2018 Rd 7 V Rabbitohs: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

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Who will win?

Raiders 13+
2
9%
Raiders 1-12
11
48%
Draw
0
No votes
Rabbitohs 1-12
5
22%
Rabbitohs 13+
5
22%
 
Total votes: 23

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2018 Rd 7 V Rabbitohs: Teams and Previews

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Canberra Raiders V South Sydney Rabbitohs
Saturday April 3:00pm
Central Coast Stadium
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TV coverage: Fox League Channel 502
Radio: ABC, 2CC, Mix 106.3

The Raiders have now produced back to back wins, defeating the winless Parramatta Eels in Round 6. In Round 7, the Green Machine travels to Gosford for a South Sydney "home" match.

Who do you think should line up for the Green Machine? Tell us your team here and see how you go in comparison to the official squad when announced. We will include the official line ups in the first post of this thread as soon as they're available.

OFFICIAL SQUADS

Canberra Raiders

1. Jack Wighton 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker (c) 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Blake Austin 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Iosia Soliola 9. Siliva Havili 10. Junior Paulo 11. Joseph Tapine 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Luke Bateman

14. Ata Hingano 15. Shannon Boyd 16. Josh Papalii 17. Dunamis Lui 18. Liam Knight 19. Michael Oldfield 20. Brad Abbey 21. Jack Murchie

South Sydney Rabbitohs

1. Alex Johnston 2. Richie Kennar 3. Greg Inglis (c) 4. Dane Gagai 5. Robert Jennings 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Thomas Burgess 9. Damien Cook 10. George Burgess 11. John Sutton 12. Angus Crichton 13. Sam Burgess

14. Adam Doueihi 15. Mark Nicholls 16. Jason Clark 17. Tevita Tatola 18. Robbie Farah 19. Hymel Hunt 20. Cameron Murray 21. Kyle Turner

Officials:

Referees: Adam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Sideline Officials: Brett Suttor, Chris McMillan
Video Referees: Luke Patten, Steve Chiddy

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Same team that beat the Eels, but swap Hingano for Garvey
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2 points off 5th spot...I hope they shove it right in our faces!!!
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Raiders666 wrote:2 points off 5th spot...I hope they shove it right in our faces!!!
Yep, I’d be happy for them to continue shoving it in our faces for the rest of the season.

Full credit to Stuart and the boys for the way they’ve turned it around mentally the last two weeks. Really dug in and won two games they could’ve easily lost the first four weeks. Just a shame it’s taken this long, but at least we’ve got there. More of the same next week, please lads.

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Croker and Cotric need to swap positions. Cotric just getting no ball and wasted on the wing
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Ilanraiders wrote:Croker and Cotric need to swap positions. Cotric just getting no ball and wasted on the wing
To be fair, Joey Leilua and Jordy Raps got a lot less ball this week than last week too... for whatever reason
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I am concerned for the Rabbitohs game if we leave Hingano as back up hooker this week. His defence against a big Rabbitohs pack will be a huge opposition target if we select him to defend in the middle again. He is first grade standard but not as a hooker in defence.

I think I'd go 4 big boppers on the bench this game.
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Our whole pack has been outstanding this last 2 weeks.. Really been impressed with Sia after many wrote him off after last yr. Also Tapine needs to be signed for life! He is quickly becoming my favourite player
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The only change I would make would be Garvey for Hingano.

A much bigger challenge this week against a fresh Sam Burgess and an in form forward pack. But the real worry is Damien Cook. We have been lazy and vulnerable at marker for a decade and he will expose us badly.
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Raiders666 wrote: April 15, 2018, 9:33 am Our whole pack has been outstanding this last 2 weeks.. Really been impressed with Sia after many wrote him off after last yr. Also Tapine needs to be signed for life! He is quickly becoming my favourite player
Hands up as one of those who thought Sia had played one year too long. But gee he's killing it at prop this year.

What I loved about Tapine's game last night was he just charged hard with the ball. he knew it wasn't the kind of night for his stopping and propping and fending so he just ran hard and straight. Got his shoulder into a lot of tackles too- real hard edge to his game this year.
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It's almost like Tapine had finally realised how big he is.
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reptar wrote: April 15, 2018, 12:03 pm It's almost like Tapine had finally realised how big he is.
He's a fantastic player.

His defence is bone crunching and he bends the line with ball in hand.

Did I mention the defence..wow !!!!!
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The Nickman wrote: April 15, 2018, 8:42 am
Ilanraiders wrote:Croker and Cotric need to swap positions. Cotric just getting no ball and wasted on the wing
To be fair, Joey Leilua and Jordy Raps got a lot less ball this week than last week too... for whatever reason
Return of the show and go?
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Ilanraiders wrote:
The Nickman wrote: April 15, 2018, 8:42 am
Ilanraiders wrote:Croker and Cotric need to swap positions. Cotric just getting no ball and wasted on the wing
To be fair, Joey Leilua and Jordy Raps got a lot less ball this week than last week too... for whatever reason
Return of the show and go?
Mmmm, indeed

Don’t get me wrong, Austin had his best game in a long time (particularly in defence). He still needs to learn to pass more and dummy less. I get frustrated watching him, I can only imagine how his outside men feel.
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-PJ- wrote:
reptar wrote: April 15, 2018, 12:03 pm It's almost like Tapine had finally realised how big he is.
He's a fantastic player.

His defence is bone crunching and he bends the line with ball in hand.

Did I mention the defence..wow !!!!!
His jib is cut well. Likeable, some may say.
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Finally a home game!!!

I hope a few of you are travelling up, it's a fantastic stadium.
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I hope they shove it in our faces on the beautiful Central Coast next Satd..
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-PJ- wrote:I hope they shove it in our faces on the beautiful Central Coast next Satd..
have your face shoved for your old mate too

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bonehead wrote: April 15, 2018, 1:28 pm
-PJ- wrote:I hope they shove it in our faces on the beautiful Central Coast next Satd..
have your face shoved for your old mate too

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The Nickman wrote: April 15, 2018, 8:42 am
Ilanraiders wrote:Croker and Cotric need to swap positions. Cotric just getting no ball and wasted on the wing
To be fair, Joey Leilua and Jordy Raps got a lot less ball this week than last week too... for whatever reason
It is hard to understand. The conditions were perfect for fast, expansive football.
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Mariner wrote: April 15, 2018, 3:06 pm Image
That is FANTASTIC!
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Awesome, Mariner. Well played sir.
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Canberra Raiders Josh Papalii not on edge about playing middle

Middle or edge, it doesn't matter to Josh Papalii. He just wants to be wearing lime green.

"Whatever. It doesn't bother me, as long as I'm wearing a green jersey it doesn't faze me at all," Papalii said.v"After the game last week I saw the effort that the middle put in. Obviously me coming in and leaving Knighty out was pretty tough on him. I didn't want to let the boys down and it was just the way the game panned out.

Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... 4z9q4.html

Rd 6 In the Sheds: Siliva Havili: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2018/04 ... va-havili/
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Joe Tapine charged for trip... but an early guilty plea will see him pay a $1100 fine.

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This will be a big test for our forwards. Looking forward to this game.
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I hope a few of you are travelling up, it's a fantastic stadium.
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I was very skeptical about Soliola going into this year, I thought it should have been his last

Since he got moved into the middle he has been sensational, I'm a big fan of the 1 big 1 mobile prop rotation we have going atm
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Rabbits forward pack are doing a tremendous job. Burgess twins actually back to 2014 form. Sam Burgess back this week, and Angus Crichton still playing well but under the radar.. Cook just carving up behind them.
This is easily the best team we have played this season. They are in form, full of confidence, and full strength.

I don't think we are at the same level as the Rabbits at this stage of the season. So if we play to our best it will be a close game. Good test.

I'll be looking to see if our middle can still work as hard as they have been in defence during the last 2 weeks, pushing across both sides of the field to help the edges. But the real key will be to see that we don't have 1 or 2 players being left on the ground when the ball is played, something we have been poor at for the last couple of years. Cook will carve up if so.

If i'm critical of anything in the Eels game, i don't think our game management was all that great for the last 30min. We seemed to get a bit loose there. So i'll also like to see if Sezer can continue his form and direction for the full 80.
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Beejay wrote:Rabbits forward pack are doing a tremendous job. Burgess twins actually back to 2014 form. Sam Burgess back this week, and Angus Crichton still playing well but under the radar.. Cook just carving up behind them.
This is easily the best team we have played this season. They are in form, full of confidence, and full strength.

I don't think we are at the same level as the Rabbits at this stage of the season. So if we play to our best it will be a close game. Good test.

I'll be looking to see if our middle can still work as hard as they have been in defence during the last 2 weeks, pushing across both sides of the field to help the edges. But the real key will be to see that we don't have 1 or 2 players being left on the ground when the ball is played, something we have been poor at for the last couple of years. Cook will carve up if so.

If i'm critical of anything in the Eels game, i don't think our game management was all that great for the last 30min. We seemed to get a bit loose there. So i'll also like to see if Sezer can continue his form and direction for the full 80.
Yeah the rabbits game will be a real test for the middles. We need to win that battle or we won't be close.
I'd be tempted to start with 2 bigs and 1 on the bench instead of 1 big and 2 on the bench. Tell Boyd he's got 15mins to just kill someone then bring him back on just before the break.
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Coastalraider wrote: April 15, 2018, 4:38 pm
Mariner wrote: April 15, 2018, 3:06 pm Image
That is FANTASTIC!
hahaha good work. The look on the old bloke's face.
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BadnMean wrote: April 15, 2018, 11:34 am
Raiders666 wrote: April 15, 2018, 9:33 am Our whole pack has been outstanding this last 2 weeks.. Really been impressed with Sia after many wrote him off after last yr. Also Tapine needs to be signed for life! He is quickly becoming my favourite player
Hands up as one of those who thought Sia had played one year too long. But gee he's killing it at prop this year.

What I loved about Tapine's game last night was he just charged hard with the ball. he knew it wasn't the kind of night for his stopping and propping and fending so he just ran hard and straight. Got his shoulder into a lot of tackles too- real hard edge to his game this year.
Me 2. I thought Sia was done
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Beejay wrote: April 15, 2018, 10:03 pm Rabbits forward pack are doing a tremendous job. Burgess twins actually back to 2014 form. Sam Burgess back this week, and Angus Crichton still playing well but under the radar.. Cook just carving up behind them.
This is easily the best team we have played this season. They are in form, full of confidence, and full strength.

I don't think we are at the same level as the Rabbits at this stage of the season. So if we play to our best it will be a close game. Good test.
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Mariner wrote: April 15, 2018, 3:06 pm Image
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