2021 Rd 8 V Rabbitohs: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

[Raiders666]

Oh wow looks like radicalraider was right all along! Guess the problem with having so much depth it's hard to keep them all happy.
Wonder how many players are going to want out?

[LastRaider]

No doubt Ricky is losing the dressing shed. Not long now... let’s hope we get a coaching change soon


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[Drandyt]

What the hell no Papa - no way we are a better team without him. Set up a try last week - with Ricky's patented "throw it to that guy he's pretty good " move.

[Drandyt]

Why say rested? Rested from what - he only played about thirty minutes last week. What is going on!!!

[zim]

Can we officially rename Team List Tuesday to Conspiracy Tuesday or Crackpot Tuesday.

[radicalraider]

Oh wow looks like radicalraider was right all along! Guess the problem with having so much depth it's hard to keep them all happy.
Wonder how many players are going to want out?

I get inside info...

[LastRaider]

This is deadset on the mark

The Raiders have turned from contenders into pretenders. Here’s where it’s gone wrong: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 51c2ff640c


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[Drandyt]

I hate to say it but Nickman was spot on!

[Raiders_Pat]

Best part is the no backs on the bench again though...

We're not gonna be carrying a back on the bench while we're running two hookers. It's one or the other.

First off, why, second are we carrying two hookers? Havilii is hardly being used, and usually when he does finally get a run it's at prop.

He did get a short stint out of dummy half in our last game, if I recall correctly. It looks like Hodgson is no longer able to go the full 80min so I think we need to adapt to a rotating hooker set up. I think it will suit our guys better with the pace of the game now anyway.

[Raiders666]

Oh wow looks like radicalraider was right all along! Guess the problem with having so much depth it's hard to keep them all happy.
Wonder how many players are going to want out?

I get inside info...

[The Nickman]

Sweet, nothing to worry about then.

It’s ok everybody, Raider666 says there’s nothing to see here.

[Raiders666]

Move along

[zim]

Sweet, nothing to worry about then.

It’s ok everybody, Raider666 says there’s nothing to see here.

Has BJ Mole looked into this? That's the only place I get my news.

[BadnMean]

She had a go at the coach and said other players as being favourites

But literally every player in the pack has been dropped, rested or rotated out this season... Croker is out.

Except Whitehead? Rapana?

[greeneyed]

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[Canberra Milk]

Very odd the club would put Papa forward to face the media all week talking up the need to find spark and his desire to lead the bounce back etc then this.... something amiss here

They did the same with SIA the week before...
Looks like fronting the media is a sign your being dropped..

Lol pretty sure Lui too, now that I think about it...

[radicalraider]

WOW 7 WEEKS IN AND RICKY HAS LOST THE DRESSING ROOM

[The Nickman]

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Exactly, it’ll be all over the media and talked about on NRL360 soon enough, just be patient, guys.

[Raiders666]

Bunch of drama queens haha....this will all be forgotten when we towel up Souths Thursday night. We will win 3 in a row and get the confidence back and all will be sweet

[Sleek the Elite]

If Papalii has been playing needled up for weeks, Ricky is doing the right thing giving him a rest. If he needs more than a week or two to get right, so be it. We have a truck load of middles. Let's see which ones can perform without Papalii there to show them the way. They're the ones who should stay there when Papalii returns.

As for Ricky playing favourites, in any organisation there are favourites. It seems to me he's bitten the bullet and dropped a couple of his untouchables in the last couple of weeks.

Has Ricky made some poor selections? I don't think his judgement on centres is much good, but beyond that his selections are reasonable. The best performed centre in the club is playing there this week.

Congratulations to Elliott Whitehead on the captaincy if that's what's happening. He's come a long way from the guy who debuted in 35 degree heat, was left out there all game and had people calling for him to be dropped to reserve grade the following week.

I think we can beat the Bunnies. And if we don't, I still think we can have a very good year.

The GH marshmellow brigade give up far too easily.

[raiderskater]

EDIT

I hope he heals up well, but damn if this mustn't be a huge blow, when his confidence was already shaky.

[Raiders666]

I was honestly worried for a while there that she said something bad haha

[The Nickman]

I actually agree with Sleek for once... this is the best team we’ve named in a few weeks, and (except for Papalii), the best one we can currently name.

I don’t think we’ll beat Souths, but I certainly don’t think our season is over yet either.

[Billy Walker]

When Ricky says he wants the old Papa back perhaps he just isn’t on board with the new pronunciation - thinks that old Pap-par-lee bloke was a better version of this new pup-a-le-i fella?

[radicalraider]

I actually agree with Sleek for once... this is the best team we’ve named in a few weeks, and (except for Papalii), the best one we can currently name.

I don’t think we’ll beat Souths, but I certainly don’t think our season is over yet either.

I'll agree if we swap Scott for timoko

[raiderskater]

Well, I got edited.

But I'm not as quick to forgive the person who was hoping for it on Saturday. That was completely unforgivable.

[zim]

I think the season is over as far as top 4 and premierships go but I will enjoy the top 8 nonetheless.

[Raiders_Pat]

I actually agree with Sleek for once... this is the best team we’ve named in a few weeks, and (except for Papalii), the best one we can currently name.

I don’t think we’ll beat Souths, but I certainly don’t think our season is over yet either.

If we could move on one of our middles this year and bring on a metre making winger before the cut-off, I think we could be very competitive this year. We're not a trash team. We're in a bad form slump and we've had some poor game plans that haven't worked out with the changes in the game.

[LastRaider]

Just remember all if Papa leaves the club, Tapine will be out too. Danger signs for the club


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[The Nickman]

Just remember all if Papa leaves the club, Tapine will be out too. Danger signs for the club


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Ok, I’ll remember that. Thanks.

[GreenMachine]

I think the season is over as far as top 4 and premierships go but I will enjoy the top 8 nonetheless.

I’d be in the same boat if it means we blood our young backline players to get there...

Beyond that the season would be a failure.

Still can’t wrap my head around what is going on with Papalli...

[jimmy82]

Bunch of drama queens haha....this will all be forgotten when we towel up Souths Thursday night. We will win 3 in a row and get the confidence back and all will be sweet

You seem quite detached from reality

[The Nickman]

It is a tough pill to swallow that we’ve gone from a bona fide Top 4 team and potential premiership contender to hopefully scraping into the 8 and no chance of winning all within three weeks, but it is what it is.

[Raiders666]

Just remember all if Papa leaves the club, Tapine will be out too. Danger signs for the club


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What ? Haha

[Raiders666]

Bunch of drama queens haha....this will all be forgotten when we towel up Souths Thursday night. We will win 3 in a row and get the confidence back and all will be sweet

You seem quite detached from reality

So do most people on here to be honest...I've still got faith