2019 Rd 1 V Titans: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

[Johno]

I'm not sure I can take another 17 days of these stories before we take the field.

Im loving them, my expectations are now up to top 4.

Go the gypsy man !!!

He might bring Tyson Fury in as security for Jack

[greeneyed]

VIDEO: Canberra Raiders co-captain Josh Hodgson says five-eighth right for Jack Wighton

Canberra Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson backs Jack Wighton's move to five-eighth

Video: https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/03/01/hod ... r-wighton/

[LimeGreenMachine]

This is the Mounties team vs the Dogs.
Ato is returning.
You would imagine some of these names will be in the first game.

Brad Abbey
Luke Bateman
JJ Collins
Seb Kris
Emre Guler
Ata Hingano
Corey Horsburgh
Royce Hunt
Dunamis Lui
Dean Matterson
Jack Murchie
Brendan O’Hagan
Reuben Porter
Tony Satini
Tom Starling
Ryan Sutton
Hudson Young

[edwahu]

This is the Mounties team vs the Dogs.
Ato is returning.
You would imagine some of these names will be in the first game.

Brad Abbey
Luke Bateman
JJ Collins
Seb Kris
Emre Guler
Ata Hingano
Corey Horsburgh
Royce Hunt
Dunamis Lui
Dean Matterson
Jack Murchie
Brendan O’Hagan
Reuben Porter
Tony Satini
Tom Starling
Ryan Sutton
Hudson Young

Basically a forwards drill looking at that, I will be surprised if they do anything but hit it up and defend. That's hopefully why Williams isn't named.

[RedRaider]

‘An absolute freak’: Canberra Raiders’ ‘grubby’ Englishman who became a dad at 15

He is Canberra’s latest English recruit, who has been described as “grubby”, “a half gypsy” and a mix between James Graham and Anthony Watmough.

“He’s not the biggest guy and he doesn’t have the best rig on him. You saw him and thought: ‘OK, there’s nothing special’ but he has a brilliant football brain. He puts his head where other people wouldn’t put their feet — and that is what you need to make it in the NRL,” said ex team mate Heath L’Estrange

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... c9acff5598

That does not sound good. It sounds like he is booking a space in the head bin. I've not seen him play, other than some highlights, so like all new comers, I wish him well and wait to see how he performs in the NRL.

[T_R]

This is the Mounties team vs the Dogs.
Ato is returning.
You would imagine some of these names will be in the first game.

Brad Abbey
Luke Bateman
JJ Collins
Seb Kris
Emre Guler
Ata Hingano
Corey Horsburgh
Royce Hunt
Dunamis Lui
Dean Matterson
Jack Murchie
Brendan O’Hagan
Reuben Porter
Tony Satini
Tom Starling
Ryan Sutton
Hudson Young

Basically a forwards drill looking at that, I will be surprised if they do anything but hit it up and defend. That's hopefully why Williams isn't named.

Big team!

[Ruben Daley]

‘An absolute freak’: Canberra Raiders’ ‘grubby’ Englishman who became a dad at 15

He is Canberra’s latest English recruit, who has been described as “grubby”, “a half gypsy” and a mix between James Graham and Anthony Watmough.

“He’s not the biggest guy and he doesn’t have the best rig on him. You saw him and thought: ‘OK, there’s nothing special’ but he has a brilliant football brain. He puts his head where other people wouldn’t put their feet — and that is what you need to make it in the NRL,” said ex team mate Heath L’Estrange

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... c9acff5598

That does not sound good. It sounds like he is booking a space in the head bin. I've not seen him play, other than some highlights, so like all new comers, I wish him well and wait to see how he performs in the NRL.

I don’t think he meant it that way. More just that he’s tough. He also mentioned Bateman has an excellent football brain. Don’t think he’ll be Josh Miller mark II.

Geez, I hope he is as good as he’s being described.

[Woodgers]

‘An absolute freak’: Canberra Raiders’ ‘grubby’ Englishman who became a dad at 15

He is Canberra’s latest English recruit, who has been described as “grubby”, “a half gypsy” and a mix between James Graham and Anthony Watmough.

“He’s not the biggest guy and he doesn’t have the best rig on him. You saw him and thought: ‘OK, there’s nothing special’ but he has a brilliant football brain. He puts his head where other people wouldn’t put their feet — and that is what you need to make it in the NRL,” said ex team mate Heath L’Estrange

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... c9acff5598

That does not sound good. It sounds like he is booking a space in the head bin. I've not seen him play, other than some highlights, so like all new comers, I wish him well and wait to see how he performs in the NRL.

I don’t think he meant it that way. More just that he’s tough. He also mentioned Bateman has an excellent football brain. Don’t think he’ll be Josh Miller mark II.

Geez, I hope he is as good as he’s being described.

Me too Ruben. One thing I am excited to keep reading about is that he plays with energy. Sia is one of our few forwards to play with good energy and I think just another player scrambling and making a contest of everything will bring all the other forwards around him up a notch. I'm hoping anyway.

[Ruben Daley]

‘An absolute freak’: Canberra Raiders’ ‘grubby’ Englishman who became a dad at 15

He is Canberra’s latest English recruit, who has been described as “grubby”, “a half gypsy” and a mix between James Graham and Anthony Watmough.

“He’s not the biggest guy and he doesn’t have the best rig on him. You saw him and thought: ‘OK, there’s nothing special’ but he has a brilliant football brain. He puts his head where other people wouldn’t put their feet — and that is what you need to make it in the NRL,” said ex team mate Heath L’Estrange

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... c9acff5598

That does not sound good. It sounds like he is booking a space in the head bin. I've not seen him play, other than some highlights, so like all new comers, I wish him well and wait to see how he performs in the NRL.

I don’t think he meant it that way. More just that he’s tough. He also mentioned Bateman has an excellent football brain. Don’t think he’ll be Josh Miller mark II.

Geez, I hope he is as good as he’s being described.

Me too Ruben. One thing I am excited to keep reading about is that he plays with energy. Sia is one of our few forwards to play with good energy and I think just another player scrambling and making a contest of everything will bring all the other forwards around him up a notch. I'm hoping anyway.

Good point. Sia stood out so much to me in the trial for his sheer energy and if Bateman is the same then it adds spark to our pack that's probably been missing over the last couple of years.

Luke Bateman, for all his failings, goes 100%. His linespeed and pressure on the kicker etc. are great. He's just hindered by natural talent. John seems to be a great balance between ability, energy and mongrel.

[Rickmando]

We don’t need to worry too much about this one lads. Stick will have identified this as our “3rd trial” in effect. No point in piling on the fatigue and risking injuries in Round 1 when we can just turn up, have a hit out, and probably put the titans away.

No one will remember this game when we have locked up a top 4 spot and we’re firing on all cylinders - in fact we will be hailing Stick as a tactical genius for not burning us out like the rest of the comp...

[gerg]

I guess we look at the positives *shrugs*. Let's all sit back and watch other sides get decimated with injury this weekend.

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[Dusty]

Looking forward to a report about how the Raiders prospects performed in the Mounties trial today


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[Green eyed Mick]

This is the Mounties team vs the Dogs.
Ato is returning.
You would imagine some of these names will be in the first game.

Brad Abbey
Luke Bateman
JJ Collins
Seb Kris
Emre Guler
Ata Hingano
Corey Horsburgh
Royce Hunt
Dunamis Lui
Dean Matterson
Jack Murchie
Brendan O’Hagan
Reuben Porter
Tony Satini
Tom Starling
Ryan Sutton
Hudson Young

Basically a forwards drill looking at that, I will be surprised if they do anything but hit it up and defend. That's hopefully why Williams isn't named.

Could someone who watched the Mounties trial give us a quick rundown on the forwards?

Assuming J. Bateman, Tapine, Whitehead, Papa, Havili and Sia are in the side, who gets the remaining 3 positions in the 17? I'd have Horsburg so we are down to two of Guler, Bateman, Sutton, Collins, Murchie, Hunt and Lui.

[edwahu]

There were updates in the pathways section.

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33099&start=35

Sounds like Horsburgh was the standout in his first stint. He and Guler started. Sutton was quiet. Murchie played lock which is interesting.

[gerg]

Well Titans got out to 18 - 0 against a woeful Broncos then Titans were pretty ordinary in the second and Broncos won. Titans starting pack played well at tge beginning of the game but seemed to gas fairly quickly. They defended quite well in the first half but just gave the Broncos too many opportunities in the second half.

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[Rickmando]

Stick has us on track. Garth Brennan will be no tactical match for the SuperCoach

[greeneyed]

There were updates in the pathways section.

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33099&start=35

Sounds like Horsburgh was the standout in his first stint. He and Guler started. Sutton was quiet. Murchie played lock which is interesting.

I've posted some extra thoughts there.

[Rickmando]

Can only hope Horsburgh gets an opportunity. Seems like a wholehearted player, and you can never have enough of them in your 17

[gerg]

I guess we look at the positives *shrugs*. Let's all sit back and watch other sides get decimated with injury this weekend.

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Drinkwater torn pec. That's about 8 weeks from memory. Massive blow for the Storm.

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[Green Chapel]

Abbey
Cotric
Croker
BJ
Oldfield
Wighton
Sezer ??
Sia
J Bateman
Whitehead
Tapine
Hodgo c
Papali

Sutton
Hunt
Lui
Havelli

[edwahu]

Horsburgh certainly deserves selection based on pre-season form. Let's see if Ricky walks the talk.

[Green Chapel]

Honestly if Aiden Sezer cannot control the game at stages ..... he will have to go , once and for all tbh.

Im giving him 2 - 3 games to show some skill in controlling a game.

He has to fire from rnd 1 !!

[Green Chapel]

Sutton
Hunt
Lui
Havelli

Power bench !!!

[julian87]

Abbey
Cotric
Croker
BJ
Oldfield
Wighton
Sezer ??
Sia
J Bateman
Whitehead
Tapine
Hodgo c
Papali

Sutton
Hunt
Lui
Havelli

Abbey is absolutely no chance.

[gerg]

I don't think Sutton or Lui have done enough to earn a spot in the 17 either.

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[julian87]

If I had to guess exactly a fortnight out I reckon we’ll see

1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
2 Nic Cotric
3 Jarrod Croker
4 Joey Leilua
5 Michael Oldfield
6 Jack Wighton
7 Aidan Sezer
8 Josh Papalii
9 Josh Hodgson
15 Royce Hunt
11 Joe Tapine
12 Elliott Whitehead
13 John Bateman

14 Dunamis Havili
10 Sia Soliola
16 Luke Bateman
17 Emre Guler

18 Ryan Sutton
19 Corey Horsburgh
20 Bailey Simonsson
21 Sam Williams

[-PJ-]

Abbey
Cotric
Croker
BJ
Oldfield
Wighton
Sezer ??
Sia
J Bateman
Whitehead
Tapine
Hodgo c
Papali

Sutton
Hunt
Lui
Havelli

No...

Just no..on so many levels !!!

[-PJ-]

And Julien, can you give some background on #14 ?

[julian87]

And Julien, can you give some background on #14 ?

I’ve heard we’re using face off technology this season and that’s the first experiment.

[-PJ-]

And Julien, can you give some background on #14 ?

I’ve heard we’re using face off technology this season and that’s the first experiment.

Cool !!

So..Havili or Lui ?

[-TW-]

Abbey
Cotric
Croker
BJ
Oldfield
Wighton
Sezer ??
Sia
J Bateman
Whitehead
Tapine
Hodgo c
Papali

Sutton
Hunt
Lui
Havelli

Nope

[Dusty]

1. Nicoll- Klokstad
2. Cotric
3. Croker
4. Leilua
5. Oldfield
6. Wighton
7. Sezer
8. Soliola
9. Hodgson
10. Papalii
11. Tapine
12. Whitehead
13. J. Bateman

14. Havili
15. Horsburgh
16. Guler
17. Sutton


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[Sid]

If I had to guess exactly a fortnight out I reckon we’ll see

1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
2 Nic Cotric
3 Jarrod Croker
4 Joey Leilua
5 Michael Oldfield
6 Jack Wighton
7 Aidan Sezer
8 Josh Papalii
9 Josh Hodgson
15 Royce Hunt
11 Joe Tapine
12 Elliott Whitehead
13 John Bateman

14 Siliva Havili
10 Sia Soliola
16 Luke Bateman
17 Emre Guler

18 Ryan Sutton
19 Corey Horsburgh
20 Bailey Simonsson
21 Sam Williams

I think you’re on the money

[Ruben Daley]

1. Nicoll- Klokstad
2. Cotric
3. Croker
4. Leilua
5. Oldfield
6. Wighton
7. Sezer
8. Soliola
9. Hodgson
10. Papalii
11. Tapine
12. Whitehead
13. J. Bateman

14. Havili
15. Horsburgh
16. Guler
17. Sutton


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This is mine too, Dusty, except I don't think Sutton will be there. Hasn't done enough in the trials from what I saw. I'd pick Hunt ahead of him prettily easily. I think Stick would have Luke Bateman ahead of him too. If for no other reason than to not have three rookies on the bench.

Even though all three are almost entirely unheard of outside of this forum, a bench rotation of Horsborough, Guler and Hunt actually excites me a bit. There's an interesting mix of body shapes and there's a bit of power in there. The starting pack can go long minutes, so that would take the pressure of them a bit.

But I still expect Lui or Luke to be picked based on experience. Which makes sense (* braces for anti-Luke rants*).

[roneel78]

Stick has us on track. Garth Brennan will be no tactical match for the SuperCoach

****yawn**** you’ve made your point and this is getting boring. Why dont you now wait for the opening rounds at least yeah?


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