2023 Rd 14 v Tigers: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

[The Greenhouse]

2023 Rd 14 v Tigers: Teams and Previews



Canberra Raiders v Wests Tigers
Friday 2 June, 8:00pm
Campbelltown Stadium
Tickets: Click here
TV coverage: Nine, Fox League Channel 502, Kayo
Radio: ABC, Mix 106.3, 2CC

The Canberra Raiders start the second half of their season with a trip to Campbelltown and a meeting with the Wests Tigers. 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. Sebastian Kris
2. Nick Cotric
3. Albert Hopoate
4. Matt Timoko
5. Jordan Rapana
6. Jack Wighton
7. Jamal Fogarty
8. Josh Papalii
9. Zac Woolford
10. Pasami Saulo
11. Hudson Young
12. Corey Horsburgh
13. Joe Tapine (C)

14. Tom Starling
15. Emre Guler
16. Matt Frawley
17. Ata Mariota

18. Hohepa Puru
19. Danny Levi
20. Harley Smith-Shields
21. Xavier Savage
22. Peter Hola

Injury/Suspension
Jarrod Croker, Rested (Round 15)
James Schiller, Concussion (Round 15)
Elijah Anderson, Ankle (Round 15-16)
Elliott Whitehead, Suspension/Shoulder (Round 15-17)
Trey Mooney, Hand (Round 16-18)
Adrian Trevilyan, Shoulder/ACL (Mid-July)
Corey Harawira-Naera, Seizure (Indefinite)

Wests Tigers

1. Jahream Bula
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Starford To'a
4. Tommy Talau
5. Junior Tupou
6. Brandon Wakeham
7. Luke Brooks
8. Stefano Utoikamanu
9. Apisai Koroisau
10. David Klemmer
11. Isaiah Papali'i
12. John Bateman
13. Fonua Pole

14. Jake Simpkin
15. Alex Seyfarth
16. Alex Twal
17. Asu Kepaoa

18. Brent Naden
19. Aistasi James
20. Daine Laurie
21. Justin Matamua
22. Tallyn Da Silva

Injury/Suspension
Charlie Stains, Illness (Indefinite)
Adam Doueihi, Knee (Season)

Officials

Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch judges: Kasey Badger, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video referee: Adam Gee

Match Hashtags: #NRL #WeareRaiders #NRLTigersRaiders

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[Finchy]

Same team that beat Souths!

Except maybe no CHN. Or Kris. Or Saulo. Or Rapa. Or Hudson. Hell, completely different team then!

[Northern Raider]

Same team that beat Souths!

Except maybe no CHN. Or Kris. Or Saulo. Or Rapa. Or Hudson. Hell, completely different team then!

Saulo was fine. Think he copped one in the nuts. Came back strong.

[Canberra Milk]

Saulo was great. People including me were starting to wonder if he was just a squad filler, but he played very well

[Raiders666]

Savage this week? Seb didn't look great

[Canberra Milk]

Savage this week? Seb didn't look great

Well we'll find out where Ricky stands. If it's 1. Rapana 5. Cotric, then we can pull up stumps on Savage at the Raiders

[Hong Kong Raider]

We are -50 on F/A. Hope we turn it into a positive F/A after playing the Tigers next week, but they are coming off a bye and have looked good in the past few weeks.

Young (if he plays) v Bateman should be good.

[raiderskater]

I think whether Kris and Raps pull up ok or not will also answer the "does Croker get rested" question.

[Canberra Milk]

Wow Sticky confirms Croker will be rested this week for his 300th

[radicalraider]

Croker rested says Ricky

[radicalraider]

Buying tickets now

[Canberra Milk]

It's great press for us too really, to see Croker talk so lovingly about the club

[Seiffert82]

Yep, interesting call on Croker. Very odd.

Anyway, probably could do with a week off. What's the story with his eye socket?

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[Canberra Milk]

It's great marketing. Need to show the NRL that we look after our own and you can have a long happy career at this club

[Finchy]

It’s bizarre dropping Croker just for the home game to be the 300. Is it implying that will be his final game? Get the 300 and he’s done?

[The Ang]

Savage back
Could we see the blooding of Morkos or the return of HSS given Kris’ injury
Puru might get to debut aswell!

how much better do we look with Woolford in the team

[-TW-]

Would be looking something like this id assume

1. Savage
2. Hoppa
3. Cotric
4. Timoko
5. Rapa
6. Wighton
7. Fogarty
8. Papa
9. Woolford
10. Saulo
11. Young
12. Horsburgh
13. Tapine

14. Starling
15. Mariota
16. Guler
17. HSS

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[President Clinton]

It’s bizarre dropping Croker just for the home game to be the 300. Is it implying that will be his final game? Get the 300 and he’s done?

No way. We are 5/6 with him in the side and we can thank his kicking for at least half of those W’s.

Unless Savage is demanding selection, Croker plays IMO.

[-TW-]

It’s bizarre dropping Croker just for the home game to be the 300. Is it implying that will be his final game? Get the 300 and he’s done?

No way. We are 5/6 with him in the side and we can thank his kicking for at least half of those W’s.

Unless Savage is demanding selection, Croker plays IMO.

They've already decided he's being rested

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[President Clinton]

It’s bizarre dropping Croker just for the home game to be the 300. Is it implying that will be his final game? Get the 300 and he’s done?

No way. We are 5/6 with him in the side and we can thank his kicking for at least half of those W’s.

Unless Savage is demanding selection, Croker plays IMO.

They've already decided he's being rested

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Beyond his 300 game I meant.

[Finchy]

It’s bizarre dropping Croker just for the home game to be the 300. Is it implying that will be his final game? Get the 300 and he’s done?

No way. We are 5/6 with him in the side and we can thank his kicking for at least half of those W’s.

Unless Savage is demanding selection, Croker plays IMO.

They've already decided he's being rested

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Beyond his 300 game I meant.

6/7 actually. I hope he keeps playing beyond the 300. I think his form and goal kicking and the other "intangibles" he brings, he deserves the rest of the year at least.

[raiderskater]

Yep, interesting call on Croker. Very odd.

Anyway, probably could do with a week off. What's the story with his eye socket?

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Don't know what happened to his eye, it happened just before his no-try and I was a bit worried, but that was as swollen/dark as it got so I don't think it's serious.

In that CT article that was posted during the week it did make it seem like they were considering all kinds of things, like potential ticket sales, the ease of getting Croker's family in, and also the fact that Raiders fans needed to know to buy tickets to Campbelltown or not, so I guess they were just waiting for him to get through the match. But it does seem a bit ill-advised to put it out so quickly, before Kris and Raps are known.

[Finchy]

I think Croker is only 90 points short of El Masri's point scoring record. Hopefully resting him next week won't cost him beating that.

[-TW-]

Yep, interesting call on Croker. Very odd.

Anyway, probably could do with a week off. What's the story with his eye socket?

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Don't know what happened to his eye, it happened just before his no-try and I was a bit worried, but that was as swollen/dark as it got so I don't think it's serious.

In that CT article that was posted during the week it did make it seem like they were considering all kinds of things, like potential ticket sales, the ease of getting Croker's family in, and also the fact that Raiders fans needed to know to buy tickets to Campbelltown or not, so I guess they were just waiting for him to get through the match. But it does seem a bit ill-advised to put it out so quickly, before Kris and Raps are known.

Raps is fine considering he gave the touchjudge a spray on the way off.

Was only cause he got belted by Taaffe who should've been binned

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[BadnMean]

What a crock of ****.

Club should be focussed on winning matches, not individuals. No individual worth the effort would want to compromise the team/club anyway and Toots Jr is too classy.

Pick your best team. Sentiment doesn’t come into it. I’d bf disgusted if it does. Manufacturing a”moment” renders it cheaper for all concerned.

[BJ]

What a crock of ****.

Club should be focussed on winning matches, not individuals. No individual worth the effort would want to compromise the team/club anyway and Toots Jr is too classy.

Pick your best team. Sentiment doesn’t come into it. I’d bf disgusted if it does. Manufacturing a”moment” renders it cheaper for all concerned.

Yep I’m with ya on this one.

[Roger Kenworthy]

Hope somebody alerts Stick that HSS is on 14 appearances. No way he should be playing the big 1-5 on the road.

[The Ang]

Savage
Hop
Timoko
Morkos (Kris if available)
Rap (Cotric if raps out)
Jack
Jamal
Saulo
Woolford
Tapine
Papa
Hors
Puru

Starling
Guler
Mariota
Young (pending after origin)

Would be weird to see papa back on an edge but jeez we need some second rowers.
I get the sentiment behind Croker’s omission but if Kris is out you do what’s best for the team and play. There isn’t one easy win in this comp anymore, every game and 2 points counts

[-PJ-]

I think Croker is only 90 points short of El Masri's point scoring record. Hopefully resting him next week won't cost him beating that.

Rnd 15 will be a huge day at GIO.

300 fg games for Toots and a personal points tally of 91 to smash the Worriers.

[NoMan]

I’d guess HSS comes in. Webb may debut on the bench as well, hard to see Young playing 80 with a two day turn around.

[RedRaider]

When Wayne Bennett coached the Bronco's and they were the bulk of the Qld team, he always wanted them to play soon after Origin. His reasoning was that they had just had 10 days off so to play 2 days later when they were on an origin high was to their advantage.

If Hudson is not hurt during the Origin match I reckon he will put his hand up to be picked and Sticky will select him.

With JC out and Kris' injury to be assessed I hope Xavier is selected at FB. Rapa has already said this season he does not want to play FB so pick a player who does want to be in the position.

[Rick]

Saulo was great. People including me were starting to wonder if he was just a squad filler, but he played very well

He seems to be one of those players who is much better starting rather than coming off the bench.


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[-PJ-]

Is Bateman fit ?

Hard to keep tabs on him these days.

[Rick]

Croker was interviewed after the game and they asked about testing him, he was coy with his response sighting that Kris and Rapana did not finish the game.

Then later Stuart announced that he would rest Croker. I am guessing this was after he had time to assess both Kris and Rapana.

With the above I assume both will be good to go.

1 - Savage
2- Hoppa (Man I wish he had a bit more pace)
3 - Kris
4 - Timoko
5 - Rapana
6 - Jack
7- Fog (good to see we have a ready Made replacement already on the books to kick it out on the full)

8- Papa
9- Woolford
10- Saulo
11- Webb
12- Horse
13- Taps

14- Puru
15- Ata
16- Guler
17- Sideways Nic

Could really do with a mid season edge back rower!


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[The Nickman]

Same team that beat the Eels!