Raiders player signing speculation 2018
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To be fair Austin is not in the same league as Norman. Off field issues aside, I consider Norman to be an elite organising half. He was on the cusp of origin selection last year for good reason.
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Corey Norman is a 27 year old “professional footballer” who still thinks going out on the drink every weekend is acceptable.
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Yep. I’ve been guilty multiple times this season of getting excited about the prospect of Norman coming but I think that’s just result of my desperation for a new half. A couple of my Parra mates have expressed similar feelings to Norman leaving as people on here do about Austin leaving.Green eyed Mick wrote: ↑August 8, 2018, 6:14 pmWe caught a lucky break when Austin decided he was worth more than $700K a year.
We'd have to be pretty ****ing stupid to spend whatever money we have left on someone just as inconsistent, narcissistic, and delusional as the guy we are lucky to be getting rid of.
I think we’d get a burst of new club good form and then a whole lot of inconsistency.
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Having said that, I’d take him right now if Parra paid some freight because my desperation level is still through the roof.
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Norman and Sezer would work. Both have assets that would mix well and I for one would be over the moon to have Corey Norman here. With a new coach we'd be set. I would even be happy to give Jack a shot in the centres and push Croker to the wing. Cotric stays at fullback.
Paulo was a mental midget before Canberra and he pulled his head in off field. Norman could too. But I'd happily give it a chance. It sure beats having a centre in Wighton play there and do nothing like he did last time we tried that absolute failure.
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Paulo was a mental midget before Canberra and he pulled his head in off field. Norman could too. But I'd happily give it a chance. It sure beats having a centre in Wighton play there and do nothing like he did last time we tried that absolute failure.
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What do you think Jason Croker use to do when he was playing for us?RTW wrote:Corey Norman is a 27 year old “professional footballer” who still thinks going out on the drink every weekend is acceptable.
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So was Austin in 2015FROG wrote:To be fair Austin is not in the same league as Norman. Off field issues aside, I consider Norman to be an elite organising half. He was on the cusp of origin selection last year for good reason.
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LastRaider wrote:What do you think Jason Croker use to do when he was playing for us?RTW wrote:Corey Norman is a 27 year old “professional footballer” who still thinks going out on the drink every weekend is acceptable.
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Why don’t you throw Jason Smith in as well or any number of other ex players back in 2006.
A lot has changed within regards to preparation in the last 12 years. This is not to say that other players don’t go out on the drink but he deadset posts about it on social media every weekend.
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Most players are out drinking and partying on the weekend.
Booze and illicits in heavy doses... there might be a few guys EDIT who have young kids and family situations that limit their partying at home, but they still get theirs in too on away legs.
Booze and illicits in heavy doses... there might be a few guys EDIT who have young kids and family situations that limit their partying at home, but they still get theirs in too on away legs.
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Who would of thought Norman was a human being and not a robot.RTW wrote:Corey Norman is a 27 year old “professional footballer” who still thinks going out on the drink every weekend is acceptable.
Playing NRL is stressful enough God forbid they have a life outside of it.
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Partying and drinking is fine with me, but posting it all over social media is very dumb when you are in the spotlight
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I think Canberra would be good for Norman, he is old enough to know he is here to put his head down and work. People like Dugan and Carney grew up here and had all the social distractions that come along with that. Canberra is one of those places that if you grow up there, its easy to get a case of wanderlust once you hit about 20, think that happened to Dugan in a way, i'm scared it will happen to Cotric and he'll go play for his beloved Boncos.
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If we sign Norman and TPJ for next year the club will save face I reckon. It amazes me the club isn’t shopping around some of our backs at the moment. Everyone knows we need a front rower and a half.
Wighton, BJ, Williams, Sezar should all be on the market by us.
My 2019 dream team
1. Cotric
2. Rapana
3. Croker
4. Wighton or BJ (trade away whoever we get the most for, or trade both and bring Cotric to centre and Abbey to fullback)
5. Oldfield
6. Sezar or Willams (trade whoever get most for)
7. Norman
8. Pangi Junior
9. Hodgson
10. Sololia
11. Tapine
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13. Papilii
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Wighton, BJ, Williams, Sezar should all be on the market by us.
My 2019 dream team
1. Cotric
2. Rapana
3. Croker
4. Wighton or BJ (trade away whoever we get the most for, or trade both and bring Cotric to centre and Abbey to fullback)
5. Oldfield
6. Sezar or Willams (trade whoever get most for)
7. Norman
8. Pangi Junior
9. Hodgson
10. Sololia
11. Tapine
12. Whitehead
13. Papilii
14. Sutton
15. J.Bateman
16. Murchie
17. Lui
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I think we need to forget about TPJ coming
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Latest I’ve heard is the price is too steep for the Raiders.
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We need a TPA for TPJ
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TPGVelda wrote:We need a TPA for TPJ
Gina Riley: Oh, come on, John. That’s a bit old hat, the corrupt IOC delegate.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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Considering all we reportedly have left in the cap would be a Pie and a Coke, I'm not surprised... If only we had an sausage roll to throw in...
I found a moon rock in my nose....
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We're taking to TPJ, not Milford
Gina Riley: Oh, come on, John. That’s a bit old hat, the corrupt IOC delegate.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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So frustrating! We need to strip players ASAP for a player like TPG. He is a long term keeper.greeneyed wrote:Latest I’ve heard is the price is too steep for the Raiders.
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If they reduce the interchange next year, do you think that it might improve Sam WIlliams'zez game as to a be a pretty competitive half? Yknow, the smaller guys will get there due playing against tiring bigger guys? As opposed to now where he can just just get steamrolled all game?
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Would love to have TPJ back....
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2020: 1. Nicol-Klokstad 2. Cotric 3. Croker (c) 4 Leilua 5. Scott 6. Wighton 7. G. Williams 8. Papalii 9. Hodgson (c) 10. Sutton 11. J. Bateman 12. Whitehead 13. Tapine ----
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EDITEVH wrote:If they reduce the interchange next year, do you think that it might improve Sam WIlliams'zez game as to a be a pretty competitive half? Yknow, the smaller guys will get there due playing against tiring bigger guys? As opposed to now where he can just just get steamrolled all game?
I think it’s a slim chance of being moved to 6 interchange but even if it did, the players are that fit now that there will be no real advantage.
If the NRL wants to really bring fatigue in and the unknown, they should go back to interchange where once you are subbed, you can’t come back on
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8? It's already 8
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Barba, anyone?
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Oh Boy !!!
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I'd happy to sign a player that only drinks on the weekend.Brew wrote: ↑August 8, 2018, 9:35 pmWho would of thought Norman was a human being and not a robot.RTW wrote:Corey Norman is a 27 year old “professional footballer” who still thinks going out on the drink every weekend is acceptable.
Playing NRL is stressful enough God forbid they have a life outside of it.
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Barba to fullback and Wighton to 5/8 really does solve a lot of problems. Stiffens the defensive line with a strong runner with a nice passing game, and adds an attacking fullback that actually knows how to position himself in defence.
All we’ll need is a quality coach.
All we’ll need is a quality coach.
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I'd take an overweight, beer soaked, toothless bum at the moment...
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To Johno and Brewdle.
Send your resume to Don Furner.
He'll process it...
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He'll process it...
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Sharks have said they won't be signing Barba. It would be nice if we found the money to go after him.