2022 Trial 2 V Sea Eagles: Teams and Game Day *Teams p1*

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Who will win?

Raiders 13+
3
17%
Raiders 1-12
6
33%
Draw
3
17%
Sea Eagles 1-12
3
17%
Sea Eagles 13+
3
17%
 
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Interesting that no teams have yet been named for any of the four sides who play on Friday night. Raiders v Sea Eagles, Chooks v Tigers.
I'm hoping the delay in naming the Raiders squad is not Covid related. Four out for that reason already, is enough.
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RedRaider wrote: February 23, 2022, 4:50 pm Interesting that no teams have yet been named for any of the four sides who play on Friday night. Raiders v Sea Eagles, Chooks v Tigers.
I'm hoping the delay in naming the Raiders squad is not Covid related. Four out for that reason already, is enough.
Not many teams have been named for any games so far...

But considering we play in 2 days it is worrying
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cat wrote: February 23, 2022, 5:32 pm
RedRaider wrote: February 23, 2022, 4:50 pm Interesting that no teams have yet been named for any of the four sides who play on Friday night. Raiders v Sea Eagles, Chooks v Tigers.
I'm hoping the delay in naming the Raiders squad is not Covid related. Four out for that reason already, is enough.
Not many teams have been named for any games so far...

But considering we play in 2 days it is worrying
Why is it "worrying"?

Do we think there is a risk that because the team list hasn't been publicly released, some of the participants have gone and made alternative arrangements for Friday evening?

I expect we will probably play anyone in our top 30 squad who is fit for at least part of the game.
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im on tenterhooks myself
Perhaps the team have been consumed by a localised aurora borealis.
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I think it is because the girls teams were named and they are trying to give the limelight to them for a day then tomorrow the mens team will be announced.
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nemesis wrote: February 23, 2022, 7:38 pm I think it is because the girls teams were named and they are trying to give the limelight to them for a day then tomorrow the mens team will be announced.
If that were the case, two teams wouldn’t have been named at 4pm Tuesday and some more today. Or they’d have all been announced on Tuesday last week. Instead they dribbled out. There’s no actual strategy. They could be making the best of a bad situation they themselves have created. This is my view:
greeneyed wrote: February 22, 2022, 5:52 pm They're… selling tickets to the game (not for $5 either) and the fans deserve to know who is playing well in advance. They're also broadcast matches, and naming teams on Tuesdays, in line with the season, is good publicity. People talk about the teams all week and journalists report on them all week. I can't see why clubs wouldn't simply be expected to announce them on Tuesdays 4pm.
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Botman wrote: February 23, 2022, 7:08 pm im on tenterhooks myself
Perhaps the team have been consumed by a localised aurora borealis.
While themselves consuming 'Steamed Hams'.
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it'll be close to this

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Cotric
Croker
Timoko
Valemei
Wighton
Fogarty
Papalii
Hodgson
Tapine
Young
CHN
Whitehead

starling
guler
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elliott
sutton
schneider
kris

anyone else not with covid

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I have Schiller ahead of Semi for the wing position.


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Rick wrote:I have Schiller ahead of Semi for the wing position.


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maybe, couldn't really care it's semantics till CNK and Rapa get back

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bonehead wrote: February 23, 2022, 8:55 pm
Rick wrote:I have Schiller ahead of Semi for the wing position.


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maybe, couldn't really care it's semantics till CNK and Rapa get back

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Rapana is available this week.

It is obvious what will happen.

We will play our best team available for the first 30-40 mins. The forwards will rotate as normal and probably cover the first 60 mins. From half time onwards, players will come off and be replaced by be the lesser likes for the second half. By the last 15 mins none of the players that started will be on the field.

Why do I know this? Because we have had the same coach for 9 years and he does the same thing every year.
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Bay53 wrote:
bonehead wrote: February 23, 2022, 8:55 pm
Rick wrote:I have Schiller ahead of Semi for the wing position.


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maybe, couldn't really care it's semantics till CNK and Rapa get back

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Rapana is available this week.

It is obvious what will happen.

We will play our best team available for the first 30-40 mins. The forwards will rotate as normal and probably cover the first 60 mins. From half time onwards, players will come off and be replaced by be the lesser likes for the second half. By the last 15 mins none of the players that started will be on the field.

Why do I know this? Because we have had the same coach for 9 years and he does the same thing every year.
Isn’t Rapa out due to Covid isolation this week?
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Rick wrote: February 23, 2022, 8:46 pm I have Schiller ahead of Semi for the wing position.

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I think I would too. Schiller was very good last week.
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Botman wrote: February 23, 2022, 7:08 pm im on tenterhooks myself
Perhaps the team have been consumed by a localised aurora borealis.
No, that's just the northern lights.
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Rick wrote: February 23, 2022, 8:46 pm I have Schiller ahead of Semi for the wing position.


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Hopoate as well tbh. And Anderson when he's fit.
well, I guess you could say that I'm buy curious.
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Azza wrote:
Botman wrote: February 23, 2022, 7:08 pm im on tenterhooks myself
Perhaps the team have been consumed by a localised aurora borealis.
No, that's just the northern lights.
Well it all makes sense now. Ricky is a polarising character.
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greeneyed wrote: February 23, 2022, 9:53 pm
Rick wrote: February 23, 2022, 8:46 pm I have Schiller ahead of Semi for the wing position.

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I think I would too. Schiller was very good last week.
"One good trial game does not a first grader make".

I don't think he will debut a guy over a player who has been in and around the team for several years. Especially when they are both there or thereabouts at this stage?

I could be wrong obviously. We shall see i guess.
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New Canberra Raider Adam Elliott relishes chance to showcase versatility in NRL trial

Adam Elliott says he expects to be showing his versatility in the Canberra Raiders' second trial at Gosford on Friday night.

"I've got a few things I'm always trying to work on. Playing on the edge is different to being in the middle. I'll probably play a bit of both at lock and second-row. Particularly the way the game has gone, it's good to have a middle that can be a bit versatile on the edge and I hope it's something valuable for us.

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Old School Green wrote: February 24, 2022, 9:12 am
greeneyed wrote: February 23, 2022, 9:53 pm
Rick wrote: February 23, 2022, 8:46 pm I have Schiller ahead of Semi for the wing position.

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I think I would too. Schiller was very good last week.
"One good trial game does not a first grader make".

I don't think he will debut a guy over a player who has been in and around the team for several years. Especially when they are both there or thereabouts at this stage?

I could be wrong obviously. We shall see i guess.
Semi is a really developing into a unit, very powerful looking with ball in hand. Let's hope he starts nailing some of the nuances of first grade next time he's given an opportunity.
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Roger Kenworthy wrote: February 24, 2022, 9:48 am
Old School Green wrote: February 24, 2022, 9:12 am
greeneyed wrote: February 23, 2022, 9:53 pm
Rick wrote: February 23, 2022, 8:46 pm I have Schiller ahead of Semi for the wing position.

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I think I would too. Schiller was very good last week.
"One good trial game does not a first grader make".

I don't think he will debut a guy over a player who has been in and around the team for several years. Especially when they are both there or thereabouts at this stage?

I could be wrong obviously. We shall see i guess.
Semi is a really developing into a unit, very powerful looking with ball in hand. Let's hope he starts nailing some of the nuances of first grade next time he's given an opportunity.
I'd like to see more of Semi at Centre. He looked good there last week. Maybe for this trial we could see Semi and Schiller combined on the right flank. No longer Leipana but now Semichiller. I'll go now. :arrow:
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I dunno if anyone noticed, but the 7 year old ball kid throwing the footy to Semi for a tap restart and Semi knocking it on made me giggle.
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nachopants wrote: February 24, 2022, 10:49 am I dunno if anyone noticed, but the 7 year old ball kid throwing the footy to Semi for a tap restart and Semi knocking it on made me giggle.
Yes I did. But he didn't drop it in play, or any other ball in play, which is the most important thing
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Honestly, the hate on Semi on this forum is ridiculous.

The kid is a talent. He's committed and he's getting better and better.

Was always a better option than Bailey. Always.
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Manly Sea Eagles name team to face Canberra Raiders in Central Coast trial

Manly Sea Eagles Coach Des Hasler has named his squad to play the Canberra Raiders in their final NRL trial at Central Coast Stadium on Friday night. The match will be played over 2 x 40 minutes halves with unlimited interchanges and there will be no extra-time or golden point.

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Tolu Koula 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans (c) 8. Sean Keppie 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Martin Taupau 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 12. Ethan Bullemor 13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Dylan Walker 15. Karl Lawton 16. Taniela Paseka 17. Toff Sipley 18. James Roumanos 19. Kurt De Luis 20. Eiden Ackland 21. Christian Tuipulotu 23. Kaeo Weekes 24. Ben Trbojevic 25. Jorge Taufua

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Strong Manly side. From my quick look it seems only Harper, Aloiai and Schuster from their Prelim Final side last year are not playing tomorrow night. (And Suli has left the club)
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Raiders any danger of releasing a team?
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Bay53 wrote: February 24, 2022, 12:22 pm Strong Manly side. From my quick look it seems only Harper, Aloiai and Schuster from their Prelim Final side last year are not playing tomorrow night. (And Suli has left the club)
Aloiai is suspended for a few wks.
Schu is injured. Synesdmosis. 3-5wks.
Harper???
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Bay53 wrote: February 24, 2022, 12:22 pm Strong Manly side. From my quick look it seems only Harper, Aloiai and Schuster from their Prelim Final side last year are not playing tomorrow night. (And Suli has left the club)
Agree Bay53. They will be a real test for the Raiders leading into the Competition. I think we have them in the Front Row and at hooker. They look very strong in the backline particularly their 1 and 7.
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NRL team: Raiders v Sea Eagles



The Canberra Raiders have named their squad for the second trial game of the season, when they take on the Manly Sea Eagles on Friday night at Central Coast Stadium.

Jamal Fogarty will have his first opportunity to play for the club after being named at halfback for Friday’s match and will partner with Jack Wighton in the halves, in what will also be Wighton’s first appearance in 2022.

It will also be the first opportunity for Nick Cotric to play in green since returning to the club, with Matt Timoko, Josh Papalii, Josh Hodgson, Joe Tapine, Tom Starling, Michael Asomua and Captain Elliott Whitehead all playing their first matches of the season.

Canberra Raiders v Manly Sea Eagles
Friday February 25, 6.00pm, Central Coast Stadium

1. Xavier Savage
2. Nick Cotric
3. Matt Timoko
4. Semi Valemei
5. Albert Hopoate
6. Jack Wighton
7. Jamal Fogarty
8. Josh Papalii
9. Josh Hodgson
10. Joe Tapine
11. Hudson Young
12. Elliott Whitehead (C)
13. Corey Harawira-Naera

14. Tom Starling
15. Ryan Sutton
16. Trey Mooney
17. Corey Horsburgh
18. Brad Schneider
19. Michael Asomua
20. Adam Elliott
21. Sebastian Kris
22. Jarrod Croker (C)
23. James Schiller
24. Brad Morkos
25. Harry Rushton

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We're now through the looking glass and into Kurt Gidley territory.
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Strange. Valemei in the centres again when you'd think Kris or Croker are more likely to start in round 1. Does Timoko in 3 mean he's being moved to the left? I would have been happy with either Whitehead or Young at lock but Ricky's gone and moved our best edge forward into the middle again instead...

It also wouldn't have been the worst idea to give Caleb Esera a run in one of the trials.

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Interesting Semi gets another run at centre- even though I suspect that has more to do with keeping Croker in cotton wool and HSS injury leaving us with suddenly thinner stocks there, I do think Semi looked ok there. How he goes against a basically full strength Manly.

CHN at lock and Whitehead at #12 is the opposite of what I expected. Let's see if they play swapsies in their second stint/half.

A bit of pressure on Young to produce if he wants a nailed on spot on the edge. Ditto Hors off the bench.
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Isn't Esera off to the Titans?
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I'd say Toots played more minutes than expected last week and thus might get 20 minutes or so out of him this week.

Another game like last week will make Savage impossible to leave out of the Round 1 team. Would have been good to see Charnze play centre this game
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