Canberra Raiders sign Wigan Warriors half George Williams on three year deal

[The Nickman]

Jesus that's a **** take on many counts

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Hahaha it really is, it's just a cacophony of absolute Bull.

[Brew]

We can push for a premiership if GWilliams fires..

Is he the missing piece ?

Is this our time ?

No.

We had our time.

We are in a better spot then previous years but I can’t see it. The way the NRL operates we are just a small fish in a big pond.

The only way I could see it is if we had Bellamy as Coach. Imagine what he would do with that squad.


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[-PJ-]

We can push for a premiership if GWilliams fires..

Is he the missing piece ?

Is this our time ?

No.

We had our time.

We are in a better spot then previous years but I can’t see it. The way the NRL operates we are just a small fish in a big pond.

The only way I could see it is if we had Bellamy as Coach. Imagine what he would do with that squad.


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Well you can go sit in the corner with dubby..

[The Nickman]

Haha dubby and Brew... what a combo

[-PJ-]

A public tar and feathering maybe ??

[greeneyed]

VIDEO: Hodgson and Sutton speak on George Williams: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2019/07 ... -williams/

[Johno]

Just saw the Insta announcement of Georgie boy. Like the look of him. Have had a nose like that in the side since Loz


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He reminds me of Andy Gregory, his nose started at his forehead, good player though.

Loved watching him for the Steelers

[MrPosh]

WiganRaider - is there an increased interest in Raiders games in Pommyland now we have so many internationals running out? Should Donny be looking to the UK for a shorts sponsor?

There definitely is, but it's still very niche.

Rugby League is a minority sport over here (although not in Wigan!) and very small percentage of those fans watch the NRL.

And if you want more than $100 for the sponsorship, I wouldn't bother. I think most NRL games get fewer than 10k viewers.

[greeneyed]

Memberships without tickets would cost less than $100 from memory... You're basically buying a members merchandise pack. Would make sense to tailor an English members program... even if you sell a smallish number.

[simo]

Memberships without tickets would cost less than $100 from memory... You're basically buying a members merchandise pack. Would make sense to tailor an English members program... even if you sell a smallish number.

Unless they can package it with whatever the english nrl streaming subscription is

[dubby]

Haha dubby and Brew... what a combo

Like you simo and nick? Lol.

Come here Brew.

We're keeping it real


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[greeneyed]

Halves a problem for the future, by George: Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart sat down with both incumbent halfback Aidan Sezer and current understudy Sam Williams on Thursday to let them know exactly where they stood.

"Sammy and Aidan are fighting for their spot there at the moment. I've only just finished a meeting with both boys and they know exactly where they both stand. They're both very important to the squad."

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

[simo]

Haha dubby and Brew... what a combo

Like you simo and nick? Lol.

Come here Brew.

We're keeping it real


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Dont bring me into it you sad ****

[WiganRaider]

WiganRaider - is there an increased interest in Raiders games in Pommyland now we have so many internationals running out? Should Donny be looking to the UK for a shorts sponsor?

Absolutely, especially from us Wiganers considering 3 of our lads have come across to the Raiders.

I have always watched the NRL but because more English lads are playing there is 100% more interest. I really hope Callum Watkins goes well for GCT too, there more guys get regular game time in the NRL the better they will become and hopefully we will eventually be able to beat you lot at international level!

[Seiffert82]

I think Luke took a "dud" deal this year in the hopes of re-signing for more. Whether dud means close to min wage.... I don't see him leaving as freeing up much.

I remember the 200k figure being thrown around at the time of his extension, so it'll save us around 100k in the cap if we give a low wage player say 105k to replace him in the 30

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Even if your figures are spot on, unless we've got an extra 300k+ sitting around, we arent getting a cup of coffee with TPJ's manager for 450k

Towards it.. I wouldn't go above 650k for tpj on current form, he's not consistent enough yet

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Spot on. Some of the numbers thrown around earlier in the season were outrageous.

[Brew]

Haha dubby and Brew... what a combo

Like you simo and nick? Lol.

Come here Brew.

We're keeping it real


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Yep. Everyone hates a realist.


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[Botman]

I think Luke took a "dud" deal this year in the hopes of re-signing for more. Whether dud means close to min wage.... I don't see him leaving as freeing up much.

I remember the 200k figure being thrown around at the time of his extension, so it'll save us around 100k in the cap if we give a low wage player say 105k to replace him in the 30

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Even if your figures are spot on, unless we've got an extra 300k+ sitting around, we arent getting a cup of coffee with TPJ's manager for 450k

Towards it.. I wouldn't go above 650k for tpj on current form, he's not consistent enough yet

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Spot on. Some of the numbers thrown around earlier in the season were outrageous.

You guys can not go above 650k if you like, and the teams you run wont be getting TPJ.
It's that simple.

TPJ is going to get more than that on potential alone. As well he should.

[Sid]

I remember the 200k figure being thrown around at the time of his extension, so it'll save us around 100k in the cap if we give a low wage player say 105k to replace him in the 30

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Even if your figures are spot on, unless we've got an extra 300k+ sitting around, we arent getting a cup of coffee with TPJ's manager for 450k

Towards it.. I wouldn't go above 650k for tpj on current form, he's not consistent enough yet

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Spot on. Some of the numbers thrown around earlier in the season were outrageous.

You guys can not go above 650k if you like, and the teams you run wont be getting TPJ.
It's that simple.

TPJ is going to get more than that on potential alone. As well he should.

he reportedly got $600k per year over 3 years...

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 8eac108037

[Botman]

Yeah that's not going to be TPJ's take home pay in Brisbane. I think we all know that.

[Billy Walker]

WiganRaider - is there an increased interest in Raiders games in Pommyland now we have so many internationals running out? Should Donny be looking to the UK for a shorts sponsor?

Absolutely, especially from us Wiganers considering 3 of our lads have come across to the Raiders.

I have always watched the NRL but because more English lads are playing there is 100% more interest. I really hope Callum Watkins goes well for GCT too, there more guys get regular game time in the NRL the better they will become and hopefully we will eventually be able to beat you lot at international level!

Cheers Wigan - do you guys still play that other game, what’s it called... cricket? Interest has really died off in it over here over the last few year, not even sure we still field a side and wouldn’t imagine they would be much good if we did.

[The Nickman]

Haha dubby and Brew... what a combo

Like you simo and nick? Lol.

Come here Brew.

We're keeping it real


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Yep. Everyone hates a realist.


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You spelt that last word slightly wrong then.

[T_R]

Yeah that's not going to be TPJ's take home pay in Brisbane. I think we all know that.

I'd love to know how that ended up. They were very willing to see him leave when million dollar figures were being bandied about.

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[Botman]

Yeah that's not going to be TPJ's take home pay in Brisbane. I think we all know that.

I'd love to know how that ended up. They were very willing to see him leave when million dollar figures were being bandied about.

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You’re our man for boots on the ground reporting for the broncos

[T_R]

Yeah that's not going to be TPJ's take home pay in Brisbane. I think we all know that.

I'd love to know how that ended up. They were very willing to see him leave when million dollar figures were being bandied about.

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You’re our man for boots on the ground reporting for the broncos

Very infrequently, I'm afraid.

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[RTW]

We can push for a premiership if GWilliams fires..

Is he the missing piece ?

Is this our time ?

No.

Hope this helps.

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Why ?

Who do we need dubby ?

I haven't heard much about him to be fair. But he's a serious upgrade on what we have right ?
I mean, come on..he's a test player. So we get him here in Nov for one of our"toughest pre seasons ever" and see how it goes..

With Croker, Wighton, Cotric, Leilua, Rapana, Bateman, Whitehead, Hodgson, Papalii and co we have a serious roster assembled.

I wish Georgie all the best, and I hope he steps up and leads us well...

Peej, we just aren't there yet.

I'll admit I don't know enough about Georgie Porgie. I'll be surprised if he's in the class of Cronk, JT, even Pearce, DCE and Morgan. My guess is he's probably on par with Sezer. Hope I'm wrong.

Mate.

We're just not a club with a winning culture. We just aren't. That takes time. And complete chance. The storm were kicked in the bum when they got Smith, Cronk, Slater and GI.

That'll never happen again.

And they cheated to keep them.

Until we get a freak, we'll always amount to "could have been ".

Sorry dude, but our spine sucks. It's crap. Hodgo is good, Jack is McCrone mark 2, samari pizza cat is solid but no more, #7 has sucked since the coach played.

Rapana is almost 30, BJ is busted, and we've relied on individual brilliance a lot since 2016.

That's not enough.

We'll have our moments.

We'll have hope.

But it's all meaningless.



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Whilst I am not here to argue that we are a definite chance your argument that you need a winning culture is flawed. The sharks won in 2016 after having 5 pretty ordinary seasons before hand. Twice missing out on the 8 ( 1 of those years a wooden spoon) and 3 times limping in.


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[Sid]

Yeah that's not going to be TPJ's take home pay in Brisbane. I think we all know that.

I agree with that, I thought the 'not go above 650k' comment was referring to the salary cap price, not the total price

[Botman]

Yeah that's not going to be TPJ's take home pay in Brisbane. I think we all know that.

I agree with that, I thought the 'not go above 650k' comment was referring to the salary cap price, not the total price

Yeah but there isnt much of a chance for our club to get him on a deal that nets him only 650k on the cap. We'd nee 200k of TPA's lined up to make that work, which would double the TPA's we have on the books right now according to that NRL release earlier this year

[LimeGreenMachine]

Off to the Old Dart

Aidan Sezer is on the verge of farewelling the NRL to finish his career in the UK Super League. Huddersfield are in negotiations to prize the Canberra playmaker out of the ACT, where he has struggled for a permanent role in first grade.

Read more: https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/ ... awhykkk6/1

[greeneyed]

Not sure I trust Sporting News with "leaks" like this. They get it wrong so often.

[greeneyed]

George Williams reveals how he's feeling about his move to the Canberra Raiders

New Raiders recruit George Williams is looking forward to coming Down Under and testing himself in the NRL - something that's always been a goal. And he doesn't mind if he's in jersey six or seven.

"I don't mind. I'll play either or. I need to prove myself in training first, I can't be thinking I'm going to be picked," Williams said. "I've played both. I know I play six for Wigan, but they're pretty similar roles nowadays. There's not too much of a difference.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

[The Nickman]

Not sure I trust Sporting News with "leaks" like this. They get it wrong so often.

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing. They're up there with the **** Lurker.

[LimeGreenMachine]

Not sure I trust Sporting News with "leaks" like this. They get it wrong so often.

True but someone has to go.

[BadnMean]

Not sure I trust Sporting News with "leaks" like this. They get it wrong so often.

Both journo and editing staff don't know the difference between prise and prize- there's no danger of any Pulitzers being handed out.

[gangrenous]

You don’t think that’s a prise they’ll win any time soon?

[BadnMean]

You don’t think that’s a prise they’ll win any time soon?

There'd be a high price to pay if they did.