2020 Rd 4 V Knights: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

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2020 Rd 4 V Knights: Teams and Previews



Canberra Raiders V Newcastle Knights
Sunday June 7 4:05pm
Campbelltown Stadium
TV coverage: Nine, Fox League Channel 502
Radio: ABC, Mix 106.3

The Canberra Raiders have now won three in a row, defeating the premiership favourites, the Melbourne Storm in Round 3. They now go "home" to Campbelltown Stadium in Round 4 for a clash with the Newcastle Knights. John Bateman will possibly be fit - though he may need to wait another week or two - while Hudson Young will continue his suspension until Round 6. So who would you like to see line up for the Green Machine? Tell us your team here and see how you go in comparison to the official squad when announced. We will include the official line ups in the first post of this thread as soon as they're available.

OFFICIAL SQUADS

Canberra Raiders

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
2. Bailey Simonsson
3. Jarrod Croker (C)
4. Curtis Scott
5. Nick Cotric
6. Jack Wighton
7. George Williams
8. Josh Papalii
9. Josh Hodgson (C)
10. Dunamis Lui
11. Joe Tapine
12. Elliott Whitehead
13. Corey Horsburgh

14. Siliva Havili
15. Emre Guler
16. Sia Soliola
17. Jordan Rapana

18. Tom Starling
19. Matt Frawley
20. Kai O’Donnell
21. Michael Oldfield

Injury/Suspension

John Bateman, Shoulder (Indefinite)
Ryan Sutton , Calf (Round 5)
Hudson Young, Suspension (Round 6)
Andre Niko, Knee (Season)
Sebastian Kris, Extended sick leave

Newcastle Knights

1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Edrick Lee
3. Enari Tuala
4. Bradman Best
5. Hymel Hunt
6. Kurt Mann
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. David Klemmer
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Daniel Saifiti
11. Aidan Guerra
12. Sione Mata'utia
13. Herman Ese'ese

14. Tex Hoy
15. Jacob Saifiti
16. Tim Glasby
17. Brodie Jones

18. Gehamat Shibasaki
19. Chris Randall
20. Mason Lino
21. Pasami Saulo

Officials

Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Dave Munro
Video referees: Steve Chiddy, Beau Scott

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[Rick]

Same team that beat the tigers...


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[reptar]

Same team that beat the tigers...


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I'm all for that

[reptar]

When is Team List Tuesday?

[Hong Kong Raider]

I personally think they should stick to the 17 that beat Melbourne, meaning no place for Bayley Simonsson and Bateman yet

Oldy is so underrated and we should play him up the middle in the last 20 min with tiring forwards

[Ilanraiders]

I personally think they should stick to the 17 that beat Melbourne, meaning no place for Bayley Simonsson and Bateman yet

Oldy is so underrated and we should play him up the middle in the last 20 min with tiring forwards

Agree, hopefully Tapine doesn’t get charged by the MRC for that attempted shoulder charge

[GMGT]

I personally think they should stick to the 17 that beat Melbourne, meaning no place for Bayley Simonsson and Bateman yet

Oldy is so underrated and we should play him up the middle in the last 20 min with tiring forwards

I love oldy as much as anyone but surely you go with rapana starting and bailey off the bench. Gives you the same/if not more, impact off the bench.

[BadnMean]

I personally think they should stick to the 17 that beat Melbourne, meaning no place for Bayley Simonsson and Bateman yet

Oldy is so underrated and we should play him up the middle in the last 20 min with tiring forwards

I love oldy as much as anyone but surely you go with rapana starting and bailey off the bench. Gives you the same/if not more, impact off the bench.

Yeah it's 30 year old (stalwart)journeyman or young star in the making. Similar speed but Simo probably has slightly better footwork and hands. Love Oldy but Simo was incredible at times in attack and defence both last year- and he's probably still got some improving to do given he has come over from being in union for a decent stretch.

[greeneyed]

I personally think they should stick to the 17 that beat Melbourne, meaning no place for Bayley Simonsson and Bateman yet

Oldy is so underrated and we should play him up the middle in the last 20 min with tiring forwards

Agree, hopefully Tapine doesn’t get charged by the MRC for that attempted shoulder charge

If he’s charged for that, it’ll be ridiculous!

[GMGT]

I don't want to harp on about referees after such a brilliant win, but, what about that BS raiders challenge?! There is no way in the world cotric touches that ball.

Seriously what the **** is the point of having captains challenge if the ref gets it wrong on the spot, the raiders challenge it, and then the bunker get it wrong as well! Good grief that was a howler of a call.

[AUSTEZER]

Totally agree

[1992]

Now that we have a 7 who actually goes looking for the ball, Hodgson is not forced to over play his hand.
Great to have 2 genuine options either side of the ruck.
Good times.

[Raider47]

Bateman in for Lui however to reward Tapine's strong game, Johnny can start off the bench. Simonsson to come into the side for Oldfield.

1. CNK
2. Rapana
3. Croker
4. Scott
5. Cotric
6. Wighton
7. Williams
8. Papalii
9. Hodgson
10. Guler
11. Tapine
12. Whitehead
13. Horsburgh

14. Simonsson
15. Havili
16. Soliola
17. Bateman

18. Lui
19. Sutton
20. Oldfield
21. Williams

I have no doubt though it'll be Havili to make way for Bateman.

[RedRaider]

I would not change the lineup which defeated the Melbourne Storm. Other than for Rapa (Great to see him back in green) it is largely the team which has gone 3 and zero so far this year. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[Sid]

I haven’t seen Tapine’s name pop up in the judiciary charges yet

[zim]

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
2. Jordan Rapana
3. Jarrod Croker (c)
4. Curtis Scott
5. Nick Cotric
6. Jack Wighton
7. George Williams
8. Josh Papalii
9. Josh Hodgson (c)
10. Emre Guler
11. John Bateman
12. Elliot Whitehead
13. Joseph Tapine

14. Bailey Simonsson
15. Dunamis Lui
16. Corey Horsburgh
17. Sia Soliola

18. Ryan Sutton
19. Siliva Havili
20. Sam Williams
21. Michael Oldfield

Though I'd like to see Sutton come in either this round or next to get him some game time.

[greeneyed]

I don't want to harp on about referees after such a brilliant win, but, what about that BS raiders challenge?! There is no way in the world cotric touches that ball.

Seriously what the **** is the point of having captains challenge if the ref gets it wrong on the spot, the raiders challenge it, and then the bunker get it wrong as well! Good grief that was a howler of a call.

I think if you look closely on the replay, you can see the material on his jersey deflects as the ball passes the arm. It definitely came off the arm.

[greeneyed]

I haven’t seen Tapine’s name pop up in the judiciary charges yet

He's clear: https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/05/29/rou ... uspension/

[rolhai]

Will E.Lee be missing for his kick into Capewells head?

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[gerg]

Maybe the 8 point try will be sufficient penalty. Billy Slater got away with those on a weekly basis.

Not sure that Connor Watson will be playing. Looked nasty. Pearce should be back.

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[Old School Green]

This Penrith / Knights game good for us. Extra time on already drained legs

[Hong Kong Raider]

Had to be dejavu with Eddie and that pass he couldn't hold on to in Extra time - like the Cronulla 2016 semi final and Melbourne 2016 preliminary final. Eddie needs it straight on his chest to catch them, 2 cm off and he cannot. Cotric opposes him next week.

[greeneyed]

John Bateman in the Canberra Raiders selection mix to face Newcastle Knights

If beating the Storm in Melbourne wasn't good enough, the Canberra Raiders could be further bolstered by the return of John Bateman this week - if the gets doctors give him the all clear.

"I don't know where John's at in regards to his availability, but that will be known over the next couple of days," Ricky Stuart said. "I'm not sure if he's going to be right this week."

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

Foggy memory can't stop the Canberra Raiders

The Raiders' flight home from Melbourne last night took off with the players and coaching staff unsure whether they'd be able to land at Canberra Airport due to fog in the capital.

They faced the prospect of either diverting to Wagga Wagga or Sydney, and then having to catch a bus home turning a 1.30am bedtime into something much closer to dawn. Thankfully, the fog cleared

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

[AUSTEZER]

I'd be keeping Same 17 again

[zim]

Had to be dejavu with Eddie and that pass he couldn't hold on to in Extra time - like the Cronulla 2016 semi final and Melbourne 2016 preliminary final. Eddie needs it straight on his chest to catch them, 2 cm off and he cannot. Cotric opposes him next week.

No the pass he got this time was a bad pass. Bradman Best stuffed up there, which is a shame because he had a pretty good game otherwise.

[Johno]

I haven’t seen Tapine’s name pop up in the judiciary charges yet

He's clear: https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/05/29/rou ... uspension/

JWH gets a fine and free to play?

[gerg]

I haven’t seen Tapine’s name pop up in the judiciary charges yet

He's clear: https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/05/29/rou ... uspension/

JWH gets a fine and free to play?

Biggest thug in the game but often avoids suspension. Has been running with a raised elbow for a decade and getting away with it and that tactic has helped him become one of the best props in the game.

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[Neeeegz]

Same 17 that beat the storm.
Cheers

[-TW-]

Simonsson will come back in, whether it's on the bench or bumps Raps back to the bench is the question

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[Botman]

Simmonsen should come back into the team for Oldy on the bench imo
Im not dropping Rapana. I like Simo, i think he's got a ton of potential but Rapana is currently the better winger. And he's already shown he meshed well with Croker, and i love the Cotric/Scott pairing... I wouldnt change those now.

I've spoken before about my beleif that Simo can provide value as a #14 but i dont think that hold true as a #2 who becomes a #14 when some other winger comes on late.

[julian87]

Agree with zim that in the future Stuart might need to rotate a bit and get miles in the legs of someone like Sutton. It’d be bloody hard to have to come in if required in 6+ weeks time with no footy under your belt.

[Seiffert82]

Simo in for Oldy. That's about it.

[TongueFTW]

This will be a tough game - Knights have a solid pack, Saifiti and Klemmer are a decent front row. They were unlucky not to beat Penrith and go 3-0.

I agree regarding rotation, another thing to consider is rotating players if we are lucky enough to be in a situation where a game is won with 20 minutes left.

[hrundi89]

I don't want to harp on about referees after such a brilliant win, but, what about that BS raiders challenge?! There is no way in the world cotric touches that ball.

Seriously what the **** is the point of having captains challenge if the ref gets it wrong on the spot, the raiders challenge it, and then the bunker get it wrong as well! Good grief that was a howler of a call.

On the 4K coverage you could clearly see the milk logo bump up due to the impact of the ball. It was fair.

[simo]

1 CNK
2 Rapa
3 Croker
4 Scott
5 Cotric
6 Wighton
7 Gwilliams
8 Papa
9 Hodgson
10 Lui
11 Tapine
12 Whitehead
13 Horsbrah
14 Simonson
15 Havilli
16 Soliola
17 Guler
Bateman to have a few more weeks off to make his decision on his future and get his shoulder right.