16.8° currently in God's Country.T_R wrote:Noosa's winters are very pleasant, if anyone is concerned.
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16.8° currently in God's Country.T_R wrote:Noosa's winters are very pleasant, if anyone is concerned.
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Captain Punish wrote: ↑June 4, 2018, 7:36 pm16.8° currently in God's Country.T_R wrote:Noosa's winters are very pleasant, if anyone is concerned.
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**** the both of you.T_R wrote: ↑June 4, 2018, 7:15 pm Sent from my SM-G955F using The Greenhouse mobile app powered by Tapatalk
Whilst I agree that the whole weather thing has been overdone, not many first graders doing 1.15 hours on a bus to training, anywhere. And no, SE Sydney is not worse than Canberra in the winter. That being said, my mate and I were out there in -5 four mornings a week last year. But we're old and buggered. It's a perception thing. The young ones want anything but the perception of this town...FROG wrote: ↑June 4, 2018, 1:02 pm This again, really!?!
I live in Sydneys South East. Not suggesting the mornings are as cold as the act, but to suggest that it's singlets and thongs the whole year round would be complete garbage. I rug up on my 1 hour 15 minute journey to work each day. How's that for a consideration on where to live. Doubt there would be anyone in the act who'd spend half the amount of time I do sitting on a bus to get to work each day (I live 14kms from the city).
This cold weather nonsense is a crock of sh1t! It's this defeatist attitude that is Canberras only set back.
The reason for our current predicament has nothing to do with our inability to sign players. We signed Paulo, sezer, leilua, Austin, tapine, waqa, FPN in the past few years... At the same time we let go Vaughan, TPJ, fensom, Barnett. This has had a far more profound affect on where we are. But alas, let's not accept that we could have contributed to the current situation. It must be the cold!!
Cerberus is bloody freezing, and Richmond NSW is bloody cold too. Amberley hits zero as well.
Thoughts on summer when the world is melting outside?gergreg wrote:There's no such thing as cold, just inadequately dressed. Buy some decent clothing and the cold is irrelevant.
NFL has a draftraider dos wrote: ↑June 4, 2018, 10:06 pm I live in south east Victoria, moved here from Canberra a few years ago but I still travel to Canberra about once a month to see family and I honestly enjoy the beautiful clear, crisp autumn/winter mornings in Canberra. I especially miss them as it rains here almost constantly. The weather in Victoria sucks, so don't bother comparing Canberra to most of Victoria at least.
Also, went to Boston recently. That is a damn cold part of the world and the pats have won plenty of Superbowls. Weather ain't everything
Having lived and worked around the world the climate is the best part of Canberra living. Not too cold and no **** humidity in the summer...
By that logic it’s not going to war that stops people joining the army.Vintagecrop wrote: I like the weather in winter. And if some young gun wanted to join us and give it a lash, then hats off. And, as the OP said, quite a few have. So no, it's not the weather...
NRL needs one thenwoppadingo wrote: ↑June 4, 2018, 11:43 pmNFL has a draftraider dos wrote: ↑June 4, 2018, 10:06 pm I live in south east Victoria, moved here from Canberra a few years ago but I still travel to Canberra about once a month to see family and I honestly enjoy the beautiful clear, crisp autumn/winter mornings in Canberra. I especially miss them as it rains here almost constantly. The weather in Victoria sucks, so don't bother comparing Canberra to most of Victoria at least.
Also, went to Boston recently. That is a damn cold part of the world and the pats have won plenty of Superbowls. Weather ain't everything
Spend a winter or two in parts of Europe or America and Canberra's winters are glorious in comparison. I went to a Giants game and they were shovelling over a foot of snow off the field before the game.-PJ- wrote: ↑June 5, 2018, 7:20 am It's cold everywhere. Yeah places like Canberra are colder than most but let's face it winter is winter.
I've been to places like Wellington, Parkes, Lithgow, Singleton and even Cessnock is cold.
Up in the Hunter Valley/New England it gets damn nippy. Murrurundi, Tamworth, Armidale.
It's 8* right now in Woodrising..sure it's not cold enough to be hugging strangers but it's cold.
Put on another jumper and sign with the Canberra Raiders ****.
At midnight !!!Rick wrote: ↑June 4, 2018, 10:45 pm We are having a cold snap here in Darwin at the moment, got down to 19 degrees.
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I think you will find that as a percentage of the population, Canberra has more 18-30 year olds than most places.hobbsy wrote: ↑June 5, 2018, 7:12 am This has been obvious to most people for a long time now. There are plenty of reasons and the cold weather is only a part of it, but Canberra just is not the place most 18-30 year olds would choose to live. Obviously for the right price people will come, but given our apparent lack of ability to secure 3rd party deals that means when we do manage to put a decent squad together we will struggle to keep it (what a shock that we are in cap trouble right now).
That said though, a lot of people who grow up in Canberra will like the place for obvious reasons and it's still better than living in a country town in NSW so like GE said why we aren't investing hard in juniors is mind boggling
Lots of NRL teams in those places too I’ve noticed.-PJ- wrote:It's cold everywhere. Yeah places like Canberra are colder than most but let's face it winter is winter.
I've been to places like Wellington, Parkes, Lithgow, Singleton and even Cessnock is cold.
Up in the Hunter Valley/New England it gets damn nippy. Murrurundi, Tamworth, Armidale.
It's 8* right now in Woodrising..sure it's not cold enough to be hugging strangers but it's cold.
Put on another jumper and sign with the Canberra Raiders ****.
I wish I was in the European summer now.gergreg wrote: ↑June 5, 2018, 7:29 amSpend a winter or two in parts of Europe or America and Canberra's winters are glorious in comparison. I went to a Giants game and they were shovelling over a foot of snow off the field before the game.-PJ- wrote: ↑June 5, 2018, 7:20 am It's cold everywhere. Yeah places like Canberra are colder than most but let's face it winter is winter.
I've been to places like Wellington, Parkes, Lithgow, Singleton and even Cessnock is cold.
Up in the Hunter Valley/New England it gets damn nippy. Murrurundi, Tamworth, Armidale.
It's 8* right now in Woodrising..sure it's not cold enough to be hugging strangers but it's cold.
Put on another jumper and sign with the Canberra Raiders ****.
It's not part of the criteria when the NRL is establishing new franchises I hope.gangrenous wrote: ↑June 5, 2018, 7:51 amLots of NRL teams in those places too I’ve noticed.-PJ- wrote:It's cold everywhere. Yeah places like Canberra are colder than most but let's face it winter is winter.
I've been to places like Wellington, Parkes, Lithgow, Singleton and even Cessnock is cold.
Up in the Hunter Valley/New England it gets damn nippy. Murrurundi, Tamworth, Armidale.
It's 8* right now in Woodrising..sure it's not cold enough to be hugging strangers but it's cold.
Put on another jumper and sign with the Canberra Raiders ****.
I grew up in Richmond, people should add a spoonful of cement to their weetbix every morning. Honestly harden up.
And? If they all had the opportunity to live in Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast Melbourne etc with the same job and pay you are kidding yourself if you think most would choose to stay.Bay53 wrote: ↑June 5, 2018, 7:49 amI think you will find that as a percentage of the population, Canberra has more 18-30 year olds than most places.hobbsy wrote: ↑June 5, 2018, 7:12 am This has been obvious to most people for a long time now. There are plenty of reasons and the cold weather is only a part of it, but Canberra just is not the place most 18-30 year olds would choose to live. Obviously for the right price people will come, but given our apparent lack of ability to secure 3rd party deals that means when we do manage to put a decent squad together we will struggle to keep it (what a shock that we are in cap trouble right now).
That said though, a lot of people who grow up in Canberra will like the place for obvious reasons and it's still better than living in a country town in NSW so like GE said why we aren't investing hard in juniors is mind boggling
Well clearly. Meninga stated he joined the Raiders after knocking back Manly. He wanted to test himself in the NSWRL given he'd already had success in the QLD and English League.Fuifui Bradbrad wrote: ↑June 4, 2018, 12:38 pmThis. I have no doubt we wouldn’t have got Meninga, Belcher, Walters etc if Brisbane were in the comp at the same time as usedwahu wrote:It's not a recent thing either. Our recruitment of elite players died when Brisbane entered the comp, it was just masked by retention until 2000.
We arguably punch above our weight considering the handicap.
I Agree.Love4Noa wrote: ↑June 5, 2018, 11:33 am
Well clearly. Meninga stated he joined the Raiders after knocking back Manly. He wanted to test himself in the NSWRL given he'd already had success in the QLD and English League.
If the Broncos were around - Meninga would not have come to Canberra. Belcher, Walters etc followed Meninga down.
The reality is though - the Broncos weren't around. And we still managed to recruit some of the best talent of the time to a town that barely had an airport. Canberra is surely much more inviting than it was in 1986. Surely.
I don't buy the arguments that we can't recruit players.
We can still do that. We just need a board thats serious about winning premierships - and they aren't.
There was no cap pre 1990, no doubt cash helped. Seems we were happy to spend more of it then most considering what happened when the cap was introduced.Love4Noa wrote: ↑June 5, 2018, 11:33 amWell clearly. Meninga stated he joined the Raiders after knocking back Manly. He wanted to test himself in the NSWRL given he'd already had success in the QLD and English League.Fuifui Bradbrad wrote: ↑June 4, 2018, 12:38 pmThis. I have no doubt we wouldn’t have got Meninga, Belcher, Walters etc if Brisbane were in the comp at the same time as usedwahu wrote:It's not a recent thing either. Our recruitment of elite players died when Brisbane entered the comp, it was just masked by retention until 2000.
We arguably punch above our weight considering the handicap.
If the Broncos were around - Meninga would not have come to Canberra. Belcher, Walters etc followed Meninga down.
The reality is though - the Broncos weren't around. And we still managed to recruit some of the best talent of the time to a town that barely had an airport. Canberra is surely much more inviting than it was in 1986. Surely.
I don't buy the arguments that we can't recruit players.
Meninga could have been on the north shore. But chose to come here.
We can still do that. We just need a board thats serious about winning premierships - and they aren't.
They probably were on a lot less by the end of it. We were going to smash the 1.5m by some huge amount at the start of the season.