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- May 11, 2024, 3:40 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
10 years is a long time, you take it back that far and the Raiders have signed Hodgo, Whitehead, CNK, Smithies, Williams, Sezer, Fog, Tapine, Cotric, BJ, Paulo, Raps in that time, plus a heap of decent squad players like Havilli and Lui. I'd only really swap the Roosters for the Raiders list given w...
- May 11, 2024, 8:59 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
Most of the Dogs and Wests signings don't want to leave Western Sydney and they basically have used Penrith as a feeder club for the better signings. There just seems to be less and less established players willing to move away from friends and family, which makes it a tough market for regional club...
- May 11, 2024, 6:10 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 172798
Re: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
I don’t know if criticism is over the top, but most of it is just unfounded.
I will say Blaize did much look better at fullback but he hasn’t shown much in NSW cup and playing half and center in the NRL. He is very rocks and diamonds when I’ve watched him.
I will say Blaize did much look better at fullback but he hasn’t shown much in NSW cup and playing half and center in the NRL. He is very rocks and diamonds when I’ve watched him.
- May 10, 2024, 10:04 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 172798
Re: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
Roosters will make enquiries for Walsh before anyone else. He hasn't signed his extension yet.
- May 10, 2024, 9:53 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 172798
Re: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
Haha I’m cynical like Colk. It’s probably not a healthy mindset or attitude to have, but I guess the difference is thinking all the juniors are overrated and then being pleasantly surprised when a couple prove you wrong feels better than thinking all the juniors are going to be rep quality elite pl...
- May 10, 2024, 6:48 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
- May 10, 2024, 5:42 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
- May 10, 2024, 4:24 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
They aren't signing a 27 year old with 5 NRL games over the top of Chevy. It's him or bust.
- May 10, 2024, 2:50 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders Pathways
- Topic: 2024 Canberra Raiders Junior Representatives
- Replies: 404
- Views: 37159
Re: 2024 Canberra Raiders Junior Representatives
There's a few of the Colts lining up for the NSWRL City v Country Under 17s and 18s games Saturday week at 12.35pm. It's televised on NSWRL TV.
NSWRL Country and City squads announced for 2024: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2024/05 ... -for-2024/
NSWRL Country and City squads announced for 2024: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2024/05 ... -for-2024/
- May 10, 2024, 8:01 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
He has been fine defensively but really Trev isn’t playing enough minutes to know how he is going.
- May 10, 2024, 7:56 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
Yeah it works in the US because there’s no external competition for players. The NBA even had to change the rules to force players to effectively go to college or a pro-league for a year because more and more skipped it. AFL and NRL are in the same boat. You might lose the occasional Suaalii to Unio...
- May 10, 2024, 5:29 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
In the minds of young footballers, yeah.
Maybe less so for Townsville but they are almost as bad at recruiting lately.
Maybe less so for Townsville but they are almost as bad at recruiting lately.
- May 9, 2024, 10:16 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
I’d like to have Carbone’s job - do sfa yet still get paid Carbone's job is more pathways recruitment. Ricky decides who to chase for first grade. Apologies to Joel. It wouldn’t surprise me that our recruitment consists of waiting for emails from agents as to who’s off contract. It’s been rubbish t...
- May 9, 2024, 9:51 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
Carbone's job is more pathways recruitment. Ricky decides who to chase for first grade.Hong Kong Raider wrote: ↑May 9, 2024, 9:49 pm I’d like to have Carbone’s job - do sfa yet still get paid
- May 9, 2024, 9:40 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
I've watched Chan Kum Tong a few times in the lower grades now and I don't think he fixes the problem.
Surely there is a pommy hooker that's going well enough to justify bringing them over.
Surely there is a pommy hooker that's going well enough to justify bringing them over.
- May 9, 2024, 9:31 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 172798
Re: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
Invigorating discussion. We are talking about Hail Marys here, pure and simple Somewhat, in that you don't really properly know until they're older and into grade. But you sign and invest based on *something*. There seems to be a train of thought here, unless I'm misreading it, that you don't know ...
- May 9, 2024, 6:43 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
- May 9, 2024, 5:29 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
Lets face it, the last thing the NRL wants is Canberra or the Titans to be winning comps regularly.
- May 9, 2024, 5:03 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
Just the beginning of the Roosters arduous 6 month rebuild I’d say.
- May 9, 2024, 8:44 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 172798
Re: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
Consider the clubs own expectations on him for a second. I think they are way over what fans on here express.
- May 9, 2024, 7:37 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
I think most people see it as a straight swap for JFH and respect the Panthers approach to the game enough that its not a bad look at all. Roosters would be much worse given their parasitic history and nature. Worst case some people make Sombrero jokes though, nobody cares enough for the NRL to do a...
- May 8, 2024, 5:05 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Coaching issues
- Replies: 3263
- Views: 194442
Re: Coaching issues
Yep, Gus is still a EDIT.
- May 7, 2024, 11:05 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 172798
Re: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
Maybe they got a lot of hype on here but that bunch were hardly near the clubs highest rated juniors outside of perhaps Cornish. Carney, Dugan, Milford, Weyman and Jack had far more hype as they came through and were stars in under 20s and dominating junior reps. All of them had successful careers e...
- May 7, 2024, 3:31 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
Penrith are angling for development fees to be paid by the NRL when a junior player goes elsewhere. That’s basically a first step to centralisation already.
- May 7, 2024, 12:37 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
Why would development be centralised? If they have priority for a couple of players each year then you are offering clubs 4 years + matching rights guaranteed for the best players they develop. That’s a massive advantage over the current system. The fact is there are massive imbalances at junior lev...
- May 7, 2024, 7:27 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
I've been thinking a bit about a draft today. An external draft could work, but only if development is funded centrally. You can still have club academies like they do in the AFL, and methods for the club to access their must keeps. I agree it wouldn't work under the current development funding mod...
- May 6, 2024, 7:49 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
External draft would help and most likely would make it through the courts. Internal draft won't ever get over the line again. Trading would be great but no chance the players allow it, they reckon you need an entire offseason to relocate. Contract restrictions like max contracts would help but the ...
- May 6, 2024, 7:30 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
Under normal circumstances a club losing half their roster wouldn't be in a premiership window. The Roosters probably increase their chances when they do though. The comp is very cooked in a lot of ways.
- May 6, 2024, 7:27 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 186825
Re: Canberra Raiders miss out on David Fifita
Penrith wont offer more than 850k. That seems to be where they tap put for anyone not Cleary.
The NRL won’t do anything, he can win a comp there and that amounts close enough. His partner is from the area as well.
I’ll be amazed if the NRL ever enforce that market rate rule again tbh.
The NRL won’t do anything, he can win a comp there and that amounts close enough. His partner is from the area as well.
I’ll be amazed if the NRL ever enforce that market rate rule again tbh.
- May 5, 2024, 6:46 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders Pathways
- Topic: 2024 Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg
- Replies: 158
- Views: 18448
Re: 2024 Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg
It will be good to be able to see them play at last.
- May 5, 2024, 5:38 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
Seems a break with their recent strategy. I could see it going wrong for them. I mean they coped fine without Kikau, you could even argue they got better.
- May 5, 2024, 5:14 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
Apparently it was mentioned on ch9 that David Fifita’s visiting the Panthers and meeting Cleary next week.
- May 5, 2024, 1:11 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Ethan Sanders signs three year deal with Canberra Raiders
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 172798
Re: Eels half Ethan Sanders agrees to terms with Raiders for three year deal from 2025
With the dreaded bye week coming up and Moses back I reckon it gets done this week.
- May 5, 2024, 11:15 am
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: 'We definitely 1 million per cent want to keep Trey': Raiders keen for Mooney to stay
- Replies: 230
- Views: 15288
Re: 'We definitely 1 million per cent want to keep Trey': Raiders keen for Mooney to stay
I'm not super confident as a lot of the rest of you. Not that he wouldn't want to stay but they have so many middles that are a similar type already on contract. Given a couple of the losses I'm not sure they will match the money for him over trying to bring in some different types of players. Depen...
- May 4, 2024, 7:35 pm
- Forum: Canberra Raiders
- Topic: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
- Replies: 954
- Views: 81710
Re: Raiders player signing speculation 2024
For some reason 10+ year Roosters don’t normally have to chase one last contract compared to other players. I’d guess he will retire.