I'm tired and I'm worn down

[gangrenous]

I nominate Pigman to come on and change the game here. Impact player off the bench who has been nursed through the junior grades by Nickman and has buzz words like accountability up the yin yang.

I am built more for impact these days but we'd need a quick 5-10 and get me off the park

I hear that’s all they really want

[Botman]

"10 minutes? What would you do for the other 8, sweetie?" - my wife.

[gerg]

How ungrateful of your wife. It is probably the best 2 minutes of her life.

[Roger Kenworthy]

I nominate Pigman to come on and change the game here. Impact player off the bench who has been nursed through the junior grades by Nickman and has buzz words like accountability up the yin yang.

I am built more for impact these days but we'd need a quick 5-10 and get me off the park

With all the American sports terminology you use I reckon you could pull on over the NRL. Fake a CV saying you graduated with a Masters in Sports Administration from Pittsburgh and adapt an American accent. "Hot shot US administrator to save NRL (on $1.5m salary)".

[yurithe1]

Sia Soliola says the Raiders have let Ricky Stuart down

Dejected Canberra Raiders veteran Sia Soliola says the playing group has let Ricky Stuart down as they stare down the barrel of missing the finals for the fifth time in six years...

Stuart is still the same old passionate Raider and Soliola says the rugby league hall of famer has changed his process of "approaching the group" to better manage his squad having signed on until the end of 2020.

"It’s not just him, [we've let down] the whole community. If you look at the scope of how our season has gone, a lot of things that didn’t really go our way were the things we could have controlled," Soliola said.

"He’s definitely changed, I guess you have to when you’re going to different spaces. For himself, he has been awesome, he’s been great."

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/ ... 4zud3.html

Anyone who read the article about Ricky praising Sia recently, would not be surprised by this mutual admiration.

Personally, I was disappointed that Soliola was re-signed. I haven't bought into this thing of him being the side's spiritual leader (whatever that means).

I'd also welcome back Tim Sheens, having watched his team of international no-names (with the exception of Todd Carney, who came in off the bench) beat fierce local derby rival Hull FC on the weekend. I could rattle off five more reasons why he'd be a good candidate based on that performance.

In fact:
- he got Hull KR back into the ESL with a roster of nobodies. Imagine what he could do with a team filled with internationals.
- encourages flair - in particular a) a kick ahead on the first tackle then soccered along by a supporting player leading to a 70m try; b) charge down and recovery at the 30th minute mark. Leilua and Rapana would thrive again and we might see some players surprise us.
- Hull KR's kicking game is what we lack. Forget the occasional good game from our halves, it is where we are weak. Sheens could probably fix this.
- his current coaching staff use MacBooks same as the Raiders. Presumably, they're using the same apps as the Raiders. So, even if he had to use Ricky's current team, there' be no acclimatisation time lost as he got used to that side of things.
- would bring back hope for the fans, tinged with the nostalgia of better seasons.

As for Ricky, I'd make him director of community relations so he can focus on his respite centres and bring in Sia and his charity work. He could also coordinate any other charity work being done by active roster members.

[Botman]

I nominate Pigman to come on and change the game here. Impact player off the bench who has been nursed through the junior grades by Nickman and has buzz words like accountability up the yin yang.

I am built more for impact these days but we'd need a quick 5-10 and get me off the park

With all the American sports terminology you use I reckon you could pull on over the NRL. Fake a CV saying you graduated with a Masters in Sports Administration from Pittsburgh and adapt an American accent. "Hot shot US administrator to save NRL (on $1.5m salary)".

That’s almost crazy enough to work

[dubby]

I reckon pig would actually make a fist of it.

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[Botman]

I reckon pig would actually make a fist of it.

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i wouldn't
I'd get beaten like a red headed step child at the negotiation table by managers. I dont pretend that im even remotely qualified to do this stuff, or that im an expert. But i do expect those that run our club and are involved in this process to handle their business
and right now it would appear to me they are getting some very basic things wrong, repeatedly.

[dubby]

Nah you'd be right.

I could see you and TR running things.

Manager: Player X wants $500k

Pig: you've gotta be kidding me? **** off, I've got work to do.

TR: my associate is trying to say we disagree on the contract amount, as it's disproportionate compared to the players ability. We're prepared to offer 2 crayons and some milk.
Pig: and its not chocolate milk. **** that.

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[T_R]

Pffft.

I'd have his kids chained up in a basement somewhere.

[dubby]

That's AFTER be signs the contract.

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[Lucky]

Missing the finals 4 out our last 5.... i didnt realise it was that bad

[LastRaider]

Missing the finals 4 out our last 5.... i didnt realise it was that bad

It’s actually 5 from 6


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[bonehead]

Missing the finals 4 out our last 5.... i didnt realise it was that bad

It’s actually 5 from 6


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6 of 8

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[Timbo]

Missing the finals 4 out our last 5.... i didnt realise it was that bad

It’s actually 5 from 6


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Three of the last ten.

**** me I hadn't realized it was that bad.

[bonehead]

and we haven't been in a gf since 1994

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[Lucy]

Think of the positives though, Ricky Stuart is a Hall of Famer and that alone warrants a 15 year extension.

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[Rickmando]

I am done with this organisation, until Ricky Stuart and at least half this squad is no longer associated with us.

This organisation is riddled with cancers, and they have no clue how to cut them out.

I’ve had enough

[Schifty]

It was more fun supporting this club in 2005.

[-TW-]

It was more fun supporting this club in 2005.

The end of 2005 where we were picking people out of the crowd cause we were that busted

[Schifty]

It was more fun supporting this club in 2005.

The end of 2005 where we were picking people out of the crowd cause we were that busted

But boy did those people from the crowd have a real dig!

[Schifty]

Actually the 2005 squad ended up with 9 wins, which could end up being the same or more than this squad ends up with..

2005 squad.

Adamson
Ale
Alley-Tovio
Campese
Carney
Chalk
Croker
Cross
Frawley
Gafa
Goodwin
Graham
Hindmarsh
Hodgson
D Howell
M Howell
Kahler
Martin
Miller
Mogg
O'Hara
Robertson
Rothery
Schifcofske
J Smith
N Smith
T Smith
Thompson
Tongue
Weyman
Withers
Woolford

[afgtnk]

You could make an ok starting side out of that:

Schifcofske
Robertson
Mogg
Graham
Frawley
J Smith
Carney
O'Hara/Cross
Woolford
Weyman
Croker
Adamson
Tongue

[-TW-]

You could make an ok starting side out of that:

Schifcofske
Robertson
Mogg
Graham
Frawley
J Smith
Carney
O'Hara/Cross
Woolford
Weyman
Croker
Adamson
Tongue

6-3 to start the season after 10 rounds would take that every day

[kris-ko]

If anyone out there is listening: Achtung, baby. There is a general malaise around the fanbase at the moment, which manifests itself on Twitter and in Game Day threads around 65 minutes into each game when we're bracing for the inevitable implosion no matter how far ahead we are on the scoreboard.

I hate being right about this, and that it doesn’t even hurt anymore.

Something needs to change.

[Botman]

You could make an ok starting side out of that:

Schifcofske
Robertson
Mogg
Graham
Frawley
J Smith
Carney
O'Hara/Cross
Woolford
Weyman
Croker
Adamson
Tongue

That's not the worst team by any means
Schif was a champ, Robertson proved to be an excellent player once he got his hammy's sorted at Manly, Mogg was a super under-rated player, Graham is one of those guys who'd have been great in better sides... Frawley is a problem haha

The halves would be VERY good, and the pack looks not quite but sort of the way you'd probably want a pack to kind of look today!

[afgtnk]

You could make an ok starting side out of that:

Schifcofske
Robertson
Mogg
Graham
Frawley
J Smith
Carney
O'Hara/Cross
Woolford
Weyman
Croker
Adamson
Tongue

That's not the worst team by any means
Schif was a champ, Robertson proved to be an excellent player once he got his hammy's sorted at Manly, Mogg was a super under-rated player, Graham is one of those guys who'd have been great in better sides... Frawley is a problem haha

The halves would be VERY good, and the pack looks not quite but sort of the way you'd probably want a pack to kind of look today!

There wasn't much to pick from for the second wing spot

Current side has them well covered there

[luke]

Not sure I can renew my membership if Ricky is coach next season.

[Botman]

Even the name Frawley still makes me sick to my stomach. We've had some **** bludgers play for this football team, but none of them outside of Frawley and the end of Bronson Harrison were so brazen in their pea hearted efforts

[Schifty]

You could make an ok starting side out of that:

Schifcofske
Robertson
Mogg
Graham
Frawley
J Smith
Carney
O'Hara/Cross
Woolford
Weyman
Croker
Adamson
Tongue

6-3 to start the season after 10 rounds would take that every day

We went 6-3 with Smith and Withers in out halves

We probably would have made the finals if not for a truckload of injuries and Woolford being suspended for the last 7 or 8 games of the season.

[Leebola]

To look back almost wistfully on a team with a half-dead Jason Smith and Matt Adamson running with no cartilage in his knees tells you all you need to know about our current situation.

[afgtnk]

Tbh I reckon even Smithy now at this age with a ciggy in his mouth after downing a few tinnies would still be better than our current halves.

[Leebola]

Tbh I reckon even Smithy now at this age with a ciggy in his mouth after downing a few tinnies would still be better than our current halves.

I'd be prepared to try anything at this stage.

[Botman]

Tbh I reckon even Smithy now at this age with a ciggy in his mouth after downing a few tinnies would still be better than our current halves.

I don't doubt that for a moment

[edwahu]

Tbh I reckon even Smithy now at this age with a ciggy in his mouth after downing a few tinnies would still be better than our current halves.

He has moved on from tinnies, he would carve under his new regime.