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by papabear
March 27, 2024, 12:13 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 4 v Sharks: Teams and Previews *Teams p1
Replies: 363
Views: 18358

Re: 2024 Rd 4 v Sharks: Teams and Previews *Teams p1

I didn’t see last weeks game.

Was whitehead awesome and zac hosking garbage?

Zac hosking was one of (if not our) best over the first two weeks and whitehead was well of the pace last year in liability territory…

Or is this just another Ricky favourite suck it up thing..
by papabear
March 25, 2024, 9:23 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

If a person says 2 + 2 = 5, and you say “no, it’s 4”, then they want to have a discussion about how it’s actually 5 - that’s where I’m calling them an idiot and saying it’s ridiculous to treat their view with respect. Someone supporting Trump now after 10 years of seeing who he is loud and clear. T...
by papabear
March 23, 2024, 10:13 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

To me that’s all well and good. But there’s a line beyond which it’s wasted. Given I’m not going to convince them, I’m going to let them know I think they’re a ****. Yeah they’ll probably push back and that won’t help either. But I think it’s probably still significantly better than the kid gloves ...
by papabear
March 22, 2024, 3:28 pm
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

To me that’s all well and good. But there’s a line beyond which it’s wasted. Given I’m not going to convince them, I’m going to let them know I think they’re a ****. Yeah they’ll probably push back and that won’t help either. But I think it’s probably still significantly better than the kid gloves ...
by papabear
March 22, 2024, 3:25 pm
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

Johns isnt even the GOAT halfback :lol: Very sad to see RL tragic's who apparently never saw Cameron Smith play football :( Andrew John’s was the best player I have seen play and tbh for me it isn’t even particularly close. Easy the best half… honestly I don’t like the guy and I don’t like Newcastl...
by papabear
March 20, 2024, 6:56 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

I don't think anyone should be obligated to respect every opinion As an example if you tell me vaccines cause autism or the earth is flat or that 9/11 was an inside job and jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams, I'm not going to give that opinion a single ounce of respect and I am going to think and pr...
by papabear
March 20, 2024, 6:53 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

To me that’s all well and good. But there’s a line beyond which it’s wasted. Given I’m not going to convince them, I’m going to let them know I think they’re a ****. Yeah they’ll probably push back and that won’t help either. But I think it’s probably still significantly better than the kid gloves ...
by papabear
March 19, 2024, 4:50 pm
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

I can try to pretend the world isn’t full of… *people* Am I reading this wrong, or given where the above was posted, this post seems to be filled with ... arrogance? With the removed posts and the edit some of the context was lost. But yeah it is still filled with arrogance. Do I think less of peop...
by papabear
March 19, 2024, 9:56 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 585
Views: 27847

Re: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Teams and Previews

Seems like EW will be back this week. If he, Hors are back and Kris is out we are gonna have a few changes. Expecting to see Kris, Mariota and Guler drop out from last week's team, with Cotric, Hors and EW in. Horse straight in for guler. EW can continue recovering/ play NSW cup / or come off the b...
by papabear
March 18, 2024, 8:52 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

Why on earth do they fear a Trump victory? Under his leadership there were no wars! You are so dumb. You say things, and they're stupid, they're just dumb, do you have no level of self-awareness? Do you think Russia only invaded Ukraine because they're scared of Trump and wouldn't have done it if h...
by papabear
March 18, 2024, 8:35 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

I can try to pretend the world isn’t full of… *people* Am I reading this wrong, or given where the above was posted, this post seems to be filled with ... arrogance? With the removed posts and the edit some of the context was lost. But yeah it is still filled with arrogance. Do I think less of peop...
by papabear
March 16, 2024, 4:24 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Round 2 v Tigers: Game Day
Replies: 439
Views: 18196

Re: Hosking and coaching favourites

The Nickman wrote: March 16, 2024, 4:03 pm This really seems like it could’ve been a post in the game day thread rather than a new thread in itself

It’s just a bunch of barely connected ramblings and musings
It could have but it isn’t.

Much like your post could have just not been written to avoid wasting everyone’s time ;).
by papabear
March 16, 2024, 4:01 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Round 2 v Tigers: Game Day
Replies: 439
Views: 18196

Hosking and coaching favourites

I’m actually a fan of Ricky’s coaching, despite his flaws, people seem to forget that we were hot garbage for most of 20 years until he showed up. That said his stubbornness with his favourites are a problem. Imo Hopoate should have been dropped before cotric and either way cotric or hoppa should be...
by papabear
March 15, 2024, 9:40 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

gangrenous wrote: March 11, 2024, 6:45 pm I can try to pretend the world isn’t full of… *people*
Am I reading this wrong, or given where the above was posted, this post seems to be filled with ... arrogance?
by papabear
March 14, 2024, 1:42 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 salary cap analysis: What every club’s roster is really worth
Replies: 63
Views: 3116

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

Friendly reminder The cap is 11.6m across a 30 man squad That’s 386k each if averaged evenly Some of those numbers are on the nose but if you’re a starting calibre player in the nrl with an 11.6m cap, you’re going to get 350-400k That’s just the economics of it now. It wasn’t that long ago we were ...
by papabear
March 12, 2024, 3:50 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 2 v Tigers: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 454
Views: 23982

Re: 2024 Rd 2 v Tigers: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

Cotric is a very good defensive winger

I don’t know why our back up winger is starting over a superior player, hopefully being the tigers we still have enough juice..
by papabear
March 11, 2024, 8:44 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 salary cap analysis: What every club’s roster is really worth
Replies: 63
Views: 3116

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

Guler and Hoskings are paid way overs on that.

TBH I like hoskings but you can't tell me going out and paying 450k on a 5th string second rower was a moneyball play.
by papabear
March 8, 2024, 9:03 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

2 - rapana
1 - savage
1 - fogarty
1 - smithies
1 - papalii

Would have given points to hoskings if he didnt fall for a dummy, same with old mate hudson young and not taking out ponga.
by papabear
March 8, 2024, 8:59 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Las Vegas Raiders: Canberra puts hand up for blockbuster trip in 2025
Replies: 71
Views: 7317

Re: Las Vegas Raiders: Canberra puts hand up for blockbuster trip in 2025

Did anyone else hear Vlandies on the Fox post game panel? It was B grade stuff and he was understandably excited and carrying on, but when asked about criteria to go to Vegas he went into this really cringeworthy joke about brown paper bags and which club can provide the best ones and how he’s not ...
by papabear
February 27, 2024, 10:57 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

Indeed. The tide is going heavily against those views and mercifully so. What i find is interesting is ive seen studies that suggest people arent turning conservative in their old age as was once the case... it used to be that as people aged they got more conserative and that sort of contruct has b...
by papabear
February 26, 2024, 1:55 pm
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

Indeed. The tide is going heavily against those views and mercifully so. What i find is interesting is ive seen studies that suggest people arent turning conservative in their old age as was once the case... it used to be that as people aged they got more conserative and that sort of contruct has b...
by papabear
February 26, 2024, 10:27 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

Indeed. The tide is going heavily against those views and mercifully so. What i find is interesting is ive seen studies that suggest people arent turning conservative in their old age as was once the case... it used to be that as people aged they got more conservative and that sort of contruct has ...
by papabear
February 26, 2024, 10:12 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

You keep missing very basic and direct questions, Dubs. You've got a lot time to talk about the topic why cant you answer simple questions? 1. If you had to guess, what do you think Australia Day on January 26th has been about for our first nations people? 2. What it is about a BBQ, beer and cricke...
by papabear
February 23, 2024, 2:30 pm
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

Lunar New Year? What's that, dubs? It's similar to Australia day Nickman. On Australia day skinheads and bogan Australians roam the streets draped in their Australian flag, exposing their Southern Cross tattoos and intimidate and harrass people who aren't white. On Chinese New Year, those damn Chin...
by papabear
February 23, 2024, 8:15 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

I agree gerg - push hard at either edge of the left/right progressive/conservative spectrum and it tends to be a weird control using different methods sort of thing. On the American election, as much of an old old old man biden is, I think he will repeat and beat trump again. Ultimately you have to ...
by papabear
February 21, 2024, 8:22 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Trial 2 v Cowboys: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1*
Replies: 581
Views: 32410

Re: 2024 Trial 2 v Cowboys: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1*

its odd that we are looking at a possibility of
1 rapana
2 cotric
5 savage
instead of
1 savage
2 cotric
5 rapana

Also if you want to maximise skill sets playing rapana at no 6 works better for me then having him turn his speed into fitness.
by papabear
February 14, 2024, 8:32 am
Forum: Other Sports
Topic: NFL Thread
Replies: 14539
Views: 881579

Re: NFL Thread

I am a bit of an nfl / nba fan To me nfl and league is like do you like bolognaise or creamy pasta it’s just different strokes for different blokes. If anything it shows we needed to move on from wighton best case scenario wighton is Josh Allen, physically phenomenal but poor decision making at time...
by papabear
February 14, 2024, 8:32 am
Forum: Other Sports
Topic: NFL Thread
Replies: 14539
Views: 881579

Re: NFL Thread

I am a bit of an nfl / nba fan To me nfl and league is like do you like bolognaise or creamy pasta it’s just different strokes for different blokes. If anything it shows we needed to move on from wighton best case scenario wighton is Josh Allen, physically phenomenal but poor decision making at time...
by papabear
February 7, 2024, 8:30 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: POLL: Strongest 2024 line up: Savage re-vote
Replies: 185
Views: 8537

Re: POLL: Strongest 2024 line up: Savage re-vote

the idea that you have to have experience at the highest level of a sport to have to know what you're talking about is just silly. I love the NFL, it's a very technical game and one i did not grow up playing or watching so nothing about learning that game was or is natural. But the people i've lear...
by papabear
February 5, 2024, 1:57 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Trial 1 v Eels: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1*
Replies: 461
Views: 30462

Re: 2024 Trial 1 v Eels: Teams and Game Day

is it just me or does our new logo look like old mate furner typed in canberra raiders logo into an ai illustrator and went with that.
by papabear
February 2, 2024, 9:27 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

Precisely gerg, and I haven’t seen papa or T_R explain why assembling under Nazi ideology isn’t already considered speaking those threats of violence. Everyone knows what Nazis and their symbology stand for. Just by gathering as Nazis they are saying “We want to murder sections of the population fo...
by papabear
February 2, 2024, 9:22 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

And one day my wife will almost certainly smother me in my sleep. But we can't charge her with Probably Murder. I'll almost definitely speed on the way to work tomorrow, but until I hit that speed camera you can't do anything. We don't punish people for what they'll probably do, and it's not up to ...
by papabear
January 31, 2024, 8:18 pm
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

They advised what they were going to say by being a neo-nazi group. There’s nothing in that ideology that society cares to hear. If they did have something to say they can assemble as part of a group whose ideology isn’t corrupt and they’ll be up on their crates. If no one was listening there would...
by papabear
January 31, 2024, 7:55 pm
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

Great news

If inflation keeps coming down labor would have to go full bill shorten to lose especially with Dutton there…

Will be interesting to see what the year brings with interest rates, inflation, tax cuts, house prices, immigration…
by papabear
January 31, 2024, 10:13 am
Forum: Current Affairs
Topic: The Politics Thread 2024
Replies: 445
Views: 22123

Re: The Politics Thread 2024

They advised what they were going to say by being a neo-nazi group. There’s nothing in that ideology that society cares to hear. If they did have something to say they can assemble as part of a group whose ideology isn’t corrupt and they’ll be up on their crates. If no one was listening there would...