The Sportress

[TheSportress]

Dan and Rob are The Sportress, a blog that puts out a lot of Raiders content that people sometimes like.

https://sportress.org/

[TheSportress]

Here's our review of Friday's semi-final victory over the Roosters

https://sportress.org/2020/10/09/raider ... ty-enders/

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And while i'm here, here's a follow up piece of sorts on how good it was to beat the Roosters, and what might need to be improved to beat the Storm

https://sportress.org/2020/10/12/moving-on/

[Roy Rover]

If you're a Raiders fan and you're not reading the Sportress, do yourself a favour!

[Leebola]

Always a good read. Humour and insight in the one place.

[TheSportress]

Here's some stuff on the new era of Raiders success https://sportress.org/2020/10/13/sustainable-success/

[TheSportress]

Rob has the Rumble for this week's PRELIMINARY FINAL !

https://sportress.org/2020/10/13/raider ... l-preview/

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Got some new gear on how the Raiders can win tonight's prelim https://sportress.org/2020/10/15/how-th ... s-can-win/

and on the signing of Caleb Aekins and what it might mean down the line of the roster: https://sportress.org/2020/10/15/depth- ... choices-2/

[TheSportress]

Here's the Review from Friday's gut punch of a loss https://sportress.org/2020/10/16/raider ... vastation/

[TheSportress]

Boy howdy, do we have takes on Jack winning the Dally M?!

Here's Rob on what this means for Jack's career: https://sportress.org/2020/10/21/the-fi ... he-puzzle/

And Dan: https://sportress.org/2020/10/19/jack-w ... erfection/

[KasparRaider]

Another good piece of analysis from the Sportress

https://sportress.org/2020/11/02/talent ... certainty/

[TheSportress]

Ok ok we're posting here more.

Rob is back with the Raiders Rumble for the trial match this weekend

https://sportress.org/2021/02/24/raider ... bulations/

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[TheSportress]

Holy hell sorry it took me a while to post here again. My laptop was in the shop for far too long!

Anyway, here's a bunch of stuff:

1. Wrote on the suspensions of the Coreys - it's worse from them than it is for the team. https://sportress.org/2021/03/06/integr ... announced/

2. Rob looked at the jerseys. He doesn't like this year's non-heritage set but they're growing on me https://sportress.org/2021/03/02/the-go ... y-roundup/

3. We had a guest post from dragons fan Matty McP on the absolute schermozzle that is the dragons right now https://sportress.org/2021/03/01/words-of-a-broken-fan/

4. Here's our review of the the trial if you missed that
https://sportress.org/2021/02/27/raider ... ood-stuff/

[BadnMean]

I like the Sportress.

The trial write up in particular is excellent.

[The Nickman]

I like the Sportress.

The trial write up in particular is excellent.

Agreed... BY DAN it’s a good read!

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The best Canberra Raiders never to play a Grand Final

Fullback: Clinton Schifcofske
Wingers: Lesley Vanikolo and Sean Hoppe
Centres: Joel Monaghan and Adam Mogg
Halves: Terry Campese and George Williams
Lock: Alan Tongue
Second row: Hudson Young and Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
Props: Paul Vaughan and John Lomax
Hooker: Simon Woolford
Bench: Siliva Havili, Shannon Boyd, Luke Davico, David Shillington

Read more: https://sportress.org/2022/11/23/the-be ... -final-ii/

Not a bad list! Schifcofske, Campese, Shillington and Lomax the stand out players.

[Matt]

That is a pretty handy 17 TBH.
It's a very big pack too.

[President Clinton]

How do people view Campese's career in Green?

Aside from an incredible 6-8 week stretch in 2008, I thought he was an average NRL player that was plagued by injuries.

He wore is heart on his sleeve and I loved that about him, but I don't look back at those years he was in the #6 too fondly.

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He single handledly dragged us to week 2 in 2010, and if he doesn't blow his knee we beat the Tigers and are in a prelim against the Dragons who we pumped a few weeks earlier

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[BadnMean]

I thought Campo had some golden runs. The two big peak periods mentioned.

My memory is not perfect of those years but I remember he just did enough without ever showing much early on. It was Carney who was going to be the superstar. Campo had a big boot and a solid tackle.

Then Carney did a Carney and I thought we were stuffed. Next thing Campo has grown a leg and dragged the team up with him. He had a strong running game but when he drew defenders he's just rifle a cut out across to Best who suddenly looked like a worldbeater with Campo feeding him.

He was a good player. Injury robbed us of more of his best, but the best he gave us for those years was bloody good I thought. I think he'll always be well regarded for the sheer guts and leadership he showed during what could have been a very dark period after Carney and the way he's always been a natural among the fans.

Bumped into him strolling out of ANZ after the 2019 GF. He was gutted like all of us, but had genuine time and a kind word for everyone.

[Cranky Old Man]

Yes, my unreliable memories of Campo are good ones. He was one of those players who made others around him perform better than their ceiling had been estimated at. And he was/is such a good bloke.

[RedRaider]

I'd have Ben Kennedy in that list of 17.

[FuiFui BradBrad]

Campo reignited my love of the Raiders. There was a period where I didn’t really care that much about the game. Seeing Campo make this club his own after the Carney fiasco brought me back.

[Seiffert82]

I'd have Ben Kennedy in that list of 17.

Yep, Kennedy starts for sure. Young to the bench. David Grant must come in too. Havili and Boyd out.

And to be honest, Carney was a much better footballer than Williams. Jay Hoffman was also a better hooker than Woolford. Hell, Luke Priddis was better than Woolford.

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[julian87]

I'd have Ben Kennedy in that list of 17.

Yep, Kennedy starts for sure. Young to the bench. David Grant must come in too. Havili and Boyd out.

And to be honest, Carney was a much better footballer than Williams. Jay Hoffman was also a better hooker than Woolford. Hell, Luke Priddis was better than Woolford.

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Ben Kennedy, Todd Carney and Luke Priddis all played in grand finals.

[Matt]

With Campo, it's pretty simple really. From the day Toddy misbehaved and he became the man, and he became the best player in the comp. Yes, I know who some of the other players were in the comp at the time, but as a club player, he was the best in the comp. He was just untouchable in 2010.
The second after that knee injury, he went from God to avg. After the 2nd one, avg to spud.
The rise was quicker than the fall, but only because of the recovery time.

[Seiffert82]

I'd have Ben Kennedy in that list of 17.

Yep, Kennedy starts for sure. Young to the bench. David Grant must come in too. Havili and Boyd out.

And to be honest, Carney was a much better footballer than Williams. Jay Hoffman was also a better hooker than Woolford. Hell, Luke Priddis was better than Woolford.

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Ben Kennedy, Todd Carney and Luke Priddis all played in grand finals.

Ah, thought it was just for the Raiders.

Well, I'd have Grant and Hoffman in the list then.

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What the salary cap means for the Canberra Raiders: https://sportress.org/2022/12/23/what-t ... -the-milk/