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Not a fan of this either. It pretty much ends the idea of McCrone slotting into the 9 any time soon IMO - and with the way the club values McCrone he's unlikely to be used off the bench. The only reason I've been a fan of McCrone at 9 is that he's not playing in the halves. He is barely serviceable...

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Last year I suggested Granville from the Qld cup, seems to be going ok as the Broncs backup this year Eh, not super excited about that prospect but I don't know much about him. I base my lack of enthusiasm on seeing Waddell carve up the Qld cup, kicking 40/20s and putting huge hits on etc. Waddell ...

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I don't see Buttriss as our long-term hooker, mostly due to his uncanny ability to pick up injuries. McIllwrick might get there, he might not. Either way that will take a couple of years, and IMO we badly need to sign someone for those years while McIllwrick develops. The key qualities I think we ar...

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Not true GB- On a technicality, Smith debuted in 2002 when the storm finished 10th. I see your point though, I have mainly been arguing about the top echelon- people asked why we can't be as consistent at the storm and manly- there are reasons- both those sides weren't "overnight" heavywe...

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One thing I would say, is that as much as we love Campo, this is twice in three weeks that he's failed to find touch from a penalty and turned the ball over at an absolutely critical point of the game. People want to talk about the difference between a side like Manly and us? You would never, ever ...

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I'd rather play crap like Manly did tonight and win, than say we played well and lost and take the positives. Its a loser mentality, winning is everything. The Raiders do not play crap and win. I've seen the Raiders beaten by the Tigers at home 49-12. Held scoreless at home. I was at the Titans-Rai...

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Like Jarrod Mullen and perhaps even Campo before him, Williams is a victim of being picked for Origin before he had truly earned it. Now people dismiss him based on what he did years ago rather than what he does now. I really rate Williams. He's big, knows how to find the line and when he rushes in...

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I would love to see a starting line up of 6. Campo, 7. Milford and 9 McCrone I agree. What's the situation now - are we using a different starting hooker to protect Milford from defensive work? Because I think he's been good defensively, certainly better than Williams was. Or is the hooker situatio...

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Aero wrote:
Smokescreen?

If the smokescreen is MM playing for Berrigan, I'll go with it. I really can't see a Berrigan/McCrone combo working out very well for us.

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pleased to see Joel Edwards get a point on the board, he's been close for a few weeks. Good footballer i rate him Pretty impressive to get the points given that he only played half the game, too. He's been the extra "defensive glue" this season, which I think has helped the team quite a l...

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No buttriss?? Dear lord please be a smoke screen!! He's not in the 19 man squad by the sounds, so he won't be playing. Can't say I'm particularly enthused by the prospect of Berrigan playing a lot of hooker, then being replaced by McCrone carrying an injury. That has to be the worst hooking rotatio...

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Toviii wrote:Seriously, what have we done to Ikin???

I think Sandor winked at him.

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Canberra's hooker crisis has forced it to hand out-of-favour veteran Shaun Berrigan a lifeline, after youngster Matt McIlwrick paid a heavy price for a below-par showing at Cronulla. ''Obviously Berro's got a lot of experience and has been playing quite well in NSW Cup ,'' he said. Experience count...

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http://i.imgur.com/0aEKHBE.jpg This is how I will always remember Dugan. After being "rested" from the last trial game against the Bulldogs due to a "minor ankle strain", he sits on the cart to watch his team mates train, then "proves his fitness" for the Panthers game...

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First up contact is still a big issue for mine and our middle third defense is not up there with the top sides. I hope you're not basing this on the Sharks game where Edwards and Fensom were both off injured. McIllwrick has been pretty good at shutting down opposition dummy half scoots, and Edwards...

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but the commentators were critical of MM for either passing from the ground OR scooting, not getting out of dumy half and drawing players in, although they did wrap his D for a little guy. My brother and step father thought he did a good job, so not sure what others thought. Sounded like Tilse and ...

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Wow people are quick to death ride us. Yes we talked nonsense in the papers this week, but would you say we'd beat the Sharks away if: - Fensom and Edwards are both injured, leaving McIllwrick to do a mountain of middle third defence - McCrone injured early leaving McIllwrick to do a lot more hookin...

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But his avatar shows the player who commands refs respect, go figure :lol: Nothing commands respect more than bathing in cold green milk in front of all of your fans and teammates. Maybe the refs are telling Campo to go away lately because he still smells vaguely of sour milk and lime? Back on topi...

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remember the: "Are you even Captain?" comment Secondly, the "are you captain" comment was a lack of knowledge by the ref, who didn't realise Shillo was off the park and McCrone had assumed the role. It was not a lack of respect. Based on what I have seen the last couple of years...

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With Croker coming back in the next couple of weeks and Wighton killing it at left centre, Furner has a bit of a headache in the impending backline reshuffle. Would you: Put Croker back to centre, Wighton back to wing and drop Earl/Lee Put Croker on the wing, leave Wighton at centre and drop Earl/Le...

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Whats the idea of the puffy lump, no other team seems to have it, BTW I love the shiny colour, would have to be close to the best colour and sheen ever. Plenty of other teams have it. Ours may be a different brand that's slightly larger or something - looks like half the comp uses these gpsports on...

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Haterz gunna hate bro Worm, what you've said in this thread is some of the most insanely idiotic tripe I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent responses were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this forum is now dumber for having r...

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Rumour down here is Picker will be in purple next year.Bellamy is a big fan and with Ryles retiring he wants another big man. If you need a second rower, I hear SBW is off contract and likes boats, or boat-equivalents in cash. Just keep separate books, you guys are good at that. Leave Joe Picker al...

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Fergo will play all 3 origin games. He's a form player of the competition and making good players look ordinary on a regular basis I don't think he'll play any unless NSW lose the first two, just because the incumbent centres haven't done anything to ruin their chances. That said: - Anything could ...

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Schedule Sunday arvo games non stop. It's too cold for fans in the dead of winter for them to be playing in the evenings. Some more helpful suggestions - The NYC badly, badly needs to be moved closer to the main game or they need to put on some proper entertainment between the two, or both. - Catch ...

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I'd love to see him gradually get a bit more game time. He's shown he's well up to NRL standard - I'd keep increasing his minutes while he continues to play well. Saw his interview for his debut and he was saying he's a similar age to Croker and that it's strange that he's just now making his debut ...

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I'd love to keep Joe as well, but not if we have to pay overs. He's apparently already on a decent bit of coin, so a small upgrade on that would be okay - he hasn't shown anything to warrant more than that, and I think we could afford it. Especially given that Thompson is leaving and Foster hasn't e...

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All of a sudden we have a dominant long kicking game again which we sorely missed when Williams/McCrone were calling the kicks. McCrone's long kicking game is pretty embarrassing - I can't remember the last time he genuinely turned someone around by finding the grass. I just don't think he's a kick...

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Just looked it up, Dane Tilse has made just 3 errors this season so far - 2 in that woeful Titans match, and 1 against the Roosters. TLL has 2 for the season Shillo Zero Edwards 7 (incl. 4 against the Cowboys) Fensom 4 McCrone 5 Couldn't be bothered looking up any others, but Tilse is by no means th...

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Todd Carney re-signs with Cronulla Sharks Josh Massoud The Daily Telegraph May 09, 2013 3:04PM EXCLUSIVE: Todd Carney will remain at Cronulla after knocking back a rich five-year deal from Penrith today. The Daily Telegraph can reveal the Panthers were informed about Carney’s decision around luncht...

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"He's always been a good kid, Doogs, I never thought he was a lair or a bloke who carried on too much" lair [lair] noun Australian Informal. a man who dresses garishly and is crude or vulgar; showoff. I suppose tattoos don't count as "dressing" garishly. He's not crude or vulgar...

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I'm still torn over this team selection. Yes, Sam Williams probably didn't deserve to get dropped based just on one poor game, but: He made some very bad reads in defence, including jamming in and not shutting the ball down. Melbourne would watch the tapes, run backrowers at him all day and rack up ...

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VIDEO: Paul Vaughan ready to make debut for Canberra Raiders Seems quite a well-spoken guy (especially for a prop!), and it sounds like he's going into the game with the right expectations. Good to see he'll be seeking Shillo's advice prior to the game too. Great birthday present for him. Best of l...

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Rodman wrote:I'm excited to see Paul "Wild Thing" Vaughan do his thing.

Let's cut through the crap, Vaughn. I only got one thing to say to you: "Strike this mother f*cker out."

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