Raiders express interest in Shaun Johnson, he signs with Sharks

[greeneyed]

I think Sydney is great, if you live in the right place... but you need to be near the harbour or beaches... go too far west and it is a wasteland.

But I certainly choose to live in Canberra. It's a great place. Wouldn't consider living in Melbourne or Brisbane... and I was born in Brisbane.

[T_R]

Are we doing this again?

You should all live somewhere nice like Noosa, but...you know, riff raff and all that.

[simo]

Are we doing this again?

You should all live somewhere nice like Noosa, but...you know, riff raff and all that.

Please dont send him here

[Botman]

Sydney is horrid.
Expensive.
Congested.
Angry.

Give me Canberra any day. Nothing better than being 20 minutes (sans tolls) from anywhere.

Like most of us here, you're a neville no one, with limited disposable income and zero athletic ability. You cant afford to live anywhere nice, and the spoils of a town like sydney are never going to be known to you or i. Our experience of Sydney is not theirs. Your failure to grasp that is telling.

[greeneyed]

Queensland... too hot, too humid.

[-PJ-]

Sydney stinks.

It stinks so bad they built a bypass..

[-PJ-]

And Mrs PJ won't move to Canberra.

I was offered a posting to Canberra back when the Raiders were unbeatable.

The wife said no..

[dubby]

Sydney is horrid.
Expensive.
Congested.
Angry.

Give me Canberra any day. Nothing better than being 20 minutes (sans tolls) from anywhere.

Like most of us here, you're a neville no one, with limited disposable income and zero athletic ability. You cant afford to live anywhere nice, and the spoils of a town like sydney are never going to be known to you or i. Our experience of Sydney is not theirs. Your failure to grasp that is telling.

Ok. Another ad hominem post.

No, I'm not some Sydney kid. Of which, I'm guessing most league players come from the west. But hey, go Bondi.

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[dubby]

Sydney house price.....circa $ 1mill. Whats the average NRL player earn? $371k

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=nrl+ ... e&ie=UTF-8

Canberra average house price? $571k

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=canb ... e&ie=UTF-8






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[T_R]

Queensland... too hot, too humid.

Ah, that Noosa sea breeze.

[dubby]

And Strawpig? Some very wealthy people here choose NOT to live in Sydney.



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[Botman]

There are pros and cons of every area.
And not every area appeals to everyone... Some people actually like living in QLD, and think it's great. There is no reasonable amount of money... i mean if they slap a million bucks in front of me, ill move to **** Siberia... but other wise there isnt anything that could get me or my wife to move to QLD. My wife grew up there, hates it only marginally more than me.

You'll never convince me QLD, anywhere in QLD is better than Canberra. But i've got mates who think Canberra is planet Hoth and that anything under 20 degrees requires a heater. Horses for courses.

But the stark reality for our club is this, the VERY VAST majority of professional 18-30 y/o athletes fall into the genre of people who the idea of Canberra, is abhorrent. They are me with Brisbane, many here with Sydney, where they would need substantially more income to come to Canberra than it takes them to stay in other places. That's reality

[dubby]

I think it's subjective. You're making it seem absolute.

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[dubby]

Queensland... too hot, too humid.

Ah, that Noosa sea breeze.

You're in Eumundi, yeah?

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[Botman]

Sydney is horrid.
Expensive.
Congested.
Angry.

Give me Canberra any day. Nothing better than being 20 minutes (sans tolls) from anywhere.

Like most of us here, you're a neville no one, with limited disposable income and zero athletic ability. You cant afford to live anywhere nice, and the spoils of a town like sydney are never going to be known to you or i. Our experience of Sydney is not theirs. Your failure to grasp that is telling.

Ok. Another ad hominem post.

Boy that's a **** bold claim given the post i quoted.
Apparently the pot can call the kettle black, and then probably make some disgusting remarks about it's colour.

[greeneyed]

Queensland... too hot, too humid.

Ah, that Noosa sea breeze.

I was on the Sunshine Coast earlier this year... oppressively hot!

[dubby]

Sunny Coast can get very hot, but oppressive is probably how I'd describe Townsville

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[dubby]

Sydney is horrid.
Expensive.
Congested.
Angry.

Give me Canberra any day. Nothing better than being 20 minutes (sans tolls) from anywhere.

Like most of us here, you're a neville no one, with limited disposable income and zero athletic ability. You cant afford to live anywhere nice, and the spoils of a town like sydney are never going to be known to you or i. Our experience of Sydney is not theirs. Your failure to grasp that is telling.

Ok. Another ad hominem post.

Boy that's a **** bold claim given the post i quoted.
Apparently the pot can call the kettle black, and then probably make some disgusting remarks about it's colour.

ad hominem

/ad ˈhɒmɪnɛm/

adverb and adjective

1.

(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

"an ad hominem response"



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[-PJ-]

I've seen a lot of Queensland.

It's a nice place but gets real hot.

But it gets hot everywhere, it's going to hit high 30s on Sunday here..

[Botman]

Sydney is horrid.
Expensive.
Congested.
Angry.

Give me Canberra any day. Nothing better than being 20 minutes (sans tolls) from anywhere.

Like most of us here, you're a neville no one, with limited disposable income and zero athletic ability. You cant afford to live anywhere nice, and the spoils of a town like sydney are never going to be known to you or i. Our experience of Sydney is not theirs. Your failure to grasp that is telling.

Ok. Another ad hominem post.

Boy that's a **** bold claim given the post i quoted.
Apparently the pot can call the kettle black, and then probably make some disgusting remarks about it's colour.

ad hominem

/ad ˈhɒmɪnɛm/

adverb and adjective

1.

(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

"an ad hominem response"

Im aware of the meaning. Perhaps you should more closely examine the exchange.

[EVH]

Chuck in the Aux chord and Tuuuurn it up!



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[gerg]

Has anyone mentioned mountain biking trails yet?

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[LP Raider]

Are we doing this again?

You should all live somewhere nice like Noosa, but...you know, riff raff and all that.

This is turning into an annual event.

[Ginga]

Are we doing this again?

You should all live somewhere nice like Noosa, but...you know, riff raff and all that.

This is turning into an annual event.

Noosa is nice... until you have to converse with it's non-holidaying residence and you realise poisoning the Noosa water supply would make it a whole lot nicer for everyone else to enjoy

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[BJ]

Sydney house price.....circa $ 1mill. Whats the average NRL player earn? $371k

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=nrl+ ... e&ie=UTF-8

Canberra average house price? $571k

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=canb ... e&ie=UTF-8






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I’m afraid that ABS shows Median Canberra house price at $680,000 and rising.

http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats ... 641604.xls

[-PJ-]

So..
This has gone from interest in Shaun Johnson to house prices and weather !!!

[dubby]

We're trying to help Shaun spend his disposable income, find a quality house where the weather is desirable.

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[-PJ-]

Fairynuff..

[Mickey_Raider]

Ahhh the old Canberra is a hole lamentations.

Here is the deal. Canberra has improved a massive amount over the last 10 or so years. It really does have a lot going for it and the bad raps it gets, while maybe fair 20 years ago are becoming less applicable day by day.

There are great places to eat and drink and plenty of things going on all year round.

However, it is not and has never been a simple Canberra > Sydney or vica versa argument.

Even if 5/10 people prefer Canberra over Sydney the problem is this: 90% of rugby league is in Sydney and Brisbane. A Sydney based player might like Canberra just fine. But any such player worth his salt at contract time will probably have other suitors within his current city. If he can get similar money within Sydney, why would he shift his life to Canberra when he can shift his workplace 20/30 mins down the road?

There are two things which change this equation: making said player an offer he can’t refuse or building a club culture which is synonymous with success.

So yes, we will pay a Canberra tax for good players, but it has less to do with desirability as a location as it has to do with the availability of easier alternatives.

It is an easy decision for most to make as our club is anathema to succes. We desperately need to be successful to give ourselves a fighting chance on the market.

[greeneyed]

Shaun Johnson signs three-year contract with Cronulla Sharks

Kiwi star Shaun Johnson has today signed a three-year contract with the Cronulla Sharks.

Johnson was in the Sutherland Shire today, where he accepted the new deal, with the New Zealand playmaker to represent the Cronulla club through until the end of the 2021 season.

Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/12/01/sha ... la-sharks/

Video: Shaun Johnson speaks about joining the Sharks: https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/12/01/sha ... la-sharks/

[Green eyed Mick]

The Sharks are still missing a decent hooker. You can't win a premiership without a quality hooker.

[Dusty]

SJ seemed very impressed by the beaches in Cronulla


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[Billy Walker]

Would you make a play for Chad Townsend? Fairly average half but he has got good hair.

[Makaveli]

Awesome, Sam Williams for another 3 years then

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[Grün Maschine]

SJ seemed very impressed by the beaches in Cronulla


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Did anyone see that artificial wave pool in qld

https://www.surf-lakes.com.au/

we need something like that to attract high profile players