Curtis Scott is a born-and-bred Shire boy. This is why he snubbed Sydney... twice

Post by **greeneyed** » January 24, 2020, 3:12 pm

Canberra Raiders centre Curtis Scott is a born-and-bred Shire boy. This is why he snubbed Sydney... twice

As a born-and-bred Shire boy – who has family in Sydney – Canberra might seem an odd choice for a new club for Curtis Scott, but his intention was to actually avoid Sydney for the benefit of his career.

“Signing with Canberra was to stay out of the Sydney rat-race and the Sydney fishbowl. It’s a good place to just concentrate on footy and at the moment, that’s the most important thing – apart from my family – that’s going on in my life,” Scott said this week.

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Post by **greeneyed** » January 24, 2020, 3:23 pm

When Scott was signed, Ricky Stuart spoke about Scott's maturity... and you have to like the sorts of things he says and does so far... and he seems like a very nice bloke as well. Impressive.

Ruben Daley · Post by **Ruben Daley** » January 24, 2020, 3:45 pm

greeneyed wrote: ↑January 24, 2020, 3:23 pm When Scott was signed, Ricky Stuart spoke about Scott's maturity... and you have to like the sorts of things he says and does so far... and he seems like a very nice bloke as well. Impressive.

Agreed. It was actually the quality I was most concerned about because I'd heard he was a bit of a loose unit. But while every player claims they're putting footy first, he's making some big decisions to back up the words.

Still sorry to see BJ go but I'm hoping Scott smashes it.

RedRaider · Post by **RedRaider** » January 24, 2020, 4:38 pm

I can't wait to watch him play in lime green. If ill-discipline and serious injury are behind him then we have a quality outside back in the squad. Talent was never lacking. It will be interesting to see how quickly he adapts to Sticky style football. With the wide early ball movement he will get plenty of opportunity.

Seiffert82 · Post by **Seiffert82** » January 25, 2020, 2:01 pm

Definitely an attitude upgrade it seems. Hopefully the talent follows!

Botman · Post by **Botman** » January 25, 2020, 3:43 pm

I just spent 10 minutes re-reading my posts about Beej when we signed him, and the concerns about Scott are similar to those i had for Beej
And this club, its new found culture, lead by Stuart turned him from being a player i didnt like, to me being one of his stuanchest defenders. Which is probably why i've been pretty positive about the Scott signing. I now feel like this coaching staff and club can be trusted to take on guys like Scott who have immense talent, and get the most out of them

Sydney_Raider · Post by **Sydney_Raider** » January 27, 2020, 9:17 am

Apparently he was arrested in Sydney last night. No details.

Post by **T_R** » January 27, 2020, 9:22 am

Sydney_Raider wrote:Apparently he was arrested in Sydney last night. No details.

Yep, reported in the DT this morning.

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Danaman137 · Post by **Danaman137** » January 27, 2020, 9:24 am

If it’s anything really bad such as Jack’s civic incident we should let him go immediately. We owe him nothing.
Hoping it isn’t anything serious

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Manbush · Post by **Manbush** » January 27, 2020, 9:25 am

Seiffert82 wrote: ↑January 25, 2020, 2:01 pm Definitely an attitude upgrade it seems. Hopefully the talent follows!

Attitude downgrade it now appears.

Roger Kenworthy · Post by **Roger Kenworthy** » January 27, 2020, 9:34 am

Danaman137 wrote: ↑January 27, 2020, 9:24 am If it’s anything really bad such as Jack’s civic incident we should let him go immediately. We owe him nothing.
Hoping it isn’t anything serious

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I guess Cotric would be right centre Round 1 if we went that path. No way we can make BJ stay now as he has secured another couple of years at the Tigers.

I doubt it'll come to that but pretty terrible signs about the long term value of this signing.

Post by **greeneyed** » January 27, 2020, 9:37 am

greeneyed wrote: ↑January 24, 2020, 3:23 pm When Scott was signed, Ricky Stuart spoke about Scott's maturity... and you have to like the sorts of things he says and does so far... and he seems like a very nice bloke as well. Impressive.

Clearly, I should have knocked on wood.

Danaman137 · Post by **Danaman137** » January 27, 2020, 9:37 am

Roger Kenworthy wrote:
Danaman137 wrote: ↑January 27, 2020, 9:24 am If it’s anything really bad such as Jack’s civic incident we should let him go immediately. We owe him nothing.
Hoping it isn’t anything serious

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I guess Cotric would be right centre Round 1 if we went that path. No way we can make BJ stay now as he has secured another couple of years at the Tigers.

I doubt it'll come to that but pretty terrible signs about the long term value of this signing.

Yep. I wouldn’t be making Joey stay. If I were Don I’d be saying to Joey ‘Look, this has happened, the spot is yours if you want it but if you want to honour your new Tigers deal then that’s absolutely fine.’

If not then yeah I’d be giving Cotric that centre position and Oldfield gets the wing spot. Maybe we can make a case now to steal Rapana back?

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Post by **greeneyed** » January 27, 2020, 9:46 am

Leilua has a three year deal on the table from the Tigers... he won't be staying with a club that has told him they don't want him after 2020... and the deal agreed still sees him get his $700,000 for 2020.

Danaman137 · Post by **Danaman137** » January 27, 2020, 9:47 am

greeneyed wrote:Leilua has a three year deal on the table from the Tigers... he won't be staying with a club that has told him they don't want him after 2020... and the deal agreed still sees him get his $700,000 for 2020.

Absolutely agree. That’s just what I’d be saying if I were in the club’s position.

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gangrenous · Post by **gangrenous** » January 27, 2020, 9:48 am

Wow, this is looking like it might take some beating for worst Raiders signing in history!

Wasn’t there a pommy centre Mr.Posh said was the goods? Get him out here stat!

Not that I have a problem with Oldbeard, he’s a champ. We just need more depth, particularly at centre.

Coastalraider · Post by **Coastalraider** » January 27, 2020, 9:52 am

‘I need to stay out of the Sydney rat race, too many distractions’

Nek minit

Arrested in the Sydney rat race.

Post by **greeneyed** » January 27, 2020, 9:59 am

gangrenous wrote: ↑January 27, 2020, 9:48 am Wow, this is looking like it might take some beating for worst Raiders signing in history!

Isn't it a little bit premature to be saying things like that? Let's wait and see what actually happened. All we know from the story is he's been charged with resisting arrest.

Azza · Post by **Azza** » January 27, 2020, 10:06 am

We're screwed

gangrenous · Post by **gangrenous** » January 27, 2020, 10:10 am

greeneyed wrote:
gangrenous wrote: ↑January 27, 2020, 9:48 am Wow, this is looking like it might take some beating for worst Raiders signing in history!
Isn't it a little bit premature to be saying things like that?! Let's wait and see what actually happened. All we know from the story is he's been charged with resisting arrest.

I don’t know about you. But there are very few explanations that will redeem this situation. I mean are we expecting to hear the police officer was kicking a puppy and his intervention got him arrested?

No we don’t have all the facts yet and we’ll see how this plays out. But on the balance of probability I don’t think we want him at the Raiders...

Azza · Post by **Azza** » January 27, 2020, 10:24 am

Are we just cursed or something

gangrenous · Post by **gangrenous** » January 27, 2020, 10:34 am

I don’t know that you can call it cursed when you recruit someone understanding they have issues and it explodes.

Azza · Post by **Azza** » January 27, 2020, 10:36 am

I just mean everything was looking very promising for this season ... And now this. Not the first time something has happened like this when we've been looking on the up either

Roger Kenworthy · Post by **Roger Kenworthy** » January 27, 2020, 10:39 am

I've heard it was a Wests Tigers staffer putting him under citizens arrest to increase their Leilua bargaining power.

gangrenous · Post by **gangrenous** » January 27, 2020, 10:48 am

Azza wrote:I just mean everything was looking very promising for this season ... And now this. Not the first time something has happened like this when we've been looking on the up either

Yeah, but you don’t get to complain about it when that’s the gamble you took as a club. Don’t want this to happen as frequently? Don’t sign people with known issues.

Danaman137 · Post by **Danaman137** » January 27, 2020, 10:51 am

*Comes to Canberra to avoid Sydney and focus on footy*

*Goes to Sydney, gets ****faced and allegedly assaults police officer*

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Azza · Post by **Azza** » January 27, 2020, 10:52 am

gangrenous wrote: ↑January 27, 2020, 10:48 am
Azza wrote:I just mean everything was looking very promising for this season ... And now this. Not the first time something has happened like this when we've been looking on the up either
Yeah, but you don’t get to complain about it when that’s the gamble you took as a club. Don’t want this to happen as frequently? Don’t sign people with known issues.

I get to complain about it because I'm a fan not in charge of recruitment

gangrenous · Post by **gangrenous** » January 27, 2020, 10:55 am

Well sure, but I’m just suggesting it makes more sense to go with “can we stop taking these signing risks?” instead of “we’re cursed”.

Makaveli · Post by **Makaveli** » January 27, 2020, 12:02 pm

More fluff pieces please

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Seiffert82 · Post by **Seiffert82** » January 27, 2020, 1:50 pm

Manbush wrote: ↑January 27, 2020, 9:25 am
Seiffert82 wrote: ↑January 25, 2020, 2:01 pm Definitely an attitude upgrade it seems. Hopefully the talent follows!
Attitude downgrade it now appears.

Acting like a **** in public on Australia Day, resisting arrest, kicked a police officer, tasered and locked up in jail.

Sorry Curtis Scott, but you're an absolute **** wit.

Dr Zaius · Post by **Dr Zaius** » January 27, 2020, 2:05 pm

Seiffert82 wrote:
Manbush wrote: ↑January 27, 2020, 9:25 am
Seiffert82 wrote: ↑January 25, 2020, 2:01 pm Definitely an attitude upgrade it seems. Hopefully the talent follows!
Attitude downgrade it now appears.
Acting like a **** in public on Australia Day, resisting arrest, kicked a police officer, tasered and locked up in jail.

Sounds pretty standard right around the country TBH

BadnMean · Post by **BadnMean** » January 27, 2020, 3:58 pm

Dr Zaius wrote: ↑January 27, 2020, 2:05 pm
Seiffert82 wrote:
Manbush wrote: ↑January 27, 2020, 9:25 am
Seiffert82 wrote: ↑January 25, 2020, 2:01 pm Definitely an attitude upgrade it seems. Hopefully the talent follows!
Attitude downgrade it now appears.
Acting like a **** in public on Australia Day, resisting arrest, kicked a police officer, tasered and locked up in jail.
Sounds pretty standard right around the country TBH

Sadly yes. And we'll get the usual split of "I would have lost my job too, if I did that", vs "Well I wouldn't have, heaps of people do it".

Usually about 50/50. Let's just say it's enough to get you sacked from plenty of places. Whether he should from playing footy..?

I just don't think we need to bring in loose cannons who cannot even hold their sausage sanga together for a single pre season before they go bananas.

Putting it together with Storm's actions and his own statements, this bloke is a mad turps chaser who is constantly on the verge of implosion and Bellyache didn't see much improvement happening anytime soon either.

Lucy · Post by **Lucy** » January 27, 2020, 8:23 pm

Well this didn’t age well.

Green Blogger · Post by **Green Blogger** » January 28, 2020, 9:50 am

Lol. At least he recognised where his risks laid. He just could not stay away.