2019 Grand Final V Roosters: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

[TongueFTW]

I don't think it is a virus, but I also don't think it is anything serious enough to hold him back from the game. The hard part is - if it is a shoulder or elbow, it is hard to hide in the middle of the field (and he cannot defend on an edge due to his slow lateral movement). Always possible Stuart is playing a smokescreen, but I get a feeling there is something wrong.

[EJ]

Before the Storm/Goosters game, I thought we were a decent chance of beating either, but I also thought Storm were due a win against us and we are due a win against Goosters.


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[TheMarauder]

Only Tuesday, I'm sure Hodgson will be right by Sunday. May be crook, may have a knock, may be giving him a spell if he was in fact concussed after the collision that caused the HIA storm.

[EJ]

If he was concussed can we give him another before we run out on Sunday. He went next level

I personally don't believe he was concussed. You can get a bit dizzy for a few secs from a knock and shake it off without being concussed.

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[afgtnk]

Hodgo is one tough bastard. Cronk can play with a broken scapula? Hodgo would play with two.

[zim]

How Roosters supremo Nick Politis ended up sponsoring Raiders star John Bateman

Sydney Roosters supremo Nick Politis has been a rugby league sponsor for longer than anyone.

Yet there is one third-party deal he may live to regret in Sunday’s grand final.
One of more than 300 car companies Politis owns across the country and the US just happens to sponsor Canberra Raiders forward John Bateman.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... ddcf6c6228

[zim]

Link to the ad on twitter if you can't access the DT:
https://twitter.com/telegraph_sport/sta ... 8737585157

It's a cracker.

[Woodgers]

Hodgo will be playing, no doubt about it. Be interesting to see if Havili is on the bench though, just between you and me smashed hat, he has a Steve Jackson try in him the way he bounces off tacklers.

[CJ42]

I absolutely love Simonson, but with the sambraros carrying verrils and friend, a 4 forward bench could be big for us.


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[Beejay]

Ben Cummins is a massive Raiders supporter, little secret from a friend who made his way into NRL ref ranks and was a linesman.

[Finchy]

Ben Cummins is a massive Raiders supporter, little secret from a friend who made his way into NRL ref ranks and was a linesman.

He didn't hesitate to send CNK to the sin bin though did he

[The Nickman]

Hodgo will be playing, no doubt about it. Be interesting to see if Havili is on the bench though, just between you and me smashed hat, he has a Steve Jackson try in him the way he bounces off tacklers.

I'd actually have Havili in front of Lui now. Havili can easily play a middle forward role if Hodgo plays 80 minutes, and unfortunately for Lui, errors have started to creep into his game.

I'd also carry Simonsson, Guler and Horsburgh on the bench.

[zim]

In a 1 on 1 comparison I've got Lui still ahead of Havili as his defense is better.
In a team context Havili provides a difference in attack with his offloading and some utility. I'm still sticking with the guy that's got the job done so far.

[zim]

All aboard the Raiders bandwagon

All aboard! There’s plenty more room on the Raiders bandwagon!
If you’re unsure on who to support this Sunday, here are ten reasons as to why you should support the Green Machine.

1. Everyone loves an underdog

Read more: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2019/10 ... bandwagon/

[The Nickman]

In a 1 on 1 comparison I've got Lui still ahead of Havili as his defense is better.
In a team context Havili provides a difference in attack with his offloading and some utility. I'm still sticking with the guy that's got the job done so far.

I do, except for the fact that if something happens to Hodgo (touch wood), we NEED Havili. It could be the difference between winning a grand final and losing. You don't get next week.

[zim]

We're not winning if Hodgo goes down.

[Azza]

Yeah exactly. I think Ricky is past having a reserve hooker on the bench. Still Havili may play for general utility value.

[Coastalraider]

Ben Cummins is a massive Raiders supporter, little secret from a friend who made his way into NRL ref ranks and was a linesman.

He didn't hesitate to send CNK to the sin bin though did he

I think he tries to hard sometimes to NOT look like s Raiders supporter.

[kona_dream]

Ben Cummins is a massive Raiders supporter, little secret from a friend who made his way into NRL ref ranks and was a linesman.

He didn't hesitate to send CNK to the sin bin though did he

I think he tries to hard sometimes to NOT look like s Raiders supporter.

I think Ben is one of the better refs. He doesn't take BS from players from Smith and usually let the game flow.

[IBG]

Given recent events my bench is:

14. Simonsson
15. Havili
16. Horsburgh
17. Lui

This covers for every potential scenario.

Havili runs just as hard as a prop and can play in the middle.

Papa will be playing big minutes again and Tapine can extend too.

We only need two genuine props on the bench. Guler only gets 10 minutes stints anyway it's not like he's crucial to our success.

I feel like if we're to beat the Roosters we need to throw it around a bit and Havili's offloads will help.

[greeneyed]

Some pics on The GH Twitter from this morning's Grand Final training session... Please also check out our Instagram Stories for video and our Instagram for pics.

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 0371424257

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 8645612550

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 6262921218

[Coastalraider]

Some pics on The GH Twitter from this morning's Grand Final training session... Please also check out our Instagram Stories for video and our Instagram for pics.

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 0371424257

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 8645612550

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 6262921218

Thanks GE - how amazing is that to see! Wish I was in Canberra today!!!

[greeneyed]

Some pics on The GH Twitter from this morning's Grand Final training session... Please also check out our Instagram Stories for video and our Instagram for pics.

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 0371424257

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 8645612550

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 6262921218

Thanks GE - how amazing is that to see! Wish I was in Canberra today!!!

Do check the Instagram... they were doing the Viking Clap outside and inside... and we will have an episode of The Greenhouse Live from this morning to post soon too.

[Coastalraider]

Some pics on The GH Twitter from this morning's Grand Final training session... Please also check out our Instagram Stories for video and our Instagram for pics.

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 0371424257

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 8645612550

https://twitter.com/TheGHRaiders/status ... 6262921218

Thanks GE - how amazing is that to see! Wish I was in Canberra today!!!

Do check the Instagram... they were doing the Viking Clap outside and inside... and we will have an episode of The Greenhouse Live from this morning to post soon too.

Wow - hope your holding up! What a week! It must be a bit surreal.

[greeneyed]

2019 NRL Grand Final Teams: Raiders V Roosters



Canberra Raiders V Sydney Roosters
Sunday 6 October, 7:30pm
Stadium Australia, Sydney Olympic Park
Tickets: Click here
TV coverage: Nine (all matches), Fox League Channel 502 (NRL State Championship and NRLW)
Radio: ABC, Mix 106.3

The Canberra Raiders have named their Sunday’s Grand Final against the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium.

The Raiders have named an unchanged line-up from their Preliminary Final win against the Rabbitohs last Friday night.

Joey Leilua trained with the squad today and had overcome a lower leg injury.

Canberra Raiders media

Canberra Raiders

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
2. Nick Cotric
3. Jarrod Croker (c)
4. Joseph Leilua
5. Jordan Rapana
6. Jack Wighton
7. Aidan Sezer
8. Josh Papalii
9. Josh Hodgson (c)
10. Iosia Soliola
11. John Bateman
12. Elliott Whitehead
13. Joseph Tapine

14. Bailey Simonsson
15. Emre Guler
16. Corey Horsburgh
17. Dunamis Lui

18. Sam Williams
19. Ryan Sutton
20. Siliva Havili
21. Sebastian Kris

Sydney Roosters

1. James Tedesco
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Latrell Mitchell
4. Joseph Manu
5. Brett Morris
6. Luke Keary
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Sam Verrills
10. Isaac Liu
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
12. Mitchell Aubusson
13. Victor Radley

14. Angus Crichton
15. Zane Tetevano
16. Nat Butcher
17. Siosiua Taukeiaho

18. Lindsay Collins
19. Drew Hutchison
20. Jake Friend (c)
21. Ryan Hall

Officials

Lead Referee: Ben Cummins
Assist Referee: Gerard Sutton
Senior Review Official: Jared Maxwell
Review Official: Ben Galea
Touch judges: Chris Butler and Nick Beashel
Standby Referee: Grant Atkins
Standby Touch judge: David Munro

Match Hashtags: #NRL #WeAreRaiders #NRLGF

Greenhouse Hashtags: #WearGreen2019 #FromAllAngles



Plus follow us on Twitter: @TheGHRaiders and Instagram: @TheGHRaiders

[Coastalraider]

No surprises here.

[BJ]

No surprises here.

Dunno, Papalli could have been dropped for Murchie?

[The Nickman]

We're going to win this, I honestly can't see how we don't.

[Azza]

We're going to win this, I honestly can't see how we don't.

Do elaborate.

[-PJ-]

I think the same..

And Hodgos fine. He missed training cuz he was down at the tattoo parlour booking the boys in for premiership ink Monday morning..

[-PJ-]

We're going to win this, I honestly can't see how we don't.

Do elaborate.

Because worrying too much gives you ulcers dude...

[Mickey_Raider]

Weidler last night said it’s looking like a 70/30 split in favour of raiders fans.

Imaginé 55k fans doing the Viking clap

[afgtnk]

Would be hard to take for Sutton I reckon - IMO he's been very good for most of the year. Not having Havili there does cause a few flutters also, given what nearly happened to Hodgson on the weekend.

Hodgo aside, they've got it all over us in the spine. Gould is being a bit of a dick to us, but he was right last night to say that we had little in our attack and can't rely on opposition mistakes to score. Apart from that, it's fairly even in the forwards and backs, give or take.

We're underdogs and rightly so, but that probably suits us.

[The Nickman]

We're going to win this, I honestly can't see how we don't.

Do elaborate.

I just looked at those two lineups and thought "we've got this."

Banana head.

[Azza]

We're going to win this, I honestly can't see how we don't.

Do elaborate.

Because worrying too much gives you ulcers dude...

Shutup. Idiot.