100% - very hard to understand the rationale behind this. Hopefully just poorly considered comments and nothing more to this... not a very smart way to handle a guy who you’d think would be first picked in the side each week.LastRaider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 5:50 pm I find the comments about Papa from Stuart quite insulting and the mummy cuddling around Croker unfair. Papa missed one tackle against Parramatta against Papil’li, probably the first in a long time (Papa doesn’t miss many tackles in a year) and he is being hung out to dry and basically saying he is out of form. Then on the other side, Croker gets a fake injury, no mention of his poor form and can’t wait for him to be back. No wonder Papa’s wife is upset!
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I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
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He appeared to hurt it late in the Cowboys game and NRL physio called it straight away. Quotes I read suggested Croker was keen to play injured but Ricky was taking the advice of medical staff to protect him from himself for a week or two. I think the differing narrative Ricky is taking between a player badly out of form and one who is slightly below his elite standard is more the issue.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:03 pm I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
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Everybody saw him get hurt late in that game. Same shoulder he's just come back from surgery on. He's out injured. Same with Hodgo. Hard believe there's even debate on the topic.Billy Walker wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:11 pmHe appeared to hurt it late in the Cowboys game and NRL physio called it straight away. Quotes I read suggested Croker was keen to play injured but Ricky was taking the advice of medical staff to protect him from himself for a week or two. I think the differing narrative Ricky is taking between a player badly out of form and one who is slightly below his elite standard is more the issue.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:03 pm I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
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Oh yeah? Care to share some of those quotes you read?Billy Walker wrote:He appeared to hurt it late in the Cowboys game and NRL physio called it straight away. Quotes I read suggested Croker was keen to play injured but Ricky was taking the advice of medical staff to protect him from himself for a week or two. I think the differing narrative Ricky is taking between a player badly out of form and one who is slightly below his elite standard is more the issue.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:03 pm I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
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I agree - he should just listen to the medical staff!Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:18 pmEverybody saw him get hurt late in that game. Same shoulder he's just come back from surgery on. He's out injured. Same with Hodgo. Hard believe there's even debate on the topic.Billy Walker wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:11 pmHe appeared to hurt it late in the Cowboys game and NRL physio called it straight away. Quotes I read suggested Croker was keen to play injured but Ricky was taking the advice of medical staff to protect him from himself for a week or two. I think the differing narrative Ricky is taking between a player badly out of form and one who is slightly below his elite standard is more the issue.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:03 pm I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
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Ricky is quoted here: https://thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 8#p1792788The Nickman wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:19 pmOh yeah? Care to share some of those quotes you read?Billy Walker wrote:He appeared to hurt it late in the Cowboys game and NRL physio called it straight away. Quotes I read suggested Croker was keen to play injured but Ricky was taking the advice of medical staff to protect him from himself for a week or two. I think the differing narrative Ricky is taking between a player badly out of form and one who is slightly below his elite standard is more the issue.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:03 pm I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
Inspirational captain wanted to play but medical staff advice etc...
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Nothing in that article suggests it's a fake injury.
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He is trying to motivate Papalii. He sees Papa's issue as motivational, and Croker's not. That's the difference
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Papa is starting the season like he does every year. He isn’t playing any worse than previous years at this time!
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LastRaider wrote:Papa is starting the season like he does every year. He isn’t playing any worse than previous years at this time!
So I also gather Croker responds to a mummy cuddle, so his form should be blistering when he returns!
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Will you be wearing a trench coat Deep Throat?radicalraider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 5:18 pm Feel free to say hello tomorrow at the game for whoever is going
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I think the injury is real.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:03 pm I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
The point people are making is that it was the recently surgically repaired shoulder
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I love how fans scream at Ricky to make some tough decisions then when he does he gets criticised ..Hard to win.
With our Injuries it's kind of hard dropping outside backs at the moment especially if Timoko isn't ready
With our Injuries it's kind of hard dropping outside backs at the moment especially if Timoko isn't ready
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Really? The post specifically said "Croker gets a fake injury".GreenMachine wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 7:08 pmI think the injury is real.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:03 pm I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
The point people are making is that it was the recently surgically repaired shoulder
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Which post?Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 7:16 pmReally? The post specifically said "Croker gets a fake injury".GreenMachine wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 7:08 pmI think the injury is real.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:03 pm I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
The point people are making is that it was the recently surgically repaired shoulder
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Post and reply directly above the one you quoted.GreenMachine wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 7:53 pmWhich post?Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 7:16 pmReally? The post specifically said "Croker gets a fake injury".GreenMachine wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 7:08 pmI think the injury is real.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 6:03 pm I'm late to the party here. People saying Croker is faking his shoulder injury?
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Wouldn’t surprise me to se Papa head off to a Qld team sooner rather than later.
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Has anyone ever heard the 360 panel criticise Ricky ?
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How can Timoko not be ready? He did a good job last year and it’s not like the alternatives are smashing it.
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Yep I’d like to see Timoko given a good crack at it. I liked what I saw of him!gangrenous wrote: ↑April 28, 2021, 9:51 pm How can Timoko not be ready? He did a good job last year and it’s not like the alternatives are smashing it.
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"He's still going to be training with the squad, but just not playing. We just need him to find and recapture that old Papa character and ability."
That line about Papa’s character worries me... EDIT I think there may be quite a disconnect between Stick and Papa at the moment. I do think the players are frustrated with Stick and they’re just not playing for him at the moment. Ugh this is really starting to feel like a 17/18 season.
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That line about Papa’s character worries me... EDIT I think there may be quite a disconnect between Stick and Papa at the moment. I do think the players are frustrated with Stick and they’re just not playing for him at the moment. Ugh this is really starting to feel like a 17/18 season.
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VIDEO/AUDIO: Is there accountability for poor results at the Canberra Raiders? Andrew Voss has his doubts: ttps://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/04/27/is-there ... r-papalii/
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Why isn’t anybody talking about C Scott ? He has offered absolutely nothing.
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I think so. Tapine would follow as well I think. Big Mal is mentoring the Titans at the moment and there on the way up.sprintman wrote:Wouldn’t surprise me to se Papa head off to a Qld team sooner rather than later.
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BINGO!Knotincelly22 wrote: ↑April 25, 2021, 1:23 am Time for some media stories about how hard it is for opposition teams to play games in Canberra on cold nights leading up to and during winter.
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Well I think most acknowledge that the team as a whole is playing poorly. Let's drop every single player (maybe Sutton, James and Starling get a reprieve?) and field a reserve grade side and then we can look at each other dumbfoundedly when we get 60 put on us.InFernos_Raiders wrote:Why isn’t anybody talking about C Scott ? He has offered absolutely nothing.
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LastRaider wrote: ↑April 29, 2021, 6:54 amI think so. Tapine would follow as well I think. Big Mal is mentoring the Titans at the moment and there on the way up.sprintman wrote:Wouldn’t surprise me to se Papa head off to a Qld team sooner rather than later.
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We are about 1 loss away from just going away and eating worms.Raiders666 wrote: ↑April 29, 2021, 7:58 amLastRaider wrote: ↑April 29, 2021, 6:54 amI think so. Tapine would follow as well I think. Big Mal is mentoring the Titans at the moment and there on the way up.sprintman wrote:Wouldn’t surprise me to se Papa head off to a Qld team sooner rather than later.
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I heard all the English players are homesick and Jack Wighton wants out
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Interesting plan... let's put it into practice tonight.gergreg wrote: ↑April 29, 2021, 7:33 amWell I think most acknowledge that the team as a whole is playing poorly. Let's drop every single player (maybe Sutton, James and Starling get a reprieve?) and field a reserve grade side and then we can look at each other dumbfoundedly when we get 60 put on us.InFernos_Raiders wrote:Why isn’t anybody talking about C Scott ? He has offered absolutely nothing.
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South's havnt been impressive in last fortnight.
Need to be smart about defending benji and walker.. if we're gna jam in like we do they'll wipe us off the park.. EDIT
Need to be smart about defending benji and walker.. if we're gna jam in like we do they'll wipe us off the park.. EDIT
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EDITradicalraider wrote:South's havnt been impressive in last fortnight.
Need to be smart about defending benji and walker.. if we're gna jam in like we do they'll wipe us off the park.. EDIT
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