo...

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Agree that this is another kick in the teeth for Mooney. As 18th man, he should rightly expect to be first man in after an injury.

The only thing that makes it slightly better is we lost a second-rower from the bench and Horse is a better replacement for the edge should it be needed.

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This may be controversial and I’m not saying it as a reaction to the article or Parker’s commentary but I always thought he was overrated as a player. I know, I know, he has an incredible record, 340+ games, heaps for QLD and Australia, several individual awards, I know. He was definitely a good pl...

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This may be controversial and I’m not saying it as a reaction to the article or Parker’s commentary but I always thought he was overrated as a player. I know, I know, he has an incredible record, 340+ games, heaps for QLD and Australia, several individual awards, I know. He was definitely a good pla...

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If Rapa didn't miss 5 seasons of footy between 2009-2013, he could be playing his 350th game by now. Then again, perhaps his hiatus protected his body, giving rise to his current longevity. Not many outside backs still running around at 34-35 and delivering much quality footy. Rapa is a beast. Yeah...

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Guler/Saulo might start or bench at other clubs, but other clubs concentrate their spending in the spine, so are happy to take a hit in other positions. It's a model that works for them but with our spine, and inability to recruit marquee spine players, would be catastrophic for us. We need the Tap...

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I’m sold. Sign him up.

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I may be wrong but I think Ricky will bring back Hoppa when his burns heal but will drop him for Schiller/Chevy/Asomua later in the season. And next year when Rapa’s spot frees up, it’ll be one of those other guys taking it.

Ricky is slow. So very slow. But I think he’ll get there on this one.

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No way Rapa plays in ressies. Ever. He asks for a run in 2043, he goes straight back into the starting side. But I think this should be his last year just to preserve his legacy. I don’t want him hanging on one year too long like others have. I want future generations to do a double-take when they r...

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Whatever kick training he did over the off season we need to bottle it and pass it along to everyone that comes through the system. 100% agree Zim. I reckon the Raiders will be pointing out to the Colonel the improved kicking game of Fog and saying "look at the skills development path for you&...

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An excellent forward pack who know there are 2-4 guys with very good claim to their spots aiming up against a decent pack without three of their usuals.

A halfback who’s consistently kicked to our advantage.

And outside backs with genuine pace and the ability to beat defenders.

I’m excited.

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Good to see him lock down a position. Savage is our no 1 winger now Cotric has really regressed Correct. Hoppa is also ahead of him and I’d dare say Schiller and Asomua would be too if given a chance, which they should get next time there’s an injury. Worryingly, I’m not seeing the usual desperatio...

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3 - Rapa
2 - Timoko
1 - Savage

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Good to see him lock down a position. Savage is our no 1 winger now Cotric has really regressed Correct. Hoppa is also ahead of him and I’d dare say Schiller and Asomua would be too if given a chance, which they should get next time there’s an injury. Worryingly, I’m not seeing the usual desperatio...

Ruben Daley

Congratulations to Ricky.

I’ve had regular frustrations with several facets of his coaching but he’s done so much for the club and deserves some recognition for this achievement.

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I don't see AFB ripping in like he did last year. He's mentally moved on. Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk Huh? He ran for 155m last week, had a couple of offloads and made 21 tackles at 100%. The week before he ran for 220m, scored a try, had two line-breaks, had another couple of offloads and...

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Ata played 32 minutes last week. This is Hosking’s spot but surely Elliott won’t play 80, so could also get 25 minutes when Elliott is on the bench.

So I’m hoping Hosking plays around 50-55 minutes and expect Elliott to play a similar amount.

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The captain should be someone who's undroppable, that's why it should have been Tapine. That was the first mistake, making Whitehead captain in the first place. Many great players have stepped down as captain towards the end of their careers All our captains seem to be droppable - Croker, Hodgson i...

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Interestingly, neither Mariota nor Horsburgh are named in the NSW cup side... Horse can’t play until next week. Why not. He's served his 4 games. https://www.nrl.com/casualty-ward/?competition=111&team=500013 It's wrong. Not sure how it got there but it's wrong https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2...

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Finchy wrote: ↑March 19, 2024, 5:56 pm
Ruben Daley wrote: ↑March 19, 2024, 5:53 pm
Raiders_Pat wrote: ↑March 19, 2024, 5:13 pm Interestingly, neither Mariota nor Horsburgh are named in the NSW cup side...
Horse can’t play until next week.
Why not. He's served his 4 games.

https://www.nrl.com/casualty-ward/?comp ... eam=500013

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Raiders_Pat wrote: ↑March 19, 2024, 5:13 pm Interestingly, neither Mariota nor Horsburgh are named in the NSW cup side...

Horse can’t play until next week.

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