2024 Round 4 v Sharks: Teams and Previews *Teams p1

[President Clinton]

Find it hard to believe Mooney isn’t in the 17 after his game in the finals last season.

[BadnMean]

I wonder if the raiders are trying to get an extended deal done with mooney before they start giving him first grade minutes?
Showcasing him prior only boosts his value

Would you sign with an employer who was prepared to negatively impact your career and stunt your professional development (in a career only a decade long) in order to manipulate you into a new contract?

People do all the time.

Do you a) think the case being described fits with Mooney/Raiders?

b) if a) do you think he should?

[Azza]

I wonder if the raiders are trying to get an extended deal done with mooney before they start giving him first grade minutes?
Showcasing him prior only boosts his value

Would you sign with an employer who was prepared to negatively impact your career and stunt your professional development (in a career only a decade long) in order to manipulate you into a new contract?

People do all the time.

Do you a) think the case being described fits with Mooney/Raiders?

b) if a) do you think he should?

I really don't need this crap today. I inhaled my favourite whistle. I'm going to go re-watch Top Gun Maverick.

PS I'm a mooney fan.

[dubby]

We've got genuine speed on both wings. When was the last time that happened?

Gafa and Graham?

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Gafa?

[dubby]

No mooney or horse named in cup….

Mooney is 18th man

[Postman Pat]

No mooney or horse named in cup….

Mooney is 18th man

Horse is in the 8 jersey in Cup.

[Ruben Daley]

An excellent forward pack who know there are 2-4 guys with very good claim to their spots aiming up against a decent pack without three of their usuals.

A halfback who’s consistently kicked to our advantage.

And outside backs with genuine pace and the ability to beat defenders.

I’m excited.

[Botman]

Man i am glad to get Kravage back in my life
need Sebby and X to stay healthy, lets get 3-4 weeks of footy into these fellas and see that combination flurish

Schmoko is also piquing interest my interest but i must admit i am still yearning for Asomoko

[Azza]

Man i am glad to get Kravage back in my life
need Sebby and X to stay healthy, lets get 3-4 weeks of footy into these fellas and see that combination flurish

Schmoko is also piquing interest my interest but i must admit i am still yearning for Asomoko

Oh... shut up.

[Botman]

Man i am glad to get Kravage back in my life
need Sebby and X to stay healthy, lets get 3-4 weeks of footy into these fellas and see that combination flurish

Schmoko is also piquing interest my interest but i must admit i am still yearning for Asomoko

Oh... shut up.

Typical response

[President Clinton]

We've got genuine speed on both wings. When was the last time that happened?

Gafa and Graham?

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Gafa?

Gafa wasn’t fast. Milne, Zillman and Graham were flyers.

But we’ve had some plodders (speed wise) in the backs. Howell, Mogg, Purtell, Kelly, Monaghan, Frawley weren’t very quick for NRL standard.

[Roger Kenworthy]

We've got genuine speed on both wings. When was the last time that happened?

Gafa and Graham?

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Gafa?

Gafa wasn’t fast. Milne, Zillman and Graham were flyers.

But we’ve had some plodders (speed wise) in the backs. Howell, Mogg, Purtell, Kelly, Monaghan, Frawley weren’t very quick for NRL standard.

I think Mogg was deceptively quick when it came to accelerating.

Schiller is actually one of the harder players to get a gauge on. Sometimes he looks at a level between Hoptric and Kravage, then against the Knights last year he looked he was running on sand at times.

[BJ]

Yep Mogg was pretty quick. Purtell surely the slowest of that lot. Kelly was pretty leaden of foot too.

[Regs Revolution]

We've got genuine speed on both wings. When was the last time that happened?

Gafa and Graham?

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Gafa?

Gafa wasn’t fast. Milne, Zillman and Graham were flyers.

But we’ve had some plodders (speed wise) in the backs. Howell, Mogg, Purtell, Kelly, Monaghan, Frawley weren’t very quick for NRL standard.

I think Mogg was deceptively quick when it came to accelerating.

Schiller is actually one of the harder players to get a gauge on. Sometimes he looks at a level between Hoptric and Kravage, then against the Knights last year he looked he was running on sand at times.

Schiller is quick! Got some very good acceleration and top speed too. He would be second quickest back there. I hope we take advantage of the speed of our wingers

[Azza]

Man i am glad to get Kravage back in my life
need Sebby and X to stay healthy, lets get 3-4 weeks of footy into these fellas and see that combination flurish

Schmoko is also piquing interest my interest but i must admit i am still yearning for Asomoko

Oh... shut up.

Typical response

Anyway, Gafa, Purtell, Buser, Asbock, Porter, Wolfgramm... my goodness this club has dished out some drivel over the years. Good to see a bit of promise emerging.

[yeh raiders]

Yeah Mogg could’ve move decently well.

Brett Kelly was actually very fast, when he got into open space. Which wasn’t very often. I remember him being incredibly frustrating to watch.

[Bloody_Burnham]

We've got genuine speed on both wings. When was the last time that happened?

Gafa and Graham?

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Gafa?

Gafa wasn’t fast. Milne, Zillman and Graham were flyers.

But we’ve had some plodders (speed wise) in the backs. Howell, Mogg, Purtell, Kelly, Monaghan, Frawley weren’t very quick for NRL standard.

Ahh the turtle Purtell. Monaghan at least had some size and skill but lacked pace. Some pretty average names in that list. We could only dream of having players as talented as Timoko in our backline in that era.

[yeh raiders]

I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:

https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550

Tim blowing up deluxe!

Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.

[-TW-]

I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:

https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550

Tim blowing up deluxe!

Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.

I hate younger me, I can't believe that was 16 years ago...

He did get dropped the next week and we pumped the Rabbits so guess it was worthwhile?

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[Billy Walker]

I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:

https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550

Tim blowing up deluxe!

Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.

16 years of bagging out the players giving their best for this club. I guess some things just never change. Sad to see really

[gerg]

I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:

https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550

Tim blowing up deluxe!

Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.

16 years of bagging out the players giving their best for this club. I guess some things just never change. Sad to see really

You would never bag out a player, hey Billy?

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[President Clinton]

I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:

https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550

Tim blowing up deluxe!

Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.

16 years of bagging out the players giving their best for this club. I guess some things just never change. Sad to see really

Hahaha shut the **** up Billy T. What about your nonsense that Jarrod Croker? Muppet.

[greeneyed]

Red wine and McNuggets the secret to Rapana's NRL longevity



At 34, Jordan Rapana is aging like a fine wine for the Canberra Raiders - which makes sense after he revealed the secret to his longevity ahead of his 200th NRL game for the Green Machine this weekend.

"Two glasses of red and a 20-nugget meal from McDonalds," Rapana joked. "I pinch myself every single day," he added. "To still be able to run around at 34, playing at fullback too, I'm really blessed and grateful."

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

[Billy Walker]

I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:

https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550

Tim blowing up deluxe!

Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.

16 years of bagging out the players giving their best for this club. I guess some things just never change. Sad to see really

Hahaha shut the **** up Billy T. What about your nonsense that Jarrod Croker? Muppet.

There is a difference between critical analysis and bagging someone out.

[Billy Walker]

Levi comeback epitomises Raiders' grit in 2024



Well-travelled hooker Danny Levi’s early-season renaissance has been a microcosm of Canberra’s gritty, expectations-defying start to 2024.

“It’s something you can’t fault the boys on, the effort areas – they are always putting in on that side of things,” Levi said after the Round 3 defeat in Christchurch. “There’s obviously a lot of things we need to fix up – a few too many errors – but it’s still early rounds and plenty of time to fix it up. What it comes down to is just working hard for each other – and we’ve got such a good group of boys here, they want to work hard for each other.”

Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/03/26/lev ... t-in-2024/

“It’s awesome here, the camaraderie and Sticky’s got a massive culture of bringing the boys together. It’s an unreal bunch of boys and I’d like to stay as long as possible.”

Great stuff!

[TongueFTW]

Some random thoughts:

* Two relatively unheralded reasons for our solid defence to start the year: our completion rate, and Fog’s long kicking game. Both put us in much better territory resulting in far less defensive pressure, fatigue.
* This is potentially the best backline we have had in a very long time. It’s up to Schiller to hold onto his spot now. If he has a big game and we win, Stuart won’t change things.
* With Talikai at second row on the left, Hosking needs to play 80 minutes. Whitehead doesn’t have the physicality at this stage of his career.
* With the number of outs in the Sharks forward pack, our game plan is obvious, but watch someone like Hazleton run for 200m and dominate. Matt Prior in the 2016 semi still gives me shudders.

[Hong Kong Raider]

‘Lucky it only burnt his arm’: The cooking explosion that injured Hopoate



Canberra outside back Albert Hopoate suffered severe burns to his right arm when an oil can behind a barbecue exploded. Albert’s father John said his son was at teammate Corey Harawira-Naera’s house on Monday night when the accident happened. “He was at Corey’s house when one of those spray oil cans at the back of a barbecue blew up. He suffered some pretty bad burns. It was frightening. He’s lucky it only burnt his arm and not his face.”

“It’s such an unfortunate incident,” Ricky Stuart said. “Albert has been very consistent and solid for us with his performances at the start of the season. He won’t be out for long.”

Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/lucky- ... 5ffhz.html

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... f399627770

Horror NRL injury list laid bare after Raiders young gun ruled out due to barbecue accident: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2024- ... 72d43c554a

Ricky really likes Hoppa from this article. It’s up to Schiller to perform so he is undroppable.

[Rickmando]

Gee that last sentence sounds ominous…

[Bluesbrother]

Man i am glad to get Kravage back in my life
need Sebby and X to stay healthy, lets get 3-4 weeks of footy into these fellas and see that combination flurish

Schmoko is also piquing interest my interest but i must admit i am still yearning for Asomoko

Schmoko is fantastic. Tradies across the nation with get around it. Aside from the poetic union I think they could be an excellent combination. Schiller is a try scorer and Timoko is a try creator.

[Bluesbrother]

Hoppa has been good IMO. What's he done wrong? I don't think he is a centre but he does a job.

[Rickmando]

I won’t apologise for liking my outside backs fast, dynamic and creative.

Rather than sluggish, one-paced battering rams.

[Bluesbrother]

Fair enough. Hoppa's carries are very good. Average of over 65 post contact meters a game so far. That's better that Joe Tapine.

[Botman]

It will be good to have a backline where all 5 players are an attacking threat

[dubby]

Compare Hopoate against Timoko this season:

Hoppa:

1 try assist
5 tackle breaks
17 tackles
4 missed tackles
81% tackle efficiency
148 average running metres
445 total running metres

Timoko:

1 try assist
2 line breaks
8 tackle breaks
47 tackles made
4 missed tackles
91% tackle efficiency
174 average running metres
523 running metres

[dubby]

It will be good to have a backline where all 5 players are an attacking threat

I think they are this week.