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That's cleared up then...
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Sutton’s only done enough to get a 12 month extension for my liking. He needs to have a big off season and come back firing next year to get longer in my books
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LastRaider wrote: September 6, 2019, 8:25 pm Sutton’s only done enough to get a 12 month extension for my liking. He needs to have a big off season and come back firing next year to get longer in my books
Yeah I've been swimming between he's a bit of an unsung achiever and he's just an ok FG value player, no more. I do think he's struggled to adapt to backing up and producing his best football week in week out in the NRL. Which is normal for SL players in their first year NRL- even if Elliot and Hdogo almost skipped that issue.

I'll look at another year before I decide.

The issue with Bateman will be was signed for peanuts, far less than Elliot and Hodgo, despite being more acclaimed than them when he came over. He didn't know about the pay disparity and wasn't happy when he found out.

Now he's killing it so the jump between what he's still on and what he could get if he went open market somehow (players always find a way) is large. He won't want to undersell himself again- look how competitive the bastard is and imagine him negotiating after he feels you've put one over him last time!
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LastRaider wrote: September 6, 2019, 8:25 pm Sutton’s only done enough to get a 12 month extension for my liking. He needs to have a big off season and come back firing next year to get longer in my books
He was injured this year don’t forget. I think he’s great and is a young prop with huge potential.

I think did the same injury today to the back of the calf that he did. Only difference was I was getting off a bar stool at The Dock at lunch. It was like getting stabbed.

He’s come back well.
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greeneyed wrote: September 6, 2019, 9:42 pm
LastRaider wrote: September 6, 2019, 8:25 pm Sutton’s only done enough to get a 12 month extension for my liking. He needs to have a big off season and come back firing next year to get longer in my books
He was injured this year don’t forget. I think he’s great and is a young prop with huge potential.

I think did the same injury today to the back of the calf that he did. Only difference was I was getting off a bar stool at The Dock at lunch. It was like getting stabbed.

He’s come back well.
Crazy what can happen between getting off the stool and onto the palanquin. Need to take better care of yourself mate.
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zim wrote: September 6, 2019, 10:37 pm
greeneyed wrote: September 6, 2019, 9:42 pm
LastRaider wrote: September 6, 2019, 8:25 pm Sutton’s only done enough to get a 12 month extension for my liking. He needs to have a big off season and come back firing next year to get longer in my books
He was injured this year don’t forget. I think he’s great and is a young prop with huge potential.

I think did the same injury today to the back of the calf that he did. Only difference was I was getting off a bar stool at The Dock at lunch. It was like getting stabbed.

He’s come back well.
Crazy what can happen between getting off the stool and onto the palanquin. Need to take better care of yourself mate.
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greeneyed wrote: September 6, 2019, 10:40 pm
zim wrote: September 6, 2019, 10:37 pm
greeneyed wrote: September 6, 2019, 9:42 pm
LastRaider wrote: September 6, 2019, 8:25 pm Sutton’s only done enough to get a 12 month extension for my liking. He needs to have a big off season and come back firing next year to get longer in my books
He was injured this year don’t forget. I think he’s great and is a young prop with huge potential.

I think did the same injury today to the back of the calf that he did. Only difference was I was getting off a bar stool at The Dock at lunch. It was like getting stabbed.

He’s come back well.
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I think there is general agreement that EW is good for a couple more seasons and Sutton needs similar time and no arguments from me. It is interesting though reading the various “re-sign” threads. From a fans perspective there is always going to be strong affection for players who have played hard for the club and won our hearts. From a successful club perspective there needs to be a regular and fairly solid refresh of players. Storm are a great example - every year they seem to farewell long time club legends but it always seems the right call. We haven’t looked back after releasing 3 very good players last year in Boyd, Paulo and Austin. I’d say you probably want about 3 or 4 new players cracking regular first grade every year. This year we had CNK, Bateman, Hors, Sutton and Simmonsen. Next year Williams and I’d hope somewhere we uncover 2 or 3 others.
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Billy Walker wrote: September 7, 2019, 7:37 am I think there is general agreement that EW is good for a couple more seasons and Sutton needs similar time and no arguments from me. It is interesting though reading the various “re-sign” threads. From a fans perspective there is always going to be strong affection for players who have played hard for the club and won our hearts. From a successful club perspective there needs to be a regular and fairly solid refresh of players. Storm are a great example - every year they seem to farewell long time club legends but it always seems the right call. We haven’t looked back after releasing 3 very good players last year in Boyd, Paulo and Austin. I’d say you probably want about 3 or 4 new players cracking regular first grade every year. This year we had CNK, Bateman, Hors, Sutton and Simmonsen. Next year Williams and I’d hope somewhere we uncover 2 or 3 others.
Something in my head still says this will be Sia’s last year and they are going to drop the news prior to a home final to add some extra motivation for the back end of the finals.

This is based off no fact, just the idea that Sia and Sticky will know the right time is, Sia will have a job after footy, the emergence of Horse gives us good middle stock, and with Lui, Sutton, Tarps, Guler etc we are looking good in the middle.

I just don’t think Sia is the type to fade out like Lima did, and he will know better than most that this MAY be our best chance for a while, and that may be the best time to bow out.
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Coastalraider wrote: September 7, 2019, 7:59 am
Billy Walker wrote: September 7, 2019, 7:37 am I think there is general agreement that EW is good for a couple more seasons and Sutton needs similar time and no arguments from me. It is interesting though reading the various “re-sign” threads. From a fans perspective there is always going to be strong affection for players who have played hard for the club and won our hearts. From a successful club perspective there needs to be a regular and fairly solid refresh of players. Storm are a great example - every year they seem to farewell long time club legends but it always seems the right call. We haven’t looked back after releasing 3 very good players last year in Boyd, Paulo and Austin. I’d say you probably want about 3 or 4 new players cracking regular first grade every year. This year we had CNK, Bateman, Hors, Sutton and Simmonsen. Next year Williams and I’d hope somewhere we uncover 2 or 3 others.
Something in my head still says this will be Sia’s last year and they are going to drop the news prior to a home final to add some extra motivation for the back end of the finals.

This is based off no fact, just the idea that Sia and Sticky will know the right time is, Sia will have a job after footy, the emergence of Horse gives us good middle stock, and with Lui, Sutton, Tarps, Guler etc we are looking good in the middle.

I just don’t think Sia is the type to fade out like Lima did, and he will know better than most that this MAY be our best chance for a while, and that may be the best time to bow out.
That wouldn’t surprise me. I love Sia and he is playing great football but time catches us all. I would love to see him go on at a high level if he can but would be sad if he faded out. I’d put Raps in the same boat.
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Canberra Raiders' English duo set to re-sign two year extensions ahead of NRL finals return

Both Elliott Whitehead and Ryan Sutton are set to sign two-year extensions, potentially as early as mid-week, which would keep them in Canberra until at least 2022. Whitehead and Sutton were off contract at the end of 2020 but they've opted to re-sign early and extend their time in lime green.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/09/rai ... ad-sutton/
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I'm happy to see Whitehead here as long as he wants to be. He is 100% effort all the time and his work since coming here really can't be overstated. Absolute FOOTBALLER.

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EW is a fantastic rugby league player..top shelf.
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Whitehead is a gun and Sutton is average

Honestly it depends on the numbers

Truth be told the only must keep is Bateman.
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Sutton needs to step up
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I feel confident that Sutton is going to come on very nicely for us. He's 3-4 years away from his prime as a middle forward and this was a steep learning curve coming from the ESL to NRL.
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PigRickman wrote:I feel confident that Sutton is going to come on very nicely for us. He's 3-4 years away from his prime as a middle forward and this was a steep learning curve coming from the ESL to NRL.
He makes a good point. Remember that Bateman really struggled in his first year, too.

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I think you mean Whitehead.
But yeah, its similar to Whitey, in that in his first year, he wasnt close to at his best but he held his own and you could see it.
I think Sutton has it too... I really could see him being a James Graham level middle for us going forward. He's done a lot of growing this year and i see a lot of growth left

He'll be much better for the experience of this year. I dont think his future for us is at 13. I think that position needs someone a little more dynamic, but he looks to be like a 5-6 year plug and play #1-#2 NRL middle
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T_R wrote: September 8, 2019, 8:14 pm
PigRickman wrote:I feel confident that Sutton is going to come on very nicely for us. He's 3-4 years away from his prime as a middle forward and this was a steep learning curve coming from the ESL to NRL.
He makes a good point. Remember that Bateman really struggled in his first year, too.

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I’m pretty sure both Pig and Simo are ***bying and ***bying hard right now

You hate to see it
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I think you're on the wrong end of this one, friend!
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The Rickman wrote: September 8, 2019, 8:27 pm I’m pretty sure both Pig and Simo and ***bying and ***bying hard right now

You hate to see it
Of all the people i thought would step into this dubseption, im glad it was you. Say it
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God, that was ugly, ugly stuff.
I'm sorry we all had to see that.

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You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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But yeah, my clumsy point was that I think there's less gap between the NRL and Super league than we may think.

And let's just ignore R69's doubling down there.

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Awful, awful stuff by Simo and Pig
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I mean if thats your point, i guess i have to fairgoitall
but christ, that's a miserable point!

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The rare paired ***by by simo and Pig, fantastic stuff!
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Dubby

Edit- why are you editing it out, Rickman!?
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I’m not, I think the admin staff have changed my text so it autocorrects from ***by to ***by
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The Rickman wrote: September 8, 2019, 8:47 pm I’m not, I think the admin staff have changed my text so it autocorrects from ***by to ***by
Haha they've applied a special filter just to you
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Well, they either have or you’re ***bying again, old friend
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The Rickman wrote: September 8, 2019, 8:50 pm Well, they either have or you’re ***bying again, old friend
oh no...

oh no...
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PigRickman wrote: September 8, 2019, 8:41 pm I mean if thats your point, i guess i have to fairgoitall
but christ, that's a miserable point!

Blake Austin is a **** demi god in the ESL. The continued failure of viturally every english import to the NRL bar those we seem to target speaks volumes.
The gap is significant.
He was a demigod here until his one trick was figured out. I wouldn’t be surprised if the same occurred there.
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PigRickman wrote: September 8, 2019, 8:23 pm I think you mean Whitehead.
But yeah, its similar to Whitey, in that in his first year, he wasnt close to at his best but he held his own and you could see it.
I think Sutton has it too... I really could see him being a James Graham level middle for us going forward. He's done a lot of growing this year and i see a lot of growth left

He'll be much better for the experience of this year. I dont think his future for us is at 13. I think that position needs someone a little more dynamic, but he looks to be like a 5-6 year plug and play #1-#2 NRL middle
I was critical of whitehead after his first game or two thing with him is was mis tackles / hot conditions that he struggled with.

They were fixed pretty quickly and he impressed after those few rounds.

With Sutton his effort is good, his technique is fine. Defensively he does his job well enough. But for me the power , strength and pace isn’t quite there. He is a bit like... fensom for me... I see why people like him but for me not really.
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EW is a gun. All effort all the time. Sign him up!
I can see the 'green shoots' in Sutton, while I appreciate he hasn't had the instant impact as the other Poms, he needs another season IMO to be properly judged.
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