2022 Rd 24 V Sea Eagles: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

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2022 Rd 24 V Sea Eagles: Teams and Previews



Canberra Raiders V Manly Sea Eagles
Saturday 27 August, 3:00pm
Canberra Stadium
Tickets: Click here
TV coverage: Fox League Channel 502
Radio: ABC, Mix 106.3, 2CC

The Raiders play their last home game of the year when they host the Sea Eagles in Round 24. Who would you like to see line up in green in this match? Name your own team, and then see how close you were when the official teams are named on the Tuesday before the match. We will have the official squads in the first post of this thread, once they are announced.

OFFICIAL SQUADS

Canberra Raiders

1. Xavier Savage
2. Nick Cotric
3. Matthew Timoko
4. Sebastian Kris
5. Jordan Rapana
6. Jack Wighton
7. Jamal Fogarty
8. Josh Papalii
9. Zac Woolford
10. Joseph Tapine
11. Hudson Young
12. Elliott Whitehead
13. Adam Elliott

14. Tom Starling
15. Emre Guler
16. Corey Horsburgh
17. Corey Harawira-Naera

18. James Schiller
19. Ata Mariota
20. Matt Frawley
21. Trey Mooney
22. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

Injury/Suspension

Semi Valemei, Ribs (Indefinite)
Adrian Trevilyan, Shoulder (Indefinite)
Jarrod Croker, Shoulder (Season)
Harley Smith-Shields, Knee (Season)
Josh Hodgson, Knee (Season)

Manly Sea Eagles

1. Tolutau Koula
2. Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega
3. Brad Parker
4. Morgan Harper
5. Christian Tuipulotu
6. Kieran Foran
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Josh Aloiai
9. Lachlan Croker
10. Toafofoa Sipley
11. Haumole Olakau'atu
12. Andrew Davey
13. Dylan Walker

14. Ben Trbojevic
15. Josh Schuster
16. Martin Taupau
17. Kurt De Luis

18. Ethan Bullemor
19. Kaeo Weekes
20. James Roumanos
21. Jamie Humphreys
22. Jacob Sykes

Injury/Suspension

Taniela Paseka, Knee (Indefinite)
Sean Keppie, Shoulder (Indefinite)
Tom Trbojevic, Shoulder (Season)
Jake Trbojevic, Hand (Season)
Karl Lawton, Knee (Season)
Jason Saab, Knee (Season)
Reuben Garrick, Shoulder (Season)

Officials

Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch judges: Phil Henderson
Video referee: Grant Atkins

NRL Teams: Click here
NSW Cup teams: Click here
Jersey Flegg teams: Click here

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[Crusader]

If we win this, we will be glued to the tv and cheer on the cowboys at 7.30

[The Nickman]

I wonder what absolute horse **** our coach will pull for this game.

Gonna be hard to outdo himself after that knights game!

[Finchy]

Same team that ... *checks notes* ... beat the Knoughts! Replace Starling with Woolford though.

[The Nickman]

Same team that ... *checks notes* ... beat the Knoughts! Replace Starling with Woolford though.

Nah, keep Starling and bring back CNK this week… that’ll show us!

[Finchy]

Same team that ... *checks notes* ... beat the Knoughts! Replace Starling with Woolford though.

Nah, keep Starling and bring back CNK this week… that’ll show us!

Our faces will be shoved in it so hard

[raiderskater]

More importantly, we're all making sure we're coming to this game with rainbow stuff, right? After all, there's multiple Manly players we know that will throw off their game. Better keep the knives away though, they think that's all fine.

[Kryptonite]

DCE Masterclass coming up

[benda]

Manly wont be easy. For some reason they have the edge over us. I barely beat Knights.

DCE and Walker to have a ripper.

Starling and Whitehead positions questionable... surely.

[greeneyed]

[Northern Raider]

DCE Masterclass coming up

Can set your watch by it. He will 40/20 us to death.

[zim]

We won't treat Manly as lightly as we did Newcastle. That left side was passive in defense for big parts of the game. It's the opposite when we've played Manly.
DCE is good enough to kick us out of the game. We'll need to make sure we put a lot of pressure on the kick from marker. Horse repeating what he did with a touch less of the on ground stuff is a nice baseline.

[pacman]

Looking forward to more of Ricky's tricks this week. Was astounded by the magic against Newcastle.

[Danaman137]

Ricky won’t, but I want:

1. Savage
2. Cotric
3. Timoko
4. Kris
5. Rapana
6. Wighton
7. Fogarty
8. Papalii
9. Woolford
10. Papalii
11. Young
12. CHN
13. Elliot

14. Starling/Trev
15. Mooney
16. Horsburgh
17. Guler


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[Finchy]

Alright peeps. There's only two games to go, and we all miss having the weekly segments which are good for a laugh and a bit of banter. This week we have.... *drumroll* ....

Rocky's view from the couch



This week, Faiders coach Rocky Stewart saw things from a different perspective than usual. Instead of watching the game unfold live from the comfort of the coaches box, or standing on the sideline, Rocky joined the rest of the couch-coaches, and watched the game on TV like the rest of the bums.

Rocky said:

"It gave me a whole new perspective. I always thought I watched the game more closely than the fans, and saw things they don't see. That's why I love shoving it in their faces so much.

But my view from the couch changed all that. I saw weaknesses in our game for the first time and in a whole new light. I always thought it was the refs, the bounce of the ball, a bit of luck costing us victory. I hated having 17 blokes hurting in the sheds.

But not anymore. I'm not into keeping secrets, I'm happy to tell you all my plans for this game. Ambushing the opposition without telling them it's coming is nothing but a weak-gutted dog-move. I've got nothing to hide. Gone are the days of the smokescreen.

I've noticed Smelly seems to be gassed a lot these days. I've been having to get him off half an hour early. 3 runs for 15 metres, 5 missed tackles, and yelling at the ref is hard work. I've come up with a solution though. It'll help Smelly, and it'll help the team. I'm gunna improve his fitness and output by playing him for 80 minutes instead of subbing him off. Genius!

I've also noticed Tommy is really hindering our attack. His service is slow and inaccurate. He runs around like a headless chook and completely stuffs our rhythm. I've come up with a solution though. Instead of playing him for 30 minutes, I'm gunna leave him out there all game, and only use Germ if there's an injury. The longer Tommy stays on the field, the better his service and accuracy will be right? Practice makes perfect! Genius!

To be honest, I hope I get suspended more. The time on the couch has really given me a fresh set of eyes to fix this team. Like the great late Frank Costanza said during Festivus, "I have a lot of problems with you people, and now you're going to hear about it!" "

It's unclear who Rocky's next target will be. Rumors are there are some long-standing grudges from an under 6's game 20 years ago. Whoever said "time heals all wounds" hadn't met Rocky.

[Raiders666]

Wow this place really has hit a new low...

[BadnMean]

Ricky won’t, but I want:

1. Savage
2. Cotric
3. Timoko
4. Kris
5. Rapana
6. Wighton
7. Fogarty
8. Papalii
9. Woolford
10. Papalii
11. Young
12. CHN
13. Elliot

14. Starling/Trev
15. Mooney
16. Horsburgh
17. Guler


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I would pick Papalii in as many positions as possible but asking him to be 8 and 10 at this stage of his career is asking a lot of the big fella. Imagine that break last week,
"Papalii with a short ball at the line to Papaliii... who puts on some footwork and bursts through the line at pace, vintage Papa... who slows and finds Papalii looming up in support and pops a lovely soft ball... Papalli now storming downfield looking right and left for support- basketballs over the top on the bounce to..."

Rumours Trev is leaving? Won't be a spot for him if so.

Is Mooney fit again?

[Seiffert82]

Ricky won’t, but I want:

1. Savage
2. Cotric
3. Timoko
4. Kris
5. Rapana
6. Wighton
7. Fogarty
8. Papalii
9. Woolford
10. Papalii
11. Young
12. CHN
13. Elliot

14. Starling/Trev
15. Mooney
16. Horsburgh
17. Guler


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You're right. He'll probably give Taps a run.

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[Seiffert82]

I don't normally do these, but...

1. Savage
2. Cotric
3. Timoko
4. Kris
5. Schiller
6. Wighton
7. Fogarty
8. Papalii
9. Woolford
10. Tapine
11. Young
12. Whitehead (50 mins tops)
13. Horsburgh

14. Elliott
15. Mooney
16. CHN
17. Guler

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[zim]

Ricky won’t, but I want:

1. Savage
2. Cotric
3. Timoko
4. Kris
5. Rapana
6. Wighton
7. Fogarty
8. Papalii
9. Woolford
10. Papalii
11. Young
12. CHN
13. Elliot

14. Starling/Trev
15. Mooney
16. Horsburgh
17. Guler


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I would pick Papalii in as many positions as possible but asking him to be 8 and 10 at this stage of his career is asking a lot of the big fella. Imagine that break last week,
"Papalii with a short ball at the line to Papaliii... who puts on some footwork and bursts through the line at pace, vintage Papa... who slows and finds Papalii looming up in support and pops a lovely soft ball... Papalli now storming downfield looking right and left for support- basketballs over the top on the bounce to..."

Rumours Trev is leaving? Won't be a spot for him if so.

Is Mooney fit again?

Trev has a bung shoulder. Mooney has been back for a couple of weeks.

[gangrenous]

I barely beat Knights.

Well sure, but you’re just one man benda! Far more worrying that a full Raiders team got stretched.

[benda]

I barely beat Knights.

Well sure, but you’re just one man benda! Far more worrying that a full Raiders team got stretched.

Lol!

[BadnMean]

Ricky won’t, but I want:

1. Savage
2. Cotric
3. Timoko
4. Kris
5. Rapana
6. Wighton
7. Fogarty
8. Papalii
9. Woolford
10. Papalii
11. Young
12. CHN
13. Elliot

14. Starling/Trev
15. Mooney
16. Horsburgh
17. Guler


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I would pick Papalii in as many positions as possible but asking him to be 8 and 10 at this stage of his career is asking a lot of the big fella. Imagine that break last week,
"Papalii with a short ball at the line to Papaliii... who puts on some footwork and bursts through the line at pace, vintage Papa... who slows and finds Papalii looming up in support and pops a lovely soft ball... Papalli now storming downfield looking right and left for support- basketballs over the top on the bounce to..."

Rumours Trev is leaving? Won't be a spot for him if so.

Is Mooney fit again?

Trev has a bung shoulder. Mooney has been back for a couple of weeks.

[Hong Kong Raider]

Although Roosters have been playing well, I can't see them beating Melbourne in Melbourne. Beating Wests and putting on 70 is not the best preparation for Melbourne.
Souths v Cowboys is a flip of a coin, with Dearden out I'm probably leaning on Souths but Cowboys' attack was v impressive against the Warriors and I think their pack is better than Souths. Hope Payten plays Drinkwater at 5/8 and Hammer at fullback.
Parra to beat Brisbane, they can't come back after the 60 point mauling Melbourne gave them at their home ground. Dylan Brown has been playing outstanding.

[gangrenous]

Narrator: HKR was forgetting that even the Raiders had somehow managed to beat Melbourne in Melbourne, and that this match was anything but a slam dunk for the Storm.

[Choc Magic]

I think our bubble burst at the exact same time that Dearden's left nut did.

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[Billy Walker]

Stop it Finchy - it hurts to laugh so hard! This is truly side splitting stuff. Please tell me this will be a regular thing. It’s absolutely outstanding reading on so many witty levels

[julian87]

Yeah Dearden's injury doesn't help at all. But if Parramatta thump Brisbane and we win, that's our best hope.

If that happens we will know exactly what is needed pre kick off in the final round.

[The Nickman]

Rocky's view from the couch

This is the single greatest segment of all time. Move over Matt's Matchups, move over Pigman is a ****, give this man the ten thousand dollars!

[Canberra Milk]

I think Cowboys are pretenders and the class in key positions of Souths will get them home... but will be interesting. Cows have less to play for too, with top 4 sewn up

[cat]

Wow this place really has hit a new low...

Yep , the reason why myself and many many others don't post much here and rarely even read the threads anymore.

There is more bagging the club and other fans then supporting this team who can still make the finals

I remember the glory days of this forum where we even had a section "ask Ben " and questions were sent to Ben Pollock to answer them

[zim]

I think Cowboys are pretenders and the class in key positions of Souths will get them home... but will be interesting. Cows have less to play for too, with top 4 sewn up

They want that top 2 spot for the home final. They'll be 100% committed.

[Hong Kong Raider]

I think Cowboys are pretenders and the class in key positions of Souths will get them home... but will be interesting. Cows have less to play for too, with top 4 sewn up

They want that top 2 spot for the home final. They'll be 100% committed.

Exactly. And they play Penrith in the last round, so if they lose one or both, Storm would overtake them and Cows would be 4th, meaning a trip to Penrith in the 1st week of the finals. Cronulla have an easy run in.

[Finchy]

Wow this place really has hit a new low...

Yep , the reason why myself and many many others don't post much here and rarely even read the threads anymore.

There is more bagging the club and other fans then supporting this team who can still make the finals

I remember the glory days of this forum where we even had a section "ask Ben " and questions were sent to Ben Pollock to answer them

Can’t dare have a negative opinion on how the club is run or performing now can we

[The Nickman]

Everyone should always blindly support the club and the players always* and be happy when we almost make the finals!!


*unless, of course, they sign with another club, then we instantly hate them and think the NRL should throw the book at them for any indiscretions they might have.