2019 Preliminary Final V Rabbitohs: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

[-PJ-]

Is the hair puller ok ?

I heard he went off for concussion and didn't return.

[-TW-]

a lot of green getting around town

Bandwagon is full steam ahead

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[gangrenous]

Is the hair puller ok ?

I heard he went off for concussion and didn't return.

Should be alright. Hit didn’t look too bad and he only didn’t return because he went for his HIA with about 5 mins to go.

[greeneyed]

Battle of Britain set to erupt on Canberra Raiders big night

The Battle of Britain is set to erupt both on and off Canberra Stadium on Friday night. The Canberra Raiders boast four Englishmen in their ranks, while the South Sydney Rabbitohs have three.

"I think my brother and my grandmother are going to come out closer to the final [should the Raiders qualify for the Grand Final], and my daughter [Millie] is going to try to come out as well, but with school it's a bit harder," John Bateman said.

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

[greeneyed]

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart expects Nick Cotric to face South Sydney Rabbitohs in Preliminary Final

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart is confident young gun Nick Cotric will be fit for the biggest game in Canberra Stadium history.

"He's alright. He's OK. The swelling's going down, but I'll check on that early next week," Stuart said. "Yeah I do [expect him to play]. I expect him to be fine."

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

[InFernos_Raiders]

Cody Walker likely to be suspended for punching. Tapine copped it, So should he

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And Cook should be looked as for work on the eyes as well.

Well the NRL said no player has been charged so yet C Walker and L Knight will play.
It was Knight not Cook with the hands on the face, typical double standards.
The NRL want a Roosters vs Storm and the Roosters win win back to back another little fairy tale come true for the NRL. Just like they wanted the Sharks to win in 2016, aught drug cheating in the two years leading up to the 2016 GF and the NRL did nothing.

[Billy Walker]

My maths is pretty bad, but Parra beat Broncos by 60 odd, and now 20 minutes in the Storm are pumping them by lots - So given our ability to regularly knock off the storm for fun, I’d say that makes us a 100 point better team than the Broncos

[Lucky]

tonight started off so good with that prick eddie mcguire and collingwood getting knocked out.... now the only thing stopping another cheating storm grubby grand final is the mighty raiders, souths, or the roosters. just shows how good we are traveling, knocking off the cheating scumbags twice now.... also shows how pathetic the broncos are getting smashed by parra

[Billy Walker]

Paul Kent tipping a Raiders v Melbourne grand final. Surely we start favourites in that one?

[Lucky]

Paul Kent tipping a Raiders v Melbourne grand final. Surely we start favourites in that one?

Kenty is a jibberer... I wouldnt take anything he says seriously.

[reptar]

Benji reckons the Raiders win the whole thing. Apparently our defence scares other teams.

[Lucky]

Benji reckons the Raiders win the whole thing. Apparently our defence scares other teams.

Benji has always had a soft spot for us for some reason.... unlike Finch, who also for some reason hates us, despite the fact he played with us.

[Manbush]

Benji probably has a soft spot for us because he’d constantly run circles around us.

[Lucky]

Benji probably has a soft spot for us because he’d constantly run circles around us.

true... having a 98% winning record against us, he probably just feels sorry for us at this point.

[Begbie]

Paul Kent tipping a Raiders v Melbourne grand final. Surely we start favourites in that one?

Kenty is a jibberer... I wouldnt take anything he says seriously.

Gee the NRL would be thrilled about a non Sydney or Brisbane team final.

[greeneyed]

Brett Finch and Bryan Fletcher are tipping the Rabbitohs.

Finch really doesn’t like Canberra does he?


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[Azza]

If funch tipped the bunnies we are specials

[Dopium]

Hi GH - it's been a while.

Friday will be the first home game I've missed all year.

Not coincidentally, it is also the due date for the birth of my first child.

After we got the positive some 9 months ago, and we did the maths, I joked to my wife that - of course - this will be the year that the Raiders go all the way, and we'll either be preoccupied in a birthing suite, or watching them win it all red-eyed and sleep-deprived from home. Didn't actually think they'd get this far. So much so that when we announced the baby to my parents by presenting them with a teeny-tiny infant-sized Raiders' suit and beanie, I said "We'll have to wait until next season before he/she can actually wear it for a game." The fact that my son/daughter might be able to put that suit on for a grand final this year makes me immeasurably happy.

Not there yet though.

Being the legend she is, my wife gave me the all clear to go on Friday night. Obviously, I'm not going to. She also encouraged me to buy a ticket to the grand final. I'm not going to do that either. In either case, if i'm not on level 3 of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, i'll be at home screaming the house down, potentially giving my kid a crash course on what it means to be a Raiders fan.

Get extra loud for me out there Friday night guys. Go you Raiders.

[Lui_Bon]

Hi GH - it's been a while.

Friday will be the first home game I've missed all year.

Not coincidentally, it is also the due date for the birth of my first child.

After we got the positive some 9 months ago, and we did the maths, I joked to my wife that - of course - this will be the year that the Raiders go all the way, and we'll either be preoccupied in a birthing suite, or watching them win it all red-eyed and sleep-deprived from home. Didn't actually think they'd get this far. So much so that when we announced the baby to my parents by presenting them with a teeny-tiny infant-sized Raiders' suit and beanie, I said "We'll have to wait until next season before he/she can actually wear it for a game." The fact that my son/daughter might be able to put that suit on for a grand final this year makes me immeasurably happy.

Not there yet though.

Being the legend she is, my wife gave me the all clear to go on Friday night. Obviously, I'm not going to. She also encouraged me to buy a ticket to the grand final. I'm not going to do that either. In either case, if i'm not on level 3 of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, i'll be at home screaming the house down, potentially giving my kid a crash course on what it means to be a Raiders fan.

Get extra loud for me out there Friday night guys. Go you Raiders.

I see the time you're up now. Good luck to you and yours - it won't be from choice from now on!!!

all my kids seemed to be born on state of origin night...

[BadnMean]

Benji reckons the Raiders win the whole thing. Apparently our defence scares other teams.

Benji has always had a soft spot for us for some reason.... unlike Finch, who also for some reason hates us, despite the fact he played with us.

Not sure if you were around in those days but the short story is Finch was (arguably) booed off the park at Canberra stadium as a very young halfback after taking a risky drop out and losing the game. He left the end of that season iirc. It was a bit of a controversy in the game at the time.

Long story- tried to drop out over the sideline in an attempt to get the ball back and win the game. It went wrong and we ended up losing (I can't remember if we were behind or tied at that point anyway). There was booing after the game. Some say it was fans rubbishing Finch (pretty poor if directed at a teenage halfback in his first year), some say they were booing the ref or the circumstance. Certainly Finch and media took it as Finch being booed. So he left with a bad taste in his mouth for the club and the fans.

That's why he hates Raiders.

[reptar]

Benji reckons the Raiders win the whole thing. Apparently our defence scares other teams.

Benji has always had a soft spot for us for some reason.... unlike Finch, who also for some reason hates us, despite the fact he played with us.

Not sure if you were around in those days but the short story is Finch was (arguably) booed off the park at Canberra stadium as a very young halfback after taking a risky drop out and losing the game. He left the end of that season iirc. It was a bit of a controversy in the game at the time.

Long story- tried to drop out over the sideline in an attempt to get the ball back and win the game. It went wrong and we ended up losing (I can't remember if we were behind or tied at that point anyway). There was booing after the game. Some say it was fans rubbishing Finch (pretty poor if directed at a teenage halfback in his first year), some say they were booing the ref or the circumstance. Certainly Finch and media took it as Finch being booed. So he left with a bad taste in his mouth for the club and the fans.

That's why he hates Raiders.

It was against the Knights. Scores were equal. . We had a 20m restart, he tried for touch from a kick from the optional restart, kicked it out on the full so it was a penalty to the Knights 20m out, right in front. Ballsy play that backfired. If it had bounced before going into touch, it was our scrum feed.

[Elcaptcroker]

Benji probably has a soft spot for us because he’d constantly run circles around us.

He was a raiders fan growing up


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[Elcaptcroker]

Benji reckons the Raiders win the whole thing. Apparently our defence scares other teams.

Benji has always had a soft spot for us for some reason.... unlike Finch, who also for some reason hates us, despite the fact he played with us.

Not sure if you were around in those days but the short story is Finch was (arguably) booed off the park at Canberra stadium as a very young halfback after taking a risky drop out and losing the game. He left the end of that season iirc. It was a bit of a controversy in the game at the time.

Long story- tried to drop out over the sideline in an attempt to get the ball back and win the game. It went wrong and we ended up losing (I can't remember if we were behind or tied at that point anyway). There was booing after the game. Some say it was fans rubbishing Finch (pretty poor if directed at a teenage halfback in his first year), some say they were booing the ref or the circumstance. Certainly Finch and media took it as Finch being booed. So he left with a bad taste in his mouth for the club and the fans.

That's why he hates Raiders.

Also the iinfamous game where he won man of the match and the entire stadium stood up and turned their back on him


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[Dr Zaius]

Benji reckons the Raiders win the whole thing. Apparently our defence scares other teams.

Benji has always had a soft spot for us for some reason.... unlike Finch, who also for some reason hates us, despite the fact he played with us.

Not sure if you were around in those days but the short story is Finch was (arguably) booed off the park at Canberra stadium as a very young halfback after taking a risky drop out and losing the game. He left the end of that season iirc. It was a bit of a controversy in the game at the time.

Long story- tried to drop out over the sideline in an attempt to get the ball back and win the game. It went wrong and we ended up losing (I can't remember if we were behind or tied at that point anyway). There was booing after the game. Some say it was fans rubbishing Finch (pretty poor if directed at a teenage halfback in his first year), some say they were booing the ref or the circumstance. Certainly Finch and media took it as Finch being booed. So he left with a bad taste in his mouth for the club and the fans.

That's why he hates Raiders.

Fair enough. I'd hate us too.

[greeneyed]

Benji reckons the Raiders win the whole thing. Apparently our defence scares other teams.

Benji has always had a soft spot for us for some reason.... unlike Finch, who also for some reason hates us, despite the fact he played with us.

Not sure if you were around in those days but the short story is Finch was (arguably) booed off the park at Canberra stadium as a very young halfback after taking a risky drop out and losing the game. He left the end of that season iirc. It was a bit of a controversy in the game at the time.

Long story- tried to drop out over the sideline in an attempt to get the ball back and win the game. It went wrong and we ended up losing (I can't remember if we were behind or tied at that point anyway). There was booing after the game. Some say it was fans rubbishing Finch (pretty poor if directed at a teenage halfback in his first year), some say they were booing the ref or the circumstance. Certainly Finch and media took it as Finch being booed. So he left with a bad taste in his mouth for the club and the fans.

That's why he hates Raiders.

Also the iinfamous game where he won man of the match and the entire stadium stood up and turned their back on him

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I don’t recall boos after that Knights loss, but there certainly was one day when it was announced he had been given “official” Raiders man of the match, which many thought was undeserved. Can’t say I ever recall the “entire stadium” ever stand and “turn their back”? There was a suggestion that the booing was directed at the MOTM decision, not the player. The method of selection of MOTM was actually changed to a SMS vote by the crowd after that day. Suspect there was a view Finch was getting selected in the team before he was ready, and there was favouritism being shown because his father was an employee of the club.

The teams were tied in the game against the Knights and the drop kick went out on the full with seconds left... penalty to the Knights and they won with a penalty goal from in front.

[pickles]

He actually used to post here a lot but the scumbag filter really riled him up and that’s why he hates the raiders.

[raiderskater]

Hi GH - it's been a while.

Friday will be the first home game I've missed all year.

Not coincidentally, it is also the due date for the birth of my first child.

After we got the positive some 9 months ago, and we did the maths, I joked to my wife that - of course - this will be the year that the Raiders go all the way, and we'll either be preoccupied in a birthing suite, or watching them win it all red-eyed and sleep-deprived from home. Didn't actually think they'd get this far. So much so that when we announced the baby to my parents by presenting them with a teeny-tiny infant-sized Raiders' suit and beanie, I said "We'll have to wait until next season before he/she can actually wear it for a game." The fact that my son/daughter might be able to put that suit on for a grand final this year makes me immeasurably happy.

Not there yet though.

Being the legend she is, my wife gave me the all clear to go on Friday night. Obviously, I'm not going to. She also encouraged me to buy a ticket to the grand final. I'm not going to do that either. In either case, if i'm not on level 3 of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, i'll be at home screaming the house down, potentially giving my kid a crash course on what it means to be a Raiders fan.

Get extra loud for me out there Friday night guys. Go you Raiders.

Congrats to you and Mrs Dopium! Hope all goes well.

Here's to Baby Dopium watching the GF in their cute lil Raiders suit and witnessing their first Raiders premiership! Think of the stories in later years...

[Billy Walker]

Hi GH - it's been a while.

Friday will be the first home game I've missed all year.

Not coincidentally, it is also the due date for the birth of my first child.

After we got the positive some 9 months ago, and we did the maths, I joked to my wife that - of course - this will be the year that the Raiders go all the way, and we'll either be preoccupied in a birthing suite, or watching them win it all red-eyed and sleep-deprived from home. Didn't actually think they'd get this far. So much so that when we announced the baby to my parents by presenting them with a teeny-tiny infant-sized Raiders' suit and beanie, I said "We'll have to wait until next season before he/she can actually wear it for a game." The fact that my son/daughter might be able to put that suit on for a grand final this year makes me immeasurably happy.

Not there yet though.

Being the legend she is, my wife gave me the all clear to go on Friday night. Obviously, I'm not going to. She also encouraged me to buy a ticket to the grand final. I'm not going to do that either. In either case, if i'm not on level 3 of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, i'll be at home screaming the house down, potentially giving my kid a crash course on what it means to be a Raiders fan.

Get extra loud for me out there Friday night guys. Go you Raiders.

Congratulations!! I imagine if it’s a boy he won’t be hard to name. You will just have to decide if you go with first try scorer or Man on the Match. Might be the difference between Chanze Dopium or Josh Dopium.

[Wiki Special]

I'd be running out like this Friday if it were up to me.

1. Nicoll-Klokstad
2. Cotric
3. Croker
4. Leilua
5. Rapana
6. Wighton
7. Sezer
8. Papalii
9. Hodgson
17. Sutton
11. Bateman
12. Whitehead
13. Tapine

10. Soliola
14. Simonsson
15. Lui
16. Horsburgh

[LastRaider]

I'd be running out like this Friday if it were up to me.

1. Nicoll-Klokstad
2. Cotric
3. Croker
4. Leilua
5. Rapana
6. Wighton
7. Sezer
8. Papalii
9. Hodgson
17. Sutton
11. Bateman
12. Whitehead
13. Tapine

10. Soliola
14. Simonsson
15. Lui
16. Horsburgh

I’m close, I think Tapine from the bench, Sutton to 13 and SIA to start

[BadnMean]

I don’t recall boos after that Knights loss, but there certainly was one day when it was announced he had been given “official” Raiders man of the match, which many thought was undeserved. Can’t say I ever recall the “entire stadium” ever stand and “turn their back”? There was a suggestion that the booing was directed at the MOTM decision, not the player. The method of selection of MOTM was actually changed to a SMS vote by the crowd after that day. Suspect there was a view Finch was getting selected in the team before he was ready, and there was favouritism being shown because his father was an employee of the club.

I was there and there were some boos near me and echoing up from other parts of the stand. I remember I was a bit confused as to why there were boos and discussing it on the way out.

Ah ok, the MOM to a player who just "lost the game" (I don't really enjoy it when the final error in a match gets the blame not the 16 preceding it) could have been the other confusing factor.

From a Finch point of view- I can see why he took it pretty personally. I remember Joey coming out and defending him in the press.

[Botman]

Hi GH - it's been a while.

Friday will be the first home game I've missed all year.

Not coincidentally, it is also the due date for the birth of my first child.

After we got the positive some 9 months ago, and we did the maths, I joked to my wife that - of course - this will be the year that the Raiders go all the way, and we'll either be preoccupied in a birthing suite, or watching them win it all red-eyed and sleep-deprived from home. Didn't actually think they'd get this far. So much so that when we announced the baby to my parents by presenting them with a teeny-tiny infant-sized Raiders' suit and beanie, I said "We'll have to wait until next season before he/she can actually wear it for a game." The fact that my son/daughter might be able to put that suit on for a grand final this year makes me immeasurably happy.

Not there yet though.

Being the legend she is, my wife gave me the all clear to go on Friday night. Obviously, I'm not going to. She also encouraged me to buy a ticket to the grand final. I'm not going to do that either. In either case, if i'm not on level 3 of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, i'll be at home screaming the house down, potentially giving my kid a crash course on what it means to be a Raiders fan.

Get extra loud for me out there Friday night guys. Go you Raiders.

All the best to your and your partner, mate

FWIW you’re a making a terrible decision. Kids come and go, prelim finals are special!!

[greeneyed]

Love this vintage footage from the ABC shared in The GH Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1987987 ... 933832524/

Shed a few tears watching it... I don't know how I'm going to get through the rest of the week! Let alone if the Raiders make the Grand Final.

[radicalraider]

Thinking of making one of those huge flags like the ones that are used in football where the fans stand under it.

[Old School Green]

Brett Finch and Bryan Fletcher are tipping the Rabbitohs.

Finch really doesn’t like Canberra does he?


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I heard Stick gave him a private almighty spray after his Hudson Young 20 wk gibber on Fox. Noticeably since Finch is anti Raiders. Would love to see him eat **** if we do go all the way.