2019 Rd 7 V Sea Eagles: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

[gangrenous]

Holy ****, didn’t realise so many of the Brookvale groundskeepers were Raiders fans.

Touchy bunch you lot...

[gerg]

There's a new Shadowboxer in town.

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[zim]

Are the Raiders doing the ANZAC jersey this year

Could only see an indigenous jersey available. Doesn't look like we did one this year.

[cat]

Are the Raiders doing the ANZAC jersey this year

Could only see an indigenous jersey available. Doesn't look like we did one this year.

Very few clubs have done Anzac jeresys this year, the whole ANZAC round seems kinda quiet to me

Clubs that have done jerseys are Broncos, storm, dragons, roosters and bunnies

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[greeneyed]

It may be because the NRL doesn't share the ANZAC Day games amongst the clubs. I can see the reason for "traditional" games. I can see a rationale for the Warriors to play an Australian club, but I don't quite see why it has to be the same clubs every year. Personally, I think the Raiders have a very strong case for an ANZAC Day game in Canberra at some stage, given the AWM and largest ANZAC Day ceremony is in Canberra.

[cat]

It may be because the NRL doesn't share the ANZAC Day games amongst the clubs. I can see the reason for "traditional" games. I can see a rationale for the Warriors to play an Australian club, but I don't quite see why it has to be the same clubs every year. Personally, I think the Raiders have a very strong case for an ANZAC Day game in Canberra at some stage, given the AWM and largest ANZAC Day ceremony is in Canberra.

I agree, I personally think the Warriors should be playing us in Canberra not Melbourne in Melbourne

In terms of special jerseys it seems very quiet in general . You have normally seen/heard about a few more by now

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[BJ]

Yep Warriors rotating between Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Auckland would be a better model for Anzac Day commemorations.

[GHC]

I might be completely wrong here...but didn't we give up the Anzac game against the Warriors a few years ago? Some handshake deal thing with the Storm?

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[cat]

I might be completely wrong here...but didn't we give up the Anzac game against the Warriors a few years ago? Some handshake deal thing with the Storm?

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Not that i remember, we have been "talking" with the NRL about the value of a game in Canberra for the round

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[greeneyed]

I might be completely wrong here...but didn't we give up the Anzac game against the Warriors a few years ago? Some handshake deal thing with the Storm?

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Last thing I heard about it, the Raiders publicly said they wanted an ANZAC Day game... they just don't get one.

[Botman]

Holy ****, didn’t realise so many of the Brookvale groundskeepers were Raiders fans.

Touchy bunch you lot...

Haha, nothing touchy about it. It's objectively a **** worthless analysis. I bet if they did it properly they'd probably find they're actual right! I would GUESS that surface is much more harmful than others... but this work by the Fox Spots proves nothing. It has no relevance to the topic at hand

To put it in other terms, if my boss asked me to do an analysis on break down Costs on a fleet of vehicles and delivered bottom line figure that included preventative maintenance and didnt offer up any information to differentiate the bottom line result from the different drivers, my boss was haul me over the **** coals and tell me i've not given him an answer to the **** question!

Fox Sports have not answered their own god damn question

Edit: I just assumed that was a DT thing, it was fox sports, edited accordingly. Though i guess it's all Murdoch at the end of the day

[greeneyed]

Seriously, some of you people (blokes) ought to take a reality check. The Brookvale Oval surface was so poor that a trial match against the Sharks this year was transferred to Shark Park. It was "due to the dangerous surface". It has just been announced that they need to spend $1.2 million just on the surface to make it safe... and you blokes are debating whether it is fair or not to describe the Brookvale Oval surface as "unsafe"! Seriously!

[Rick]

Yep Warriors rotating between Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Auckland would be a better model for Anzac Day commemorations.

I agree. I don’t see that these matches should be locked into the same sides every year.


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[Botman]

Seriously, some of you people (blokes) ought to take a reality check. The Brookvale Oval surface was so poor that a trial match against the Sharks this year was transferred to Shark Park. It was "due to the dangerous surface". It has just been announced that they need to spend $1.2 million just on the surface to make it safe... and you blokes are debating whether it is fair or not to describe the Brookvale Oval surface as "unsafe"! Seriously!

Haha, no Im just asking a **** major news source to actually **** do their job and provide some kind of analysis that is credible and relevant!
Im sure if they did, they'd find the results even more damning! But they're lazy, and **** incompetent. Brookvale is a disgrace.

Im not saying it's unfair to call the surface unsafe, it almost certain is, but that fox sports deal doesnt mean a damn thing, it literally is pointless, that FoxSports analysis of the situation was totally worthless, embarrassingly so, which is **** because this is actually an important player safety issue. But there is just nothing that can drawn from such a piss poor effort at that.

[-TW-]

I might be completely wrong here...but didn't we give up the Anzac game against the Warriors a few years ago? Some handshake deal thing with the Storm?

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Last thing I heard about it, the Raiders publicly said they wanted an ANZAC Day game... they just don't get one.

Seeing next Anzac Day is a Saturday hopefully they do 4 or 5 games again so we might be in with a shot

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[greeneyed]

And let's put that aside. Let's all agree, that the Brookvale Oval surface is unsafe. Otherwise, they wouldn't have transferred that trial game... they wouldn't be spending $1.2 million to make it safe!

Let's all agree. Ricky Stuart is right to point out his concerns about the surface... because, if it were safe, none of the above would be happening!

[Botman]

Agreed.
**** stadium, **** surface, **** club, **** team, **** fanbase.

Raiders win, and win well.

[gerg]

Totally agree. And we should forfeit the match because Manly can't keep their ground safe.

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[Lui_Bon]

Didn't know where to put this so it ends up here.
I met Gary Coynes parents this morning and they were very happy to talk about his football journey. Lovely people with a great love of rugby league. I thoroughly enjoyed reminiscing about the raiders glory days with them.

I like your post. That's all.

I mean, that's all I have to say. I like other stuff too!

[InFernos_Raiders]

We got home over the bumbling Broncos it Manly away is a completely different game.
I have a bad feeling about this one. I know a lot of people said that about last weeks game but...

[-PJ-]

Stopping Marty's offloads should be high on the agenda this week.

DCE is playing very well off the back of the offloads Marty supplies.

Our outside backs should run over theirs but there's plenty of work to do in the middle containing a pack which is..in all honesty pretty good.

Oh and if bombing the be-jesus out of BElliot ain't on well I'm not here...

This will be tough, these surbuban grounds are intimidating. But I think we'll get the chocolates...

[greeneyed]

VIDEO: Soliola praises "ultimate professional" Croker

Raiders forward Sia Soliola has paid tribute to Captain Jarrod Croker as the Raiders Centre gets set to play his 100th game as Captain for the Raiders on Sunday afternoon. Soliola also hailed the maturity of the squad in 2019 as well as touching up on the dangers they face this weekend when they line up against the Manly Sea Eagles.

Video: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2019/04 ... al-croker/

Katie Brown and Jamie Soward preview the Sunday afternoon game between Manly Sea Eagles and Canberra Raiders: https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/04/26/sea ... --round-7/

Local juniors to take field in Wagga: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2019/04 ... gga-wagga/

[Sydney_Raider]

I walk past Brookie most days and decided to have a closer look this morning. To the eye, never seen it look better.

[Matt]

Anyone heard anything about how CNKs knee is going? Will he play?

[Raider Azz]

I'm sure it will be a game day decision.

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[hrundi89]

10% of games means absolutely nothing, that ground isn’t up to scratch but of that 10% how many had any contribution from the surfaced?

Like a broken eye socket from a headclash isn’t surface related unless the headclass was caused by a player losing his footing

An acl sustained by contact is the same, where as an acl sustained without contact could be surface related

A blanket 10% means absolutely nothing and no reasonable conclusion can be drawn from it regarding the surface

That said Brookvale is absolutely a **** hole that should be bulldozed at the early possible convenience, preferably with the locals still inside

Dude, you've hurt my feelings. I'm a local.

Brookvale is in a safe LNP seat so despite Abbott making a variety of promises over the years, nothing much has happened.

There is a general incompetence about Manly Junior RL that I've experienced regularly for the last 5/6 years.

There's a stench in the area re rugby league that a new Brookvale Oval would help wipe away. I don't imagine I'll see it in my lifetime.

It's council property and you can walk your dog in there. Says it all really.

[Sid]

Brisbane Sea Eagles has a ring to it... a new stadium in brooky wouldn't need to be built

[Botman]

10% of games means absolutely nothing, that ground isn’t up to scratch but of that 10% how many had any contribution from the surfaced?

Like a broken eye socket from a headclash isn’t surface related unless the headclass was caused by a player losing his footing

An acl sustained by contact is the same, where as an acl sustained without contact could be surface related

A blanket 10% means absolutely nothing and no reasonable conclusion can be drawn from it regarding the surface

That said Brookvale is absolutely a **** hole that should be bulldozed at the early possible convenience, preferably with the locals still inside

Dude, you've hurt my feelings. I'm a local.

Brookvale is in a safe LNP seat so despite Abbott making a variety of promises over the years, nothing much has happened.

There is a general incompetence about Manly Junior RL that I've experienced regularly for the last 5/6 years.

There's a stench in the area re rugby league that a new Brookvale Oval would help wipe away. I don't imagine I'll see it in my lifetime.

It's council property and you can walk your dog in there. Says it all really.

I really like you and your family, so we’ll make sure we evacuate you and your favourite... hmmm, 10... no 15 people from the local area

The rest gotta go

[Bay 67]

Brisbane Sea Eagles has a ring to it... a new stadium in brooky wouldn't need to be built

Wynnum-Manly becomes their feeder Queensland Cup side and bingo!

[greeneyed]

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker's career keeps going like a broken record

Jarrod Croker is on track to become the Canberra Raiders' longest serving captain. Records are a bit dicey, but it's believed he's only the third Raider captain to bring up the century behind Mal Meninga and Simon Woolford - although it's unclear how many Dean Lance skippered. Given Meninga played 166 games for Canberra, it means if Croker is in charge of another 67 then he'll definitely have gone past the NRL legend.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... en-record/

Unheralded Jarrod Croker on track for NRL legend status: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/croker-on- ... a77a58a0a2

Video: Hodgson: We need to be in the right mindset: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2019/04 ... t-mindset/

Tim Gavel: The reasons behind the Canberra Raiders success so far this season: https://aboutregional.com.au/the-reason ... is-season/

Koroisau keeping an eye on Hodgson this week: https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/04/26/kor ... this-week/

[greeneyed]

'I do it for them': Family drives Canberra Raiders recruit Ryan Sutton

Every drop of ink stretching around Ryan Sutton's right arm has a story to tell. What about the flowers crawling around his forearm? These ones are for family members that have passed away, and those watching from afar in England.

"I do it for them," Sutton says as his voice softens. "It's the first time I have been away from my family for this period of time, so there is definitely an incentive to push on and do it for them.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... an-sutton/

[Billy Walker]

Interesting discussion about the ANZAC clash and don’t disagree it would be good to get a piece of that action but wonder if that ship might have sailed. I feel like the Raiders might be better served finding their own annual calendar match.

The AFL do it well with Dreamtime at the G where there is a massive crowd taking part in the cultural event and walk to the MCG that would otherwise just be a standard home and away game.

Maybe the Raiders need to establish an annual multicultural clash where Canberra stadium becomes a mini version of the multicultural festival with traditional dance and food on sticks? Melbourne fancy themselves as being a multicultural lot - perhaps it’s an annual game against them?

What about inclusion round- I think we had the highest Yes vote - try to get 10 thousand people with rainbow flags to march from Braddon to Canberra Stadium for an annual game against the Roosters or Oxford St to Allianz in the away years.

Definitely good news if you can lock yourself in for a big traditional game each year like Charity shield or ANZAC etc. I reckon we need to find our own lock it in with another club and make it grow - ideally you want it to get to a stage it’s incentive enough for fans to make the away game trip both ways.

[cat]

Interesting discussion about the ANZAC clash and don’t disagree it would be good to get a piece of that action but wonder if that ship might have sailed. I feel like the Raiders might be better served finding their own annual calendar match.

The AFL do it well with Dreamtime at the G where there is a massive crowd taking part in the cultural event and walk to the MCG that would otherwise just be a standard home and away game.

Maybe the Raiders need to establish an annual multicultural clash where Canberra stadium becomes a mini version of the multicultural festival with traditional dance and food on sticks? Melbourne fancy themselves as being a multicultural lot - perhaps it’s an annual game against them?

What about inclusion round- I think we had the highest Yes vote - try to get 10 thousand people with rainbow flags to march from Braddon to Canberra Stadium for an annual game against the Roosters or Oxford St to Allianz in the away years.

Definitely good news if you can lock yourself in for a big traditional game each year like Charity shield or ANZAC etc. I reckon we need to find our own lock it in with another club and make it grow - ideally you want it to get to a stage it’s incentive enough for fans to make the away game trip both ways.

Think there are some great ideas there. The biggest problem is getting the NRL to agree.

We could try for something with the bunnies for the indigenous round. We both have a strong heritage with indigenous players and could include png and fiji in it too

The rainbow one was good too but the NRL are having enough trouble not looking like hypocrites with white ribbon and women in league, dont think they are ready to tackle homaphobia!

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[greeneyed]

I think the NRL has shown they are already ready to tackle homophobia. Macklemore at the 2017 Grand Final and their support for Same Sex Marriage. Who knows if the Raiders are prepared to though.

[greeneyed]

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