2018 Rd 11 V Dragons: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

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Who will win?

Raiders 13+
0
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Raiders 1-12
5
25%
Draw
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Dragons 1-12
2
10%
Dragons 13+
13
65%
 
Total votes: 20

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2018 Rd 11 V Dragons: Teams and Previews

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Canberra Raiders V St George Illawarra Dragons
Sunday 20 May 2:00pm
Glen Willow Stadium, Mudgee
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TV coverage: Fox League Channel 502
Radio: ABC, 2CC, Mix 106.3

The Raiders again shot themselves in the foot in Round 10, this time against the Cronulla Sharks at home. Just when the fans' hopes start to build... the Raiders again find new ways to disappoint. They now travel to Mudgee's Glen Willow Oval next Sunday to face the current competition favourites, the St George Illawarra Dragons.

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. Joey Leilua
5. Jordan Rapana
6. Blake Austin
7. Aidan Sezer
8. Sia Soliola
9. Siliva Havili
10. Shannon Boyd
11. Joe Tapine
12. Elliott Whitehead
13. Josh Papalii

14. Ata Hingano
15. Luke Bateman
16. Charlie Gubb
17. Dunamis Lui
18. Liam Knight
19. Michael Oldfield
20. Sam Williams
21. Craig Garvey

St George Illawarra Dragons

1. Matt Dufty
2. Nene Macdonald
3. Euan Aitken
4. Tim Lafai
5. Jason Nightingale
6. Gareth Widdop (c)
7. Ben Hunt
8. James Graham
9. Cameron McInnes
10. Paul Vaughan
11. Tyson Frizell
12. Tariq Sims
13. Jack de Belin

14. Jeremy Latimore
15. Kurt Mann
16. Leeson Ah Mau
17. Blake Lawrie
18. Reece Robson
19. Zac Lomax
20. Mitchell Allgood
21. Hame Sele

Officials:

Referees: Ashley Klein, Peter Gough
Sideline Officials: Rickey McFarlane, Clayton Sharpe
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

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1. Wighton
2. Oldfield (Cotric is Austin plays)
3. Croker
4. Leilua
5. Rapana
6. Cotric (Austin if he plays)
7. Williams
8. Soliola
9. Havili
10. Lui (Paulo is healthy)
11. Tapine
12. Whitehead
13. Papalli

14. Garvey
15. Bateman
16. Boyd
17. Gubb (Lui if Paulo healthy)


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I might just nominate the players who deserve to start. As for the other positions I have no idea.

1.
2. Cotric
3.
4.
5. Rapana
6.
7.
8. Sia
9. Havilii
10.
11. Whitehead
12. Tapine
13. Papilii

14.
15. Lui
16.
17.


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Remember the olden days when matches against the Dragons were gimmes, regardless of which rep players were in the Dragons squad?
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I thought Gubb was rubbish last night, commentators(Roach!)said the pass he dropped was terrible when we were hot on attack but I looked back on it and there was very little wrong with the pass, a first grader shouldn't spill that, I'd rather see Knight or Guler get a run
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Blocker has no idea.

When Hingano came on to replace Austin I heard Blocker say -

" I'm not sure what Stuart is going to do here with his reshuffle, Hingano is primarily a dummy half"

Well Block old boy..he's a half..and you so called experts should know that.
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-PJ- wrote: May 14, 2018, 8:34 am Blocker has no idea.

When Hingano came on to replace Austin I heard Blocker say -

" I'm not sure what Stuart is going to do here with his reshuffle, Hingano is primarily a dummy half"

Well Block old boy..he's a half..and you so called experts should know that.
Well tbf, Ricky confirmed he is a dummy half in the presser. Not that old Block would've known that.
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edwahu wrote: May 14, 2018, 9:45 am
-PJ- wrote: May 14, 2018, 8:34 am Blocker has no idea.

When Hingano came on to replace Austin I heard Blocker say -

" I'm not sure what Stuart is going to do here with his reshuffle, Hingano is primarily a dummy half"

Well Block old boy..he's a half..and you so called experts should know that.
Well tbf, Ricky confirmed he is a dummy half in the presser. Not that old Block would've known that.
Clearly our coach is clueless.
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Dragons by 43.
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Azza wrote: May 14, 2018, 12:26 pmDragons by 43.
43 ?

Is Sezer going to kick an own field goal ?
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Azza wrote:Dragons by 43.
The ol' 'take it outside 7 converted tries, just to be safe' field goal play, huh?

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:lol: - yeah I expect so... but more because we'll be nil and Sezer may just kick a field goal at the end to prove he can do something.
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Well he can't kick one for us so...
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No that's my point. He might actually kick one in this game despite having never kicked one before. It will be progress.
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-PJ- wrote: May 14, 2018, 12:29 pm
Azza wrote: May 14, 2018, 12:26 pmDragons by 43.
43 ?

Is Sezer going to kick an own field goal ?
The Dragons can't kick a field goal?
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If I was putting my life on someone to kick a field goal, it would be Ben Hunt every day of the week over Sezer

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I'd put my life on anyone to kick a field goal vs Sezer.
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kiwi raider wrote: May 14, 2018, 8:15 am I thought Gubb was rubbish last night, commentators(Roach!)said the pass he dropped was terrible when we were hot on attack but I looked back on it and there was very little wrong with the pass, a first grader shouldn't spill that, I'd rather see Knight or Guler get a run
He made 100m+ in 24mins. Even if you do think the drop was his fault that's hardly a rubbish performance.
Wouldn't bother me if we see Knight get a run though.
Guler is a development player.
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Knight's a pretty good tennis player apparently. Pick him!
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Probably what we'll see:

1. Wighton
2. Cotric
3. Croker
4. Leilua
5. Rapana
6. Williams
7. Sezer
8. Boyd
9. Havili
10. Soliola
11. Whitehead
12. Tapine
13. Papalii

14. Hingano
15. Bateman
16. Lui
17. Gubb
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A shake-up in players positions and some new blood to add some spark. Raiders were utter rubbish for 60 mins of last night's game. Insipid, listless and directionless display punctured by a couple of good individual performances. Basically, what one expects with a clueless coach bereft of ideas.
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I don't think there'll be any changes coming into a game against the dragons.
Blooding players against a team that's expected to do a number on you is not normally done.
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Canberra Raiders five-eighth Blake Austin set to play

Scan results have cleared Blake Austin of a serious ankle injury and he will likely be named in Ricky Stuart's squad on Tuesday and given every chance to play the St. George Illawarra Dragons at Mudgee's Glen Willow Stadium on Sunday. Meanwhile Ata Hingano admits he wasn't quite ready to slot into the halves against the Sharks.

"I wouldn’t say it’s hard [to find rhythm] but just the whole lead-up to this game I always was at hooker," Hingano said.

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zim wrote: May 14, 2018, 3:14 pm
kiwi raider wrote: May 14, 2018, 8:15 am I thought Gubb was rubbish last night, commentators(Roach!)said the pass he dropped was terrible when we were hot on attack but I looked back on it and there was very little wrong with the pass, a first grader shouldn't spill that, I'd rather see Knight or Guler get a run
He made 100m+ in 24mins. Even if you do think the drop was his fault that's hardly a rubbish performance.
Wouldn't bother me if we see Knight get a run though.
Guler is a development player.
That surprises me and I doubt it’s accuracy, I don’t remember any notable runs and he’s down for 33 kick return metres??? Did he field a kick?
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kiwi raider wrote: May 14, 2018, 4:57 pm
zim wrote: May 14, 2018, 3:14 pm
kiwi raider wrote: May 14, 2018, 8:15 am I thought Gubb was rubbish last night, commentators(Roach!)said the pass he dropped was terrible when we were hot on attack but I looked back on it and there was very little wrong with the pass, a first grader shouldn't spill that, I'd rather see Knight or Guler get a run
He made 100m+ in 24mins. Even if you do think the drop was his fault that's hardly a rubbish performance.
Wouldn't bother me if we see Knight get a run though.
Guler is a development player.
That surprises me and I doubt it’s accuracy, I don’t remember any notable runs and he’s down for 33 kick return metres??? Did he field a kick?
No idea on the kick return but multiple sources have him running over 100m.
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Wighton
Cotric
Croker
Leilua
Rapana
Hingano
Williams
Papalii
Whitehead
Tapine
Boyd
Havili
Soliola

Bench: Garvey, Bateman, Lui, Gubb.

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Sydney_Raider wrote:Wighton
Cotric
Croker
Leilua
Rapana
Hingano
Williams
Papalii
Whitehead
Tapine
Boyd
Havili
Soliola

Bench: Garvey, Bateman, Lui, Gubb.

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It sounds like Austin will be playing


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1-5 the usuals
6. Whitehead
7. Frank/Paulo
8. A gh member (Nickman, dubs, ge?)
9-13 the usuals
14 garvey
15-16 gubb/Knight, Lui
17 - a lawn gnome/Victor (if someone's going to spend all game on the bench it might as well be suitable)

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1. Jack
2. Nick
3. Jarrod
4. Joey
5. Jordy
6. Blake/ Sammy
7. Aidan
8. Sia
9. Sivili
10. Shannon
11. Joseph
12. Elliott
13. Josh

14. Ata
15. Luke
16. Charlie
17. Dunimis

In other words, the usual
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Dragons by how much?

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Makaveli wrote: May 15, 2018, 8:03 am Dragons by how much?

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Team List Tuesday... I wonder what surprises we have install today


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Same 21 as last week
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Best part of the week is Team List Tuesday.
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