2023 Rd 9 v Dolphins: Game Day

[Canberra Milk]

I wonder if Wighton is leaving mid season though, breaking down like that

[GreenMachine]

I wonder if Wighton is leaving mid season though, breaking down like that

Can he take Whitehead with him?

[Green Taipan]

I wonder if Wighton is leaving mid season though, breaking down like that

Can he take Whitehead with him?

And the coach as well!

[Billy Walker]

I wonder if Wighton is leaving mid season though, breaking down like that

Geez you’d want a big in return, a Cooke and Starling swap to start with and agreement Illias will follow soon after

[-PJ-]

I’ll always take a win, am I’m always happy when we do.

The crapshow in the last 2 mins of regulation time will do me.

KICK THE FIELD GOAL YOU MORONS.

[mikeraider]

Can't believe I am saying this but Elliot Whitehead is to slow old now for this game.

Why can’t you believe it Mike? Have you only just had the TV fixed after it broke early in the 2020 season??

No its because it showed more today then normal, So Jared Croker is still playing well and his defence has been good, 300 plus games to come.

[-PJ-]

Great contribution today Jack.

Love ya plenty.

[Billy Walker]

Can't believe I am saying this but Elliot Whitehead is to slow old now for this game.

Why can’t you believe it Mike? Have you only just had the TV fixed after it broke early in the 2020 season??

No its because it showed more today then normal, So Jared Croker is still playing well and his defence has been good, 300 plus games to come.

Yeah I thought he definitely got the touch on Branko Lee as he waltzed passed him, no idea what the ref saw. Croker isn’t horrible but he is the weak link in the backline so if Savage is to return Croker needs to say bye. Personally I wouldn’t be moving Kris and Raps and Hoppa are doing enough so I’d have Savage missing out. Who am I kidding - I’d have Morkos or Semi in for Croker but we know our coach is sentimental so that won’t happen.

[Azza]

I wonder if Wighton is leaving mid season though, breaking down like that

I think there's more to come to this whole saga, put it that way.

[-PJ-]

I’d cry in front of Lara as well.

[Billy Walker]

I’d cry in front of Lara as well.

I’m telling Mrs PJ

[GreenMachine]

I wonder if Wighton is leaving mid season though, breaking down like that

I think there's more to come to this whole saga, put it that way.

Yeah he’s gonna backflip and we’re gonna sign Latrell Mitchell.

[Billy Walker]

I wonder if Wighton is leaving mid season though, breaking down like that

I think there's more to come to this whole saga, put it that way.

Yeah he’s gonna backflip and we’re gonna sign Latrell Mitchell.

Not before Ricky signs as an assistant at South’s to be with his son

[RedRaider]

Are we top 8?

I don't think so R666. That second half against the Panthers has cruelled our For and Against. In a tight competition it will continue to hurt us. Still, we have collected the 2 competition points on offer and get an opportunity to do the same against the Dogs next round.

[greeneyed]

MATCH REPORT: Jamal Fogarty golden field goal wins it for Canberra Raiders



No Canberra Raider on the field had kicked an NRL field goal. And it looked like it in regulation time as they missed one chance and failed to even look to take the kick on another. But up stepped Raiders halfback Jamal Fogarty in extra-time, the No.7 slotting it from directly in front to make it three wins in a row for the Green Machine.

They snuck home 31-30 over the Redcliffe Dolphins in Wagga Wagga on Saturday, getting some redemption for their round-two loss to the visitors up in Queensland.

CANBERRA RAIDERS 31 (Jarrod Croker, Jack Wighton, Jordan Rapana, Sebastian Kris, Jamal Fogarty tries; Croker 5 goals; Fogarty field goal) bt REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS 30 (Connelly Lemuelu 2, Euan Aitkin, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Jesse Bromwich tries; Jamayne Isaako 5 goals) at Wagga Wagga. Referee: Peter Gough. Crowd: 10,445.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14329

'We all love him': Canberra Raiders' emotions run high for Jack Wighton



The tears said it all. How much the Canberra Raiders and Jack Wighton meant not just to coach Ricky Stuart, but Wighton as well. And the way the Green Machine got around Wighton when he scored a typically hard-running try in the sixth minute. But it was after the match where the emotion could truly be seen. Wighton broke down after a post-game interview and then Stuart did the same in his post-match press conference.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14329

Emotions high for Wighton, Stuart after Raiders win: https://canberraweekly.com.au/departing ... den-point/

MATCH REPORT: Canberra Raiders take down Redcliffe Dolphins in a golden-point thriller: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2023/04 ... -thriller/

Raiders’ ‘headline man’ delivers in golden-point thriller against Bennett’s Dolphins: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 0303512721

Jack Wighton in tears after Canberra Raiders win over Redcliffe Dolphins: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 6e122c9e2e





PRESS CONFERENCES: Raiders v Dolphins: https://www.nrl.com/watch/matches/telst ... s-round-9/

GALLERY: Raiders v Dolphins: https://www.gettyimages.com.au/photos/2 ... =775934173

https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2023/04 ... -dolphins/

[-PJ-]

Always love winning..

[Scared Hitless]

Ricky breaking down in the presser. Would love to have been a fly on the wall in a host of conversations between all involved parties over the past week. Appears to be so many conflicting stories.

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[President Clinton]

I wonder if Wighton is leaving mid season though, breaking down like that

I think there's more to come to this whole saga, put it that way.

Do you know something Azza or just a feeling?

[Canberra Milk]

Poor Rick

[Rickmando]

Ricky breaking down in the presser. Would love to have been a fly on the wall in a host of conversations between all involved parties over the past week. Appears to be so many conflicting stories.

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No doubt after that we will have a long line of potential recruits queueing up to be Jack’s replacement, just for the privilege of playing under the giant man-baby

[-PJ-]

If my son left the nest I’d be upset to.

[pacman]

Full credit to Jack for a strong display in first half but you'd have to be blind to ignore his terrible second half.

I thought fogarty was excellent though and has been for a month straight now. We need to utilise him more and keep Jack for the ball running.

Everyone has said enough about our backrows performance but I thought seb was man of the match. His passion is picking up straight after raps. Great to see!

[RaiderSpark]

was this Crokers 295th game today?

[GreenMachine]

Jesus what an embarrassment…
Crying like a babbling baby in the press conference.
I can understand Jack shedding a tear but our coach is an emotional embarrassment…
Just goes to show that he gets far too attached to players and this leads to poor contract outcomes for the club…particularly the older ‘bleed green’ personnel….
EDIT we are screwed.

[Azza]

Jesus what an embarrassment…
Crying like a babbling baby in the press conference.
I can understand Jack shedding a tear but our coach is an emotional embarrassment…
Just goes to show that he gets far too attached to players and this leads to poor contract outcomes for the club…particularly the older ‘bleed green’ personnel….
EDIT we are screwed.

Don't be so mean

[Westsydneyraider]

Papalli has been Pooh too…
He gets the benefit of the doubt but he was a passenger today…

Terrible take. He first stint was fantastic. By the time he came on for second, we were under the pump

100% his first stint was outstanding

[Love4Noa]

Jesus what an embarrassment…
Crying like a babbling baby in the press conference.
I can understand Jack shedding a tear but our coach is an emotional embarrassment…
Just goes to show that he gets far too attached to players and this leads to poor contract outcomes for the club…particularly the older ‘bleed green’ personnel….
EDIT we are screwed.

What a **** comment.
I hope you have a miserable weekend.

[Billy Walker]

Jesus what an embarrassment…
Crying like a babbling baby in the press conference.
I can understand Jack shedding a tear but our coach is an emotional embarrassment…
Just goes to show that he gets far too attached to players and this leads to poor contract outcomes for the club…particularly the older ‘bleed green’ personnel….
EDIT we are screwed.

Very poor take. Say what you like about Jack as a player or Rick as a coach, but you can’t question the passion and desire they have for the club and good on them both for wearing hearts on sleeves.

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Jesus what an embarrassment…
Crying like a babbling baby in the press conference.

What an absolutely archaic and moronic viewpoint.

[Roger Kenworthy]

I agree with greenmachine. Sticky should have punched the walls till his knuckles bled like in the good old days rather than show a bit of human emotion.

[CRaid]

I was forced to follow the game on here, being away OS.

Therefore followed the game via comments. I believe it’s obvious why the boys play this way.

It’s to **** the posters on the GH hoping they’ll have a HA and disappear

Have a chill pill fellas or go follow the Knights, Cowboys or Broncos.

When you say “OS”, what’s your lawyer saying about parole?

He’s all on board with however the psych wasn’t .. less time reading comments from supporters of other clubs on a Raiders forum can take its toll

GO THE MIGHTY GREEN MACHINE and everything it represents.

[Boomercm]

The second half was poor for many reasons. But I want to mention a particular one with Starling. Was 28.15 left in the half (or very close). We are on the front foot and he beats the marker with a quick pick up, he then draws the first defender perfectly and creates a hole. Fogarty does exactly what he should do and pushes into the hole Starling has created. But Starling doesn't see him. Has had no idea he'd even created a hole and doesn't look on the outside as the defender falls in.

He has no feel for the game at all. Has the physical attributes but will never amount to a thing.

[Billy Walker]

I was forced to follow the game on here, being away OS.

Therefore followed the game via comments. I believe it’s obvious why the boys play this way.

It’s to f*** the posters on the GH hoping they’ll have a HA and disappear

Have a chill pill fellas or go follow the Knights, Cowboys or Broncos.

When you say “OS”, what’s your lawyer saying about parole?

He’s all on board with however the psych wasn’t .. less time reading comments from supporters of other clubs on a Raiders forum can take its toll

GO THE MIGHTY GREEN MACHINE and everything it represents.

Good day for the green machine today - lot of spirit on display in first grade and some serious talent in NRL Cup. Stay safe over seas!

[MrPosh]

The second half was poor for many reasons. But I want to mention a particular one with Starling. Was 28.15 left in the half (or very close). We are on the front foot and he beats the marker with a quick pick up, he then draws the first defender perfectly and creates a hole. Fogarty does exactly what he should do and pushes into the hole Starling has created. But Starling doesn't see him. Has had no idea he'd even created a hole and doesn't look on the outside as the defender falls in.

He has no feel for the game at all. Has the physical attributes but will never amount to a thing.

Putting Starling on for Woolford let the Dolphins back into the game.

[Green Taipan]

Jesus what an embarrassment…
Crying like a babbling baby in the press conference.
I can understand Jack shedding a tear but our coach is an emotional embarrassment…
Just goes to show that he gets far too attached to players and this leads to poor contract outcomes for the club…particularly the older ‘bleed green’ personnel….
EDIT we are screwed.

Spot on!