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Great news. I assume he was on reduced training so it would be a while for him to get fit enough to play. Not sure what to make of that last line in the article either. Yea I doubt he's done much(if any) contact since , probably hasnt been able to really push it at anywhere near 100% aerobically ei...

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julian87 wrote: ↑February 19, 2024, 8:21 am People taking too much out of a trial imo. The squad definitely needs another second rower.

100%, even more so with Whitehead on his last legs and the CHN situation

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Not surprised by that at all I had heard last year the raiders were pushing very hard to get LL here before the deadline. Didnt end up happening, but its been reported now that my mail on that was spot on. So the fact we're consistently linked with him tells me the club really rates him as a player...

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Why the hell haven’t we reached out to Finefeuiaki or Luki is beyond me I think you'll find we did. We also asked about LL. Cowboys didn't want to make a decision, as all 4 are very good. LL made it for them. They'll keep they younger 3. Think it would be a very big coincidence LL asking for a rele...

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Just on the sponsorship/branding debate the warriors major sponsor one nz(Vodafone in nz) has actually elected to remove there entire logo from the front of the warriors heritage jersey so as to keep it as close to the warriors original jersey design as possible

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bayraider wrote: ↑February 8, 2024, 11:19 am I just don't see how a stadium would fit on the old Raiders hq site? Don't think its big enough.
Can someone explain with some knowledge or know, how it would work/fit?

For context the new christchurch stadium site is 6 hectares, roughly 230x270 metres for a covered 30,000 seat stadium

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It makes sense for Fogarty to be vice captain. But in my view, it was also time to make Joe Tapine the co-captain. could be more about not throwing Tapine in the deep end with a very inexperienced spine? Maybe 2025 when we have figured a few things out and these young guys have a bit of experience ...

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Agree guys. I imagine Hosking has gone from almost minimum wage to double or triple that. Personally, I think that’s fanciful. If true it would be an awful waste of the cap, but I can’t see the club doing that. And it wouldn’t even be necessary. You dont think he'd be on 300k or so? CHN was reporte...

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Agree guys. I imagine Hosking has gone from almost minimum wage to double or triple that. Personally, I think that’s fanciful. If true it would be an awful waste of the cap, but I can’t see the club doing that. And it wouldn’t even be necessary. You dont think he'd be on 300k or so? CHN was reporte...

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So people blowing up in November because we maybe wanted to let Woolford go….Now blowing up because we want to keep him?? Who? Name them I dont think those people actually exist. Yet to see Levi get some games under his belt but he is a kiwi international at least and you don’t just walk into that ...

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While he's probably our best current option i Think some people are probably still remembering Woolfords 2022 when he was an attacking threat, his 2023 was very very average imo.

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johnny lawrence looks good in green.

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Don't expect him to be a superstar but we were in desperate need to get an edge this year, probably weren't too many realistic options, I think he can do a job and be a decent squad filler if he's being paid accordingly

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Woolford but I wouldn't be all that surprised if Puru ends up being our best 9 by the end of the year I'd be interested to know if he spends any serious time training there in the off season. It was trialled briefly last season but seemed to be abandoned before too long. The scope for a Havilii sty...

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Woolford but I wouldn't be all that surprised if Puru ends up being our best 9 by the end of the year

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Yeah im not saying he's a bum or that he cant help us... just looking for something more at edge forward than a solid respectable FGer yea hard to know without knowing what sort of money we are offering. If we're going after him after missing out on the likes of Fifita, Olakau'atu, kolomatangi then...

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I'm fairly certain Stuart is going to hit 2024 with the following spine: 1. Kris 6. Weekes 7. Fogarty 9. Levi And this place is going to absolutely melt down. I don't think Kris will be fullback, i think the end of year when Rapana played there was a sign Stuart FINALLY understood what a disaster t...

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They've only just re-signed Luki, i reckon they would have known then they'd need a decent upgrade for Dearden at that stage, very unlikely a guy only resigned 6 months ago is the guy shaken free. Finefuiaki would be on peanuts, they're not saving anything on him if they release him, they actually ...

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CHN is STILL the only edge forward we have on the roster, Young included, who actually creates space and freezes defenders with the threat of his edge lines. All our edge defenders are poor defenders, statistically CHN is no worse and yet he's got a genuine point of difference in our attack. But he...

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CHN is STILL the only edge forward we have on the roster, Young included, who actually creates space and freezes defenders with the threat of his edge lines. All our edge defenders are poor defenders, statistically CHN is no worse and yet he's got a genuine point of difference in our attack. But he...

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CHN at his best was a good hole running 2nd rower, that relys on having decent play makers. He didn't really have a lot else in his game. I reckon L Leilua is more a more rounded player, can hit a hole but is also more physical in terms of making yards etc, better tackle breaker, has a better offloa...

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Botman wrote: ↑November 27, 2023, 11:40 am Assuming our starting back 5 is:

1. Savage/Stewart 2. Cotric 3. Kris 4.Timoko 5. Rapana

That would leave Asomua, Hopoate, Sasagi, Strange and Weekes that could play in the backline somewhere as depth
Does start to feel a little light

And schiller

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Sounds like a future leader doesn't he?

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Thats a Brilliant draw

based solely on the fact the Raiders vs Warriors in Christchurch in round 3!

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There is a little something about schiller that makes me think he could be a rough diamond and is worth persevering with, his try in that Melbourne game was pretty special and his second try in the below video from the NSW cup final where he scored direct off a drop out showed some real skill even t...

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I'll be stunned if AFB doesn't end up a Rooster, they had a poor year by there standards and don't normally muck around if they think they need to improve(Cronk, SBW etc), I've been expecting them to make a significant move roster wise. They'll just release Suailii early who's going anyway and someo...

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I Thought Whitehead was retiring from international football?

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I'm happy to let him go and bring in a new face. Issue is who and who can work with Ricky. We need a fresh approach to the game. We are going to be bringing a lot of good juniors through , so we need someone who can develop then. Names mentioned in those articles are just a continuation of lazy jou...

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Why are the Warriors letting him go? I can't imagine they have cap pressure. Would be salary cap related, not so much that they need the space, but with Jackson Ford playing so well and Niukuore locked in on the other edge they probably see better places to use his salary when he's only playing 20 ...

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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.

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Thought Woolford was very average this year (especially the 2nd half of the season). definitely nowhere near as good as he was in 2022.

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He made the kiwis last year and played well the 1 time? He played centre this year, no reason to think he wouldn't have made it ahead of Keano Kini, especially as the kiwis already have 2 better fullbacks in the squad ahead of Kini Last year, after his best season, and only played the minnow matche...

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He made the kiwis last year and played well the 1 time? He played centre this year, no reason to think he wouldn't have made it ahead of Keano Kini, especially as the kiwis already have 2 better fullbacks in the squad ahead of Kini

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julian87 wrote: ↑October 4, 2023, 11:44 am Levi and Brown are named because Smith and Marshall-King are unavailable.

No Rapana is mystifying. He must have chosen to represent Cook Islands?

Yea Rapana must be unavailable for some reason, he would have been a starter especially with DWZ deciding to represent Tonga.

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Adam Gee was very good. Yep. Would love to see all games reffed like that. Also credit to both teams for playing clean. Very little grubbiness in the game. hats off man Dont know if he got the broncos try before half time right, didnt look like on tv replays, but no one got a better veiw of it than...

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