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by GreenMachine
March 19, 2024, 5:44 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 371
Views: 16044

Re: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

Gee this place is ridiculous. Why are we going so well to start the season? Because the club, and it's staff, knows what it's doing. People crying over a team list named on a Tuesday. Trust the process. Blaming Ricky for a team named on a Tuesday like he has just dropped a premiership. 1. It's unli...
by GreenMachine
March 19, 2024, 3:40 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 371
Views: 16044

Re: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Teams and Previews

Rickmando wrote: March 19, 2024, 3:05 pm Rick doing Rick things.

Remember - he watches the game closer than we do
He really is a peanut...
Change a winning team for what? Loyalty? ****...
by GreenMachine
March 19, 2024, 8:05 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 371
Views: 16044

Re: 2024 Rd 3 v Warriors: Teams and Previews

I can't believe people around here are entertaining the idea of Whitehead back into the team.....tell me you know nothing about football without telling me.
by GreenMachine
March 13, 2024, 10:07 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 2 v Tigers: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Replies: 454
Views: 23793

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

All this talk about "game plan"....
We have a game plan?
by GreenMachine
March 9, 2024, 8:59 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: The I was wrong about Danny Levi thread
Replies: 54
Views: 2239

Re: The I was wrong about Danny Levi thread

what premature ejaculation looks like as a thread...
by GreenMachine
March 7, 2024, 11:41 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Round 1 v Knights: Game Day
Replies: 682
Views: 22755

Re: 2024 Round 1 v Knights: Game Day

lock us in for a spanking....
by GreenMachine
March 5, 2024, 3:26 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews *Teams p1
Replies: 784
Views: 49234

Re: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews *Teams p1

So 2 of our new offseason signings can't crack the 17...
And Whitewash was only benched due to a 'calf injury'...which probably means another one of our new signings wouldn't have made the 17...

This season has 'long' written all over it...
by GreenMachine
March 4, 2024, 11:29 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews *Teams p1
Replies: 784
Views: 49234

Re: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews

We can't beat the Knights when we're flying, so I fully expect us to get trounced...
by GreenMachine
February 28, 2024, 2:53 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews *Teams p1
Replies: 784
Views: 49234

Re: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews

We are far from the best packs in the comp...
The best packs can defend AND attack with discipline...
And "grindball" ended my Kayo subscription...will only catch the free to air games and follow from a distance online...
Sadly, Ricky has killed my joy for the game.
by GreenMachine
February 28, 2024, 9:06 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews *Teams p1
Replies: 784
Views: 49234

Re: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews

Penrith have won 3 premierships in a row and whilst they’re a very good defensive unit, they’re also a team capable of putting on 3 tries in 17 minutes on 2nd best defensive unit in the league You have to have more tools in the toolbox to win than just grind. And the cattle argument is just rubbish...
by GreenMachine
February 28, 2024, 9:03 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews *Teams p1
Replies: 784
Views: 49234

Re: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews

We're bottom 3 comfortably this season with Ricky as coach and this squad.
A better coach could have us run 9th to 10th IMO....
by GreenMachine
February 26, 2024, 11:37 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Trial 2 v Cowboys: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1*
Replies: 581
Views: 32304

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

going to be a long season...and I don't mean playing finals.
by GreenMachine
February 21, 2024, 1:08 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on signing a second-row target Luciano Leilua
Replies: 223
Views: 12906

Re: Canberra Raiders express interest in Cowboys forward Luciano Leilua

dodged a bullet with this one...thank God.
Ricky can't get out of his own way...
by GreenMachine
January 10, 2024, 3:09 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Zac Hosking signs with the Raiders on three year deal from 2024
Replies: 226
Views: 74827

Re: Zac Hosking signs with the Raiders on three year deal from 2024

julian87 wrote: January 10, 2024, 2:13 pm Getting him immediately means we’re overpaying him. He’s not the type of edge we needed. Needed strike and power and we got the 2024 version of Jarrad Kennedy.
Exactly.
Average overpaid plodder IMO...
by GreenMachine
December 20, 2023, 11:02 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2023
Replies: 3787
Views: 603886

Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2023

Everyone is an expert with hindsight. Coaches don't have that luxury. The team as a whole will be better for last season imo. It's been acknowledged our attack needs to be addressed in a major way, along with our defence. I don't think anyone was happy with the way we played. However, we did win ga...
by GreenMachine
December 19, 2023, 3:24 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2023
Replies: 3787
Views: 603886

Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2023

Last time I checked we won more games than we lost and made the finals. It's easy to criticise but we finished higher than teams with much better rosters. You should be happy with that. We beat Souths, Parramatta, Manly and the Cowboys. All supposed elite teams. Whatever happened with Savage is irr...
by GreenMachine
November 28, 2023, 1:07 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Justin Giteau to take over Michael Maguire's role as Raiders assistant coach
Replies: 468
Views: 89174

Re: Justin Giteau to take over Michael Maguire's role as Raiders assistant coach

So we signed a Nobody to cover...well... Nobody when you look at our 'defence' from last season.
Great.
by GreenMachine
November 16, 2023, 3:50 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Peter Taateo joins Canberra Raiders
Replies: 15
Views: 2573

Re: Peter Taateo joins Canberra Raiders

Great, another Potato to add to the meh quality recruitment process....
by GreenMachine
November 14, 2023, 6:50 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita... for a second time
Replies: 1524
Views: 166017

Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita... for a second time

Awesome, let's try this **** a third time....
by GreenMachine
November 9, 2023, 8:16 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Canberra Raiders sign Troy Dargan on two year deal
Replies: 52
Views: 8722

Re: Canberra Raiders sign Troy Dargan to supplementary list

Jeez our recruitment is diabolical..
by GreenMachine
November 8, 2023, 9:10 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2023
Replies: 3787
Views: 603886

Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2023

These are essentially the transactions we've made going into 24: Croker - Morkos Frawley - Weekes Schnieder - Strange Valemei - Sasagi Webb - Smithies, Puru Wighton - Stewart, Asomua We still have substantial $ left after these transactions to make a significant play. Which we are very clearly tryi...
by GreenMachine
November 1, 2023, 8:46 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders sign Morgan Smithies on three year deal from 2024
Replies: 233
Views: 60432

Re: Raiders sign Morgan Smithies on three year deal from 2024

Finchy wrote: November 1, 2023, 8:24 am
GreenMachine wrote: November 1, 2023, 8:09 am Meh signing...
we just don't need him. It is as if the Club is just happy for anyone to sign regardless of whether they solve a problem for the team.
It's what Loser Clubs do...
Well we are a loser club
Yep...a spade a spade.
by GreenMachine
November 1, 2023, 8:46 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders sign Morgan Smithies on three year deal from 2024
Replies: 233
Views: 60432

Re: Raiders sign Morgan Smithies on three year deal from 2024

Josh Reynolds (who played against Smithies) spoke of him this morning on the Big Sports Breakfast. Stated he was a real goer, tough and loves the niggle. Said raiders fans should be excited and sees him being a success given his work ethic and toughness. super excited for more niggle, grind and pen...
by GreenMachine
November 1, 2023, 8:09 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders sign Morgan Smithies on three year deal from 2024
Replies: 233
Views: 60432

Re: Raiders sign Morgan Smithies on three year deal from 2024

Meh signing...
we just don't need him. It is as if the Club is just happy for anyone to sign regardless of whether they solve a problem for the team.
It's what Loser Clubs do...
by GreenMachine
October 26, 2023, 8:50 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders sign Kaeo Weekes on two year deal
Replies: 294
Views: 34843

Re: Raiders sign Kaeo Weekes on two year deal

gerg wrote: October 26, 2023, 12:35 am Croker retires and Wighton departs the club. Both on decent salaries. Where the **** are we spending the money? I don’t want to sound ungrateful but I hope there's something more.
On two new poker machines named 'Joey' and 'Johns'..
by GreenMachine
October 17, 2023, 10:28 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2023
Replies: 3787
Views: 603886

Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2023

Keep Ata and Trey.
Give Papalli a vets deal...
Rest can be let go...
by GreenMachine
October 17, 2023, 10:25 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders sign Morgan Smithies on three year deal from 2024
Replies: 233
Views: 60432

Re: Raiders set to sign Morgan Smithies from 2024

Smithies looks like a traditional "middle" style lock forward. But Horsburgh has been evolving into a player with more skills in attack, and fitter. So perhaps he can also cover Whitehead being spelled. They won't be recruiting Smithies from England not to play him in firsts, we can be pr...
by GreenMachine
October 17, 2023, 10:24 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders sign Morgan Smithies on three year deal from 2024
Replies: 233
Views: 60432

Re: Raiders set to sign Morgan Smithies from 2024

obviously he’s a talented player so that’s good But I can’t pretend it’s not a little disappointing we’ve added yet another body, even if it’s a pretty high quality one, into a middle forward rotation that is already so log jammed that we can’t reliably get Trey Mooney NRL opportunities. At least i...
by GreenMachine
October 6, 2023, 1:18 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2023
Replies: 3787
Views: 603886

Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2023

Yea i'm certainly not saying we should start Levi over Woolford , Just that with Woolford looking very average this year all our starting Hooker options are underwhelming . Trevaliyan i think has the skillset if he can string games together. Agree with both points. It's amazing that the club is see...
by GreenMachine
October 5, 2023, 2:09 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2023
Replies: 3787
Views: 603886

Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2023

Woolford isn't the long term solution.....and Levi sure as hell isn't anything aside from a NSW Cup level candidate.. We need to prioritise a No.9 and half combination in the offseason. If that happens to be Trev + Strange...then so be it...get them in early and let them work together. Otherwise, re...
by GreenMachine
October 5, 2023, 1:03 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Justin Giteau to take over Michael Maguire's role as Raiders assistant coach
Replies: 468
Views: 89174

Re: Ricky Stuart rules himself out of running for NSW Blues coach

Cranky Old Man wrote: October 5, 2023, 12:29 pm Ive been told by a prettygood source that Rick is seriously thinking of retiring at the end of 2024. No info on a replacement as yet.
Please don't get my hopes up.
by GreenMachine
October 5, 2023, 8:35 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Justin Giteau to take over Michael Maguire's role as Raiders assistant coach
Replies: 468
Views: 89174

Re: Ricky Stuart rules himself out of running for NSW Blues coach

On one hand I'm disappointed for missing out on the profile this sort of role has, on the other I'm encouraged that Stuart is clearly committed to bringing a young squad together. Still, I think with Maguire currently in an assistant's role, Stuart could have taken on the gig. Sent from my CPH2021 ...