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by BJ
February 12, 2024, 4:08 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders push for salary cap changes
Replies: 34
Views: 1991

Re: Raiders push for salary cap changes

Coastal Raider. That’s because Raiders said they would take this approach after having no luck focusing on local development only to see the players get poached elsewhere.

It’s actually been a tactic since Milford left.

But it’s not the right thing for the game as a whole.
by BJ
February 12, 2024, 2:37 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Canberra Raiders alternate jersey
Replies: 56
Views: 3588

Re: 2024 Canberra Raiders alternate jersey

Yep. A definitely better alternate jersey than those range of grey or yellow debacles we had. That sky blue Raiders jumper of a couple of years ago was diabolical.
by BJ
February 12, 2024, 2:20 pm
Forum: Other Sports
Topic: NFL Thread
Replies: 14539
Views: 881996

NFL Thread

gangrenous wrote:Well, this should further fan the flames of alleged TS conspiracy nutters if they do actually exist and aren’t just bots.
I noticed Hilary Clinton in the referee booth making and directing the official’s calls and decisions.
by BJ
February 12, 2024, 1:02 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders push for salary cap changes
Replies: 34
Views: 1991

Re: Raiders push for salary cap changes

Roosters and Storm picking the eyes out of the very best 1% of 15 year old rugby league players is not junior development. Providing the 99% of 7-17 year olds who will never play NRL with the opportunity to play this great game each weekend, is the real cost of junior development borne by clubs like...
by BJ
February 12, 2024, 8:10 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

To be fair, the public flats in the inner city suburbs were like slums. I've had relos and friends live in Bega Flats, Condamine Courts and Stuart Flats over the years. Horrendous stuff, glad they're gone. Sent from my CPH2021 using Tapatalk Do your friends and relatives think the ACT maintained Be...
by BJ
February 11, 2024, 8:31 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews *Teams p1
Replies: 784
Views: 49440

Re: 2024 Rd 1 v Knights: Teams and Previews

The versatile Seb Kris will also miss a month through suspension. Really good example of what i always bang on about with people who cover our game. Not knowlegable enough to get the basics right and so far up their own **** that they dont do the research to make sure they dont make **** idiots of ...
by BJ
February 11, 2024, 5:02 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

If Andrew Barr hadn’t sold off so many Civic car parks and public housing sites to property developers like Geocon then we’d have had plenty of room in the city for major sporting, entertainment and convention facilities. The definition of a city is a human settlement of notable size. If you don’t ...
by BJ
February 11, 2024, 9:58 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders push for salary cap changes
Replies: 34
Views: 1991

Re: Raiders push for salary cap changes

Protection of juniors from your development catchment area should definitely be in place.

Winning a premiership can see you have your protections wound back for a while.
by BJ
February 11, 2024, 9:21 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

If Andrew Barr hadn’t sold off so many Civic car parks and public housing sites to property developers like Geocon then we’d have had plenty of room in the city for major sporting, entertainment and convention facilities.
by BJ
February 10, 2024, 1:28 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

Too lazy to find recent figures, but go back 5 years or so to when the Brumbies were still vaguely popular, the raiders had their best season in 20 odd years and an international rock star came to town. This from the ACT government: GIO Stadium GIO Stadium hosted 21 major events attended by 282,858...
by BJ
February 10, 2024, 10:55 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

As usual, the debate goes to the location meaning nothing happens. Not addressing the core problem. Great point Bay. Andrew Barr has pulled this ‘pea under a cup’ trick in election years with a promise of a new stadium for over a decade and a half. He speaks like it’s all locked in and then muddies...
by BJ
February 9, 2024, 9:58 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

Mr Barr and Mr Rattenbury want billions and billions of federal dollars to pay half of their financially unviable and poor public transport solution, Light Rail system. That makes the chance of the Feds supporting burying Parkes Way next to zero. Unfortunately infrastructure spending in Canberra is ...
by BJ
February 8, 2024, 1:58 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

Some good points Greeneyed. The ACT government keeps talking about implementing a Hub public transport network design, with Civic at the centre of the hub. Putting the city’s major stadium on a spoke line from the hub in Belconnen goes against the entire design of their proposed public transport inf...
by BJ
February 8, 2024, 1:42 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

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? You’d want to do a feasibility study I reckon. I reckon that’s a good idea Billy. I’ve mentioned it to Andrew Barr and his Ministe...
by BJ
February 8, 2024, 8:10 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Ex Raiders... where are they now?
Replies: 4122
Views: 589987

Re: Ex Raiders... where are they now?

Danika loves that distinct smell of Aeroguard when she kisses him after a few drinks.
by BJ
February 8, 2024, 8:01 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

Where’s the poster ‘Raidersfan’ who spent post after post guaranteeing us a decade ago that Mr Barr due to his exceptional infrastructure delivery ability would quickly have a Civic Stadium built and operational.
by BJ
February 7, 2024, 6:09 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

As expected, I'll be awaiting a 2024 pre-election announcement about a new stadium in a redeveloped AIS precinct. Sent from my CPH2021 using Tapatalk Wow. Huge surprise. Sent from my CPH2021 using Tapatalk Hey Seiff. How was that Time Machine Experiment you were working on going? Politics is like c...
by BJ
February 7, 2024, 2:27 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

<r><QUOTE author="Seiffert82"><s>[quote="Seiffert82"]</s><QUOTE author="Seiffert82"><s>[quote="Seiffert82"]</s>As expected, I'll be awaiting a 2024 pre-election announcement about a new stadium in a redeveloped AIS precinct.<br/> <br/> Sent from my CPH2021 using Tapatalk<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>Wow. H...
by BJ
February 7, 2024, 2:14 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

So this entire new stadium will cost less than 2/3rds the cost of the 1.7km Light Rail extension down to commonwealth park.

If that’s not a red flag for analysing the relative merits of that bit of rail track to nowhere, then I don’t know what is.
by BJ
February 7, 2024, 12:42 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Locks and contenders 2024
Replies: 50
Views: 8784

Re: Locks and contenders 2024

I think he will go with Guler over Mariota unfortunately I was on the Mariota is like a young Papalli bandwagon, but watching a number of old games with Papa in his first season over the summer and there’s a fair gulf between what both have shown early in their respective careers. Papa really was s...
by BJ
February 7, 2024, 12:02 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

We could redo a Canberra version of the movie Groundhog Day with the Chief Minister waking up each election year and re-announcing a new rectangular stadium, new ice rink, new indoor arena, etc etc

“Look at these pretty pictures of the amazing new build from our artist”.
by BJ
February 6, 2024, 2:36 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Ex Raiders... where are they now?
Replies: 4122
Views: 589987

Re: Ex Raiders... where are they now?

Sid wrote:2 former Raiders beating the living daylights out of each other.. the real winner here is nsw police.
Gold Sid Gold!!!!!
by BJ
February 6, 2024, 11:40 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Ex Raiders... where are they now?
Replies: 4122
Views: 589987

Re: Ex Raiders... where are they now?

If BJ knocks Curtis Scott out, EDIT

It’s only fair.
by BJ
February 5, 2024, 8:32 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: 2024 Trial 1 v Eels: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1*
Replies: 461
Views: 30467

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

papabear wrote: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.
Typed Raiders logo into AI on Adobe Illustrator? No way!!!

More like Microsoft Paint for Windows 95. [emoji846]
by BJ
February 5, 2024, 12:11 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: A new Canberra Stadium
Replies: 2472
Views: 233655

Re: A new Canberra Stadium

Ha ha. Barr has perfected these sporting infrastructure studies and promises in an election year. He pushed a Civic stadium for years and years and the Tuggeranong Ice Rink is now in its 3rd election period promise. Was meant to be built in 2019 and we’d be skating before the 2020 ACT election. It’s...
by BJ
February 3, 2024, 1:47 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders star's career remains in limbo nine months after terrifying seizure
Replies: 336
Views: 60734

Re: February meeting with specialist could decide future for Corey Harawira-Naera

Considering it happened on field in clearly unusual circumstances and that a proper diagnosis will take some time, I would have hoped the NRL might have taken a lead (towards the end of last season) and in conjunction with medical advice said something along the lines of “the NRL will cover CHN’s s...
by BJ
February 3, 2024, 12:18 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Raiders star's career remains in limbo nine months after terrifying seizure
Replies: 336
Views: 60734

Re: February meeting with specialist could decide future for Corey Harawira-Naera

Considering it happened on field in clearly unusual circumstances and that a proper diagnosis will take some time, I would have hoped the NRL might have taken a lead (towards the end of last season) and in conjunction with medical advice said something along the lines of “the NRL will cover CHN’s sa...
by BJ
February 3, 2024, 11:30 am
Forum: Other Sports
Topic: The Cricket Thread
Replies: 25370
Views: 1362425

Re: The Cricket Thread

Matt wrote:Been watching Morris. I thought he was supposed to be really rapid?!?! He's barely touching 140 ATM. Green is bowling as fast.

Speaking of Green, he has his 1st wicket
Morris needs to change his nickname to the Mild Thing.
by BJ
February 2, 2024, 12:25 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Toughest preseason ever 2024
Replies: 389
Views: 111579

Re: Toughest preseason ever 2024

Interesting the players want Ricky to be more hands on at training. I’d imagine there’s a real mix of opinions in that group. We’ve all heard from the likes of Anasta and Finch who didn’t seem to appreciate Ricky’s direct focus and attention, but others like Gallen or more recently Hors and Fog seem...
by BJ
January 30, 2024, 10:40 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: POLL: Strongest 2024 line up: Savage re-vote
Replies: 185
Views: 8540

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

It's fine to say it's thier job to rectify issues, I agree with that. But the issues also need to be in the sphere on influence for the coaches and club in order for them to be fixed. How do you explain the CNK example I cited earlier? His ability to ball-play at the line was non existent. Whenever...
by BJ
January 29, 2024, 12:41 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Toughest preseason ever 2024
Replies: 389
Views: 111579

Re: Toughest preseason ever 2024

Mind you if there was a halfback with the surname Decades, it might be a more accurate joke.
by BJ
January 29, 2024, 10:52 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Toughest preseason ever 2024
Replies: 389
Views: 111579

Re: Toughest preseason ever 2024

julian87 wrote:
greeneyed wrote: January 28, 2024, 8:53 am Weekes can play halfback
Really? Nothing I’ve read or seen suggests that is even remotely the case.
I think this concept was based on a Don Furner quote that was misunderstood “it would take Weeks for us to find a suitable halfback to replace Jamal Fogarty”.
by BJ
January 25, 2024, 10:05 pm
Forum: Other Sports
Topic: The Cricket Thread
Replies: 25370
Views: 1362425

Re: The Cricket Thread

Matt wrote:I enjoyed the fightback too
Yep. As we’ve said before. The big world cricket powers need to address Test cricket long term and incentivise the format from 20/20 leagues profits.
by BJ
January 24, 2024, 8:46 am
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Final charge against Tom Starling dismissed
Replies: 549
Views: 58751

Re: Final charge against Tom Starling dismissed

I kinda got the feeling that the Raiders have very few fans across the Police force. Can’t quite put my finger on why I think this or give any concrete examples that would back this up, [emoji4] Just a vibe I’m picking up. I’m sure a Google search of ‘Raiders player and issue with police response’ w...
by BJ
January 23, 2024, 9:35 pm
Forum: Canberra Raiders
Topic: Ex Raiders... where are they now?
Replies: 4122
Views: 589987

Re: Ex Raiders... where are they now?

I don’t know what Jack expected when he had to clear out his locker on his last day with the club? A trumpet fanfare and a Luois Vuitton trunk for his gear. I wouldn’t expect Ricky or Don are down there with a velvet cloth and cotton gloves, helping him with everything. I imagine a locker room atte...