Canberra Raiders speak during season suspension

Post by **greeneyed** » April 7, 2020, 3:08 pm

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker reveals new reality for NRL players

Canberra Raiders co-captain Jarrod Croker says the season shutdown has reminded him just how fortunate they all are.

"I mean usually you go into training and everything is there on a platter for you. Your warm up, your stretching, your physio, your strapping, everything's just ready to go for you," Croker said. "You forget how much you get it given to you, so it's a bit of a reality check for everyone.

Read more: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/raiders-ca ... 57190e7a94

Post by **greeneyed** » April 8, 2020, 1:19 am

Canberra Raiders back Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad thankful for more time with family

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has employed some new training partners to throw a footy around with while he waits for the NRL season to resume.

Video: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/a ... d=12322939

Post by **greeneyed** » April 8, 2020, 3:44 pm

Canberra Raiders prop Sia Soliola says NRL clubs need four-week prep

Canberra Raiders prop Sia Soliola says NRL clubs will need four weeks to rebuild match fitness if the competition resumes this year.

"Everything is all about fitness now, just given the fact we've already had a pre-season and done the majority of our work," Soliola said. "Skills wouldn't be lost as much as the fitness element. Four weeks I think is a relatively fair amount of time to get the bulk of work in.

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

raiderskater · Post by **raiderskater** » April 8, 2020, 7:25 pm

The captain's weakness finally revealed...flatpacks!

Post by **greeneyed** » April 9, 2020, 1:08 pm

PODCAST: Let's Talk with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad: On this week's episode of the Lets Talk podcast, Canberra Raiders fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad speaks about what he has been up to with his young family in isolation: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... -klokstad/

Post by **greeneyed** » April 11, 2020, 6:49 pm

Canberra Raiders winger Bailey Simonsson eager to return to training paddock

Canberra Raiders young gun Bailey Simonsson admits he's been going a bit stir crazy cooped up at home.

"It's been hard especially because athletes are used to being outdoors all day running around and training," Simonsson said. "To be stripped right back to the bare basics and being restricted to our houses has been tough and quite challenging because I've got too much energy to be sitting inside all day. It's been a bit full on.

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

Post by **greeneyed** » April 13, 2020, 10:57 am

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

VODCAST: Canberra Raiders co-captain Josh Hodgson speaks about his rugby league career in England and his transition to the NRL and life in Australia. #NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

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#NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

Post by **greeneyed** » April 13, 2020, 12:44 pm

VIDEO: Canberra Raiders prop Josh Papalli answers your questions: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... R_HR8v16RY

Post by **greeneyed** » April 15, 2020, 8:03 am

Canberra Raiders Josh Papalii's contracted golf not the coronavirus

If Canberra Raiders enforcer Josh Papalii wants to play golf, he's got a whole lot of boxes to tick first.Train four times a week, six days of clean eating, and help his Masepa with the home schooling of the kids.

"She didn't want me playing golf every day. If I can I probably would, but if you're hitting not as well then you probably don't want to go too many times. It's just a bit of fun with the missus," Papalii said.

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

Post by **greeneyed** » April 15, 2020, 12:34 pm

VIDEO: Croker's top five career moments: NRL debut: Canberra Raiders co-captain Jarrod Croker reveals the five favourite moments of his career, starting with his debut back in 2009: https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/15/cro ... nrl-debut/

raiderskater · Post by **raiderskater** » April 15, 2020, 1:39 pm

Papa and Mrs Papa have a superb sense of humour and I love it.

Post by **greeneyed** » April 15, 2020, 3:01 pm

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

Canberra Raiders forward Sia Soliola relives the night Ruben Wiki hit him to ‘somewhere in the Pacific’. #NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

'That's the way to get KO'd' https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/leag ... kod!772307

Post by **greeneyed** » April 15, 2020, 7:12 pm

Canberra Raiders forward JJ Collins yearning for another NRL shot

JJ Collins is determined to do everything he can to avoid being caught behind the eight ball. So much so that he is beginning to make a habit out of it.

"Whenever the opportunity does present itself again, we want to be ready to go. We don't want to be off the eight ball, we want to be hitting the ground running. That does motivate us."

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

Post by **greeneyed** » April 15, 2020, 7:27 pm

Raiders star Josh Papalii’s hilarious ‘Golf contract’ with his wife

A hilarious golf contract between Raiders prop Josh Papalii and his wife has been revealed. Papalii had a contract drawn up with his wife entitled ‘Golf Agreement’ that allows him to play a round on the course provided he meets the demands of the signed statement.

“Based on that contract I can’t see him playing many rounds of golf,” Whitehead joked on Fox League Live.

Read more and video: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 62da17382a

Post by **greeneyed** » April 17, 2020, 12:54 pm

VODCAST: Behind the Limelight: George Williams: Due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic, Behind the Limelight will have a temporary new look. George Williams is the feature guest for this week as the halfback reflects on his time in Canberra, his first impressions of Canberra as a city, what he likes to do away from the football field as well as his close friendship with a current Canberra Raider who has helped him quickly adjust to life at the Canberra Raiders: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... -williams/

Post by **greeneyed** » April 17, 2020, 4:07 pm

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

Jarrod Croker's favourite moments: 100th NRL game https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/17/cro ... 00th-game/ via @NRL

Post by **greeneyed** » April 20, 2020, 9:55 am

Canberra Raiders winger Nick Cotric blaming sleepless nights for snubbing Jarrod Croker's morning runs

While Nick Cotric may be brushing Raiders co-captain Jarrod Croker for early morning running sessions, the winger is linking with close mate Emre Guler to get through his programs of an afternoon.

"I am always teaming up with Emre Guler or Jarrod Croker but Croker goes for runs too early. I aim for about 1pm and he aims for 9am. Croker messages me at 9am to join him and I'm usually out cold. I'm not an early bird and like my sleep-ins.

Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/20/cot ... ning-runs/

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

VIDEO: Michael Oldfield answers questions from Canberra Raiders fans: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... questions/ via @RaidersCanberra #NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

Canberra Raiders co-captain Jarrod Croker reveals another one of his top five career highlights. #NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

Jarrod Croker's top five career moments: Captaincy https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/20/cro ... captaincy/

Post by **greeneyed** » April 20, 2020, 5:06 pm

PODCAST: Let's Talk with Peter Mulholland: On this week's Let's Talk Podcast, we catch up with Canberra Raiders recruitment guru Peter Mulholland: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... ulholland/

Sadly, Peter’s latest test indicates he’s no longer in remission. He’s so positive, saying he wants to see that Raiders premiership in 2020. Best wishes to him.

Post by **greeneyed** » April 22, 2020, 6:50 pm

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad coming up on Fox League Live soon.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » April 22, 2020, 7:19 pm

Charnze is a great guy isn’t he!

Mick Ennis saying he thinks we will see Jordy Raps back in green too!!!

Post by **greeneyed** » April 24, 2020, 12:53 pm

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

Top five career moments for Canberra Raiders co-captain Jarrod Croker: 2019 Grand Final: https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/24/cro ... and-final/ #NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

Seiffert82 · Post by **Seiffert82** » April 24, 2020, 1:01 pm

greeneyed wrote: ↑April 20, 2020, 5:06 pm PODCAST: Let's Talk with Peter Mulholland: On this week's Let's Talk Podcast, we catch up with Canberra Raiders recruitment guru Peter Mulholland: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... ulholland/

Sadly, Peter’s latest test indicates he’s no longer in remission. He’s so positive, saying he wants to see that Raiders premiership in 2020. Best wishes to him.

That's awful news.

Post by **greeneyed** » April 24, 2020, 1:55 pm

VIDEO: Behind the Limelight: Bailey Simonsson: On this week's episode of Behind the Limelight, Bailey Simonsson chats about his meteoric rise in his debut year for the green machine, his background coming from the All Blacks Sevens program as well as who is the biggest pest in the Raiders squad: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... simonsson/

VIDEO: E-Sports Challenge: Stuart looking for one lucky Member: Raiders Coach Ricky Stuart is calling on one lucky Member to line up alongside Raiders duo Corey Horsburgh and Joe Tapine in the Battle of the Codes Fortnite challenge next Wednesday night. To enter simply follow the link here: https://bit.ly/RaidersFortnite

https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... ky-member/

raiderskater · Post by **raiderskater** » April 24, 2020, 6:50 pm

greeneyed wrote: ↑April 20, 2020, 5:06 pm PODCAST: Let's Talk with Peter Mulholland: On this week's Let's Talk Podcast, we catch up with Canberra Raiders recruitment guru Peter Mulholland: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... ulholland/

Sadly, Peter’s latest test indicates he’s no longer in remission. He’s so positive, saying he wants to see that Raiders premiership in 2020. Best wishes to him.

Well then. Looks like the boys have extra motivation and a special job to do.

Post by **greeneyed** » April 28, 2020, 10:56 am

VIDEO: Guler answers Members questions: Emre has answered the questions that were sent into him by our Members. Keep an eye out across the Raider's social media channels for the next player: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... questions/

Post by **greeneyed** » April 29, 2020, 11:39 am

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

Tim Gavel speaks with #Canberra #Raiders co-captain Jarrod Croker. https://www.facebook.com/riotactnews/vi ... 175752976/ via @FacebookWatch

#NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

Post by **greeneyed** » April 29, 2020, 7:02 pm

Ricky Stuart coming up next on Fox League Live.

Paul Kent really blew his top on the players breaking the rules... good TV.

Post by **greeneyed** » April 29, 2020, 7:17 pm

Ricky Stuart interview:

Does the government have a reason not to trust the players? They have. It's very disappointing. I heard what Paul Kent had to say, I totally agreed with everything he had to say tonight. Everyone has to understand we're playing under the NRL rules, we have to do everything on and off the field to make the game work and get it back running.

You stay in the game because you're passionate, you love the game. You don't want people to criticise the game, but it's why you get upset when players cross the line.

We can only ask the players to do the right thing. We catch up on Zoom and apps, I'm really happy with the players that they are training. I've got trust with my players. I understand that people make mistakes. We now have to show as a game we're responsible. We're going to be under a lot of scrutiny. We have to show we're responsible enough to do this.

Rival rounds over five weeks. Will be interesting to see them, will decide who makes the eight. The longer the season, the more money for our clubs and the grass roots. The more football we play, the more money for the grass roots and the kids who play the game.

Mini pre season. Monday will be an information day, Tuesday will be the first day of any physical work. We've got to get back into it quickly. No time to be running round the oval. None of my players have not been training. I trust my players.

1990 Kangaroos Tour Second Test. One of my greatest memories of my career. Could have been my last Test. Britain should have won, and we'd have lost the Ashes. Throwing that intercept. When you look at the squad, the bench, who didn't make the team... it was a great squad. Laurie Daley broke his hand, couldn't play. Britain were tough. I've never been so happy to see Mal Meninga alongside. I was considering a "kick and hope"... glad I didn't. I've told people not to do it right through my coaching career.

Post by **greeneyed** » May 1, 2020, 9:33 am

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

‪Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart agrees to take the lie detector test! #NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr‬

‪https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/leag ... rs!773270‬

Post by **greeneyed** » May 2, 2020, 12:10 pm

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

Hear from Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart and half Sam Williams as the Green Machine prepares to return to training on Monday. WIN News Canberra reports... #NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

http://ow.ly/ygI450zuLoB

More from Sam Williams: http://ow.ly/pPJH50zuLq9

More from Ricky Stuart: http://ow.ly/l5Ts50zuLs6

Post by **greeneyed** » May 4, 2020, 7:33 pm

VIDEO: Silvia Havili answers members’ questions: Raiders hooker Siliva Havili has answered in questions that were sent in by our Members. Havili speaks about what life looks like for him after football as well as which other sports he likes to follow outside the NRL: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/05 ... questions/

Post by **greeneyed** » May 5, 2020, 9:48 am

'He can't see his mum': Raiders reveal tight coronavirus restrictions

Canberra Raiders halfback Sam Williams says Green Machine players are committed to strict training restrictions despite some being told they won't be able to visit family members.

"The restrictions in place are even tougher than the ones we've been on for the last five or six weeks. I guess as other people are coming out of the lockdown, we're getting a bit stricter.

Read more: https://t.co/XB9kuyMvZV

Canberra Raiders half Sam Williams explains the NRL's far reaching biosecurity rules - and says he wants to be on board the Green Machine when they win a premiership. Audio: http://media.skyracing.com.au/POD/1/FfdB6O.mp3

Post by **greeneyed** » May 6, 2020, 6:48 pm

Josh Hodgson coming up soon on Fox League Live.

Paul Kent saying that some (one?) Raiders player trained by themselves today, as their religious beliefs prevent them from having a flu shot.

Post by **greeneyed** » May 6, 2020, 7:12 pm

Josh Hodgson interview on Fox League Live:

New centre of excellence? Fantastic, did use it prior to the break, first time on the field. We're certainly spoiled, it's got everything you can think of.

Jack Wighton. Struggling a little bit today, said he could do a bit more of isolation!

When we broke off, we spoke about coming back in good shape. Cannot come back a kilo over. We only have a few weeks to prepare, must now get the ball in hand.

George Williams? His girlfriend is here, I think he might have gone a bit stir crazy. But he was good, everyone happy to see eachother this week.

John Bateman. Looking good in the gym, did a bit of ball work today. Will be cautious on a return date, probably a week or two after we return to the playing field.

Jordan Rapana. We've got good depth now, with Cotric and Simonsson, and Oldfield as well. If you want to be a top team and successful, you need depth in your squad. Fantastic signing, we all love him as well.

Co-captaincy and RLPA discussions? Not just that we cared about the money. It was more than that. Some of the boys on minimum wage on the original proposal would have been in trouble - they'd have only had $17,000 before tax for the rest of the year - plus there is no injury hardship fund money. But we got the assurances we needed on conditions as well. The latest deal is a lot better than we might have expected. V'landys is a credit to the game.

Happy we will get the game back underway, a lot of people depend on the game for their livlihood.

Did players come back in good shape? Yes, want people happy to come back to training. Latrell Mitchell? I feel for him, some criticism justified, but I felt for him today, being criticised for not coming back in the best shape. I back the calls to lay off him a bit, he's such a young kid.

Your durability? It's been a bit of a challenge, I don't like taking time off. I probably need to get a bit more rest now for recovery now I'm getting a bit older. When I was out with my ACL, I realised how much I loved the game, and that's true of this break. For some like Josh Papalii, this enforced break might have a silver lining, given they've had a lot of pressure for extended periods.

Post by **greeneyed** » May 7, 2020, 4:32 pm

VIDEO: Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart and forward Ryan Sutton speak to Brad Fittler

Brad Fittler had the opportunity to ask the man who makes the selections... what position will Jordan Rapana play in? Instead he asked Ryan Sutton! Who said, you better ask the coach. Fittler never did. Ricky even started to attempt answering!