Xavier Savage re-signs to end 2025
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Xavier Savage re-signs to end 2025
The Daily Telegraph reporting Xavier Savage has re-signed with the club until the end of 2025.
Canberra Raiders lock down young gun Xavier Savage
Canberra may have had a week to forget off the field but it has not been all doom and gloom for the Raiders, who have tied down boom youngster Xavier Savage to a long-term deal.
The Raiders earmarked Savage as their long-term fullback and showed their commitment to the 20-year-old by signing him until at least the end of 2025.
Savage was contracted until the end of next season but has now agreed to a long-term deal before hitting the market on November 1, when he would have been in the sights of rivals given his blistering speed and ability to break open games.
Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... c942f40110
Huge Canberra Raiders boost as Xavier Savage set to re-sign: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239
Canberra Raiders lock down young gun Xavier Savage
Canberra may have had a week to forget off the field but it has not been all doom and gloom for the Raiders, who have tied down boom youngster Xavier Savage to a long-term deal.
The Raiders earmarked Savage as their long-term fullback and showed their commitment to the 20-year-old by signing him until at least the end of 2025.
Savage was contracted until the end of next season but has now agreed to a long-term deal before hitting the market on November 1, when he would have been in the sights of rivals given his blistering speed and ability to break open games.
Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... c942f40110
Huge Canberra Raiders boost as Xavier Savage set to re-sign: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239
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God these boys just hate playing for Ricky....
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Hopefully he is getting paid as a winger
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Great news.
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Awesome news
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Really great news!!! I hope Ricky doesn’t find out before it’s inked though- wasn’t someone trying to tell us Ricky was driving him out of the club
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Great to see. I think Savage has started from a low base in firsts, but no one can possibly say he hasn't made huge progress over the course of the season. Would be great to seem him continue to develop and make the #1 jersey his own.
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agreed.
He was not quite ready for NRL this year, but to his credit he is getting better and better. Hopefully, he really kicks on and becomes a legit star.
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I like it.
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You will note this has been done in the week Ricky can not have any involvement..Billy Walker wrote:Really great news!!! I hope Ricky doesn’t find out before it’s inked though- wasn’t someone trying to tell us Ricky was driving him out of the club
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Interested to see how he goes in 2023 after another off-season in the weights room.
He hasnt been disappointing this year, but he hasnt set the world on fire either. Maybe starting the year in the #1 will put him in better stead.
He hasnt been disappointing this year, but he hasnt set the world on fire either. Maybe starting the year in the #1 will put him in better stead.
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Great news
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I didn't allow this.
I joke of course. The club has listened to the people and has acted accordingly.
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He's blessed with great speed.
He's working on his passing and already has a bit more of a confidence to shift the ball than Charnze did. Slick decisions on sweep plays are often one of the last things s FB develops so he's on track there.
A bit more size and durability will help him next season.
He's one of the players I really enjoy seeing each week so glad he's staying.
He's working on his passing and already has a bit more of a confidence to shift the ball than Charnze did. Slick decisions on sweep plays are often one of the last things s FB develops so he's on track there.
A bit more size and durability will help him next season.
He's one of the players I really enjoy seeing each week so glad he's staying.
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He makes a comical amount of errors but opposing teams respect his speed plus he can catch and pass quickly which adds a lot to the team. It's ludicrous that's a plus in his favour and it really should be the absolute minimum to play in the spine but here we are.
I'd like to see him learn to draw defenders a bit better and his first contact in defence needs to tighten up. His positioning in defence is also something that's not so crash hot but I also think fullbacks end up paying the price for the team stuffing up. He does get caught out a lot though
But I'm happy to see he signed. There is a spark behind the millions of errors. His support play is really good too.
I'd like to see him learn to draw defenders a bit better and his first contact in defence needs to tighten up. His positioning in defence is also something that's not so crash hot but I also think fullbacks end up paying the price for the team stuffing up. He does get caught out a lot though
But I'm happy to see he signed. There is a spark behind the millions of errors. His support play is really good too.
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Glad to hear it. Not convinced he is the long term fullback myself right now, but he's the best we've got right now and he's making improvements every week.
Next season we're going to learn a lot about him. The errors need to come down, the motor has got to improve a little bit.
That's the easy stuff, a lot of his errors are IMO concentration errors and errors in being lazy in securing the football. That should be correctable. The motor is simply a fitness thing. He can get caught out of position when teams work us side to side in the red zone and he's got to track the footy. Again, that's fitness, that should be easily correctable.
if he cant fix those then its over. But assuming he can fix those, his next step evolution as a fullback is to develop his passing game, right now he's got quick hands when needed, which is a start, he doesnt mind giving early ball when nothing is doing, which i like. But if he can learn to quickly read the numbers and know if he's got the numbers and space to straighten up and put the foot down to break the line, or commit defenders and ball play at the line... well, then we've got something pretty special brewing.
Our footy team doesnt have many players you can really get excited for right now. So im glad we're keeping one of the few who can get you out of your seat when he's got the footy in hand. Hopefully he can lead a new era of exciting Raiders footy with guys like Timoko, Kris, Ruston, Mooney etc
Next season we're going to learn a lot about him. The errors need to come down, the motor has got to improve a little bit.
That's the easy stuff, a lot of his errors are IMO concentration errors and errors in being lazy in securing the football. That should be correctable. The motor is simply a fitness thing. He can get caught out of position when teams work us side to side in the red zone and he's got to track the footy. Again, that's fitness, that should be easily correctable.
if he cant fix those then its over. But assuming he can fix those, his next step evolution as a fullback is to develop his passing game, right now he's got quick hands when needed, which is a start, he doesnt mind giving early ball when nothing is doing, which i like. But if he can learn to quickly read the numbers and know if he's got the numbers and space to straighten up and put the foot down to break the line, or commit defenders and ball play at the line... well, then we've got something pretty special brewing.
Our footy team doesnt have many players you can really get excited for right now. So im glad we're keeping one of the few who can get you out of your seat when he's got the footy in hand. Hopefully he can lead a new era of exciting Raiders footy with guys like Timoko, Kris, Ruston, Mooney etc
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He’s a pretty good footballer now. Imagine how good he will be when he learns to catch and tackle!
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He catches the ball and you just wait for something to happen but he beers some time working on his positioning in particular.
Another year and he'll start to build that motor up which will help his game.
Gary Belcher is extremely critical of him from what I've heard in commentary on SEN
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Another year and he'll start to build that motor up which will help his game.
Gary Belcher is extremely critical of him from what I've heard in commentary on SEN
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You had me at “beers”bonehead wrote: ↑August 12, 2022, 2:49 pm He catches the ball and you just wait for something to happen but he beers some time working on his positioning in particular.
Another year and he'll start to build that motor up which will help his game.
Gary Belcher is extremely critical of him from what I've heard in commentary on SEN
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Maybe boneheads biggest issue is Xavier only beers some time.
Happy with the re-signing. He won't be a complete fullback next year so we'll still have to show some patience. Improved fitness and experience is going to bring those errors down.
Happy with the re-signing. He won't be a complete fullback next year so we'll still have to show some patience. Improved fitness and experience is going to bring those errors down.
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The Canberra times article also says Rushton is departing immediately. Very disappointing.
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that's some autocorrectzim wrote:Maybe boneheads biggest issue is Xavier only beers some time.
Happy with the re-signing. He won't be a complete fullback next year so we'll still have to show some patience. Improved fitness and experience is going to bring those errors down.
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Great signing so glad we are keeping him , has so much potential and love watching him play, so much speed and attacking flair, needs to work on defence and securing the ball, but there are other players in the team that miss tackles and drop the ball but they got no speed
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I know mate just having some funbonehead wrote: ↑August 12, 2022, 4:22 pmthat's some autocorrectzim wrote:Maybe boneheads biggest issue is Xavier only beers some time.
Happy with the re-signing. He won't be a complete fullback next year so we'll still have to show some patience. Improved fitness and experience is going to bring those errors down.
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For me it's his footy IQ, in particular positioning in both defence and attack, that will determine if he makes it as a fullback. Eg he seems to stand way too deep at times in set plays. Teddy etc are so good partly because they know where to be relative to the ball, relative to the ball carrier. That's what I'd really like to see improve, it could be a deal-breaker if he can't, and could make him a star if he canBotman wrote: ↑August 12, 2022, 2:39 pm
That's the easy stuff, a lot of his errors are IMO concentration errors and errors in being lazy in securing the football. That should be correctable. The motor is simply a fitness thing. He can get caught out of position when teams work us side to side in the red zone and he's got to track the footy. Again, that's fitness, that should be easily correctable.
if he cant fix those then its over. But assuming he can fix those, his next step evolution as a fullback is to develop his passing game, right now he's got quick hands when needed, which is a start, he doesnt mind giving early ball when nothing is doing, which i like. But if he can learn to quickly read the numbers and know if he's got the numbers and space to straighten up and put the foot down to break the line, or commit defenders and ball play at the line... well, then we've got something pretty special brewing.
I'm confident he can fix the errors. I'm less confident he can fix the defence but hoping he can improve it to a tolerable level
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Oh no! Is he staying in aus or heading back home?Bluesbrother wrote: ↑August 12, 2022, 4:11 pm The Canberra times article also says Rushton is departing immediately. Very disappointing.
Very disappointing regardless
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returns to superleague, story on raiders websiteBotman wrote:Oh no! Is he staying in aus or heading back home?Bluesbrother wrote: ↑August 12, 2022, 4:11 pm The Canberra times article also says Rushton is departing immediately. Very disappointing.
Very disappointing regardless
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I would love to see Badge come in to offer him some assistance.bonehead wrote:He catches the ball and you just wait for something to happen but he beers some time working on his positioning in particular.
Another year and he'll start to build that motor up which will help his game.
Gary Belcher is extremely critical of him from what I've heard in commentary on SEN
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Ah that’s a shamebonehead wrote: ↑August 12, 2022, 5:53 pmreturns to superleague, story on raiders websiteBotman wrote:Oh no! Is he staying in aus or heading back home?Bluesbrother wrote: ↑August 12, 2022, 4:11 pm The Canberra times article also says Rushton is departing immediately. Very disappointing.
Very disappointing regardless
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Very Happy with the Savage signing. Sure he has a lot to work on with ball security in the tackle and defensive technique heading the list, but he has great speed off the mark and can pass well to set up team mates.
This has been a learning year for him and many on here wanted him in the side early in the season learning about FG play. Glad to see the improvement in his game already and with another off season to build up his size to match the physicality of FG, I reckon he will be even better next year.
This has been a learning year for him and many on here wanted him in the side early in the season learning about FG play. Glad to see the improvement in his game already and with another off season to build up his size to match the physicality of FG, I reckon he will be even better next year.
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Spot on Red - work in progress but high chance he’ll be a masterpiece. He’s got talent and speed!RedRaider wrote: ↑August 13, 2022, 6:45 pm Very Happy with the Savage signing. Sure he has a lot to work on with ball security in the tackle and defensive technique heading the list, but he has great speed off the mark and can pass well to set up team mates.
This has been a learning year for him and many on here wanted him in the side early in the season learning about FG play. Glad to see the improvement in his game already and with another off season to build up his size to match the physicality of FG, I reckon he will be even better next year.
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Hope we get someone in over the off-season to work with him.Billy Walker wrote:Spot on Red - work in progress but high chance he’ll be a masterpiece. He’s got talent and speed!RedRaider wrote: ↑August 13, 2022, 6:45 pm Very Happy with the Savage signing. Sure he has a lot to work on with ball security in the tackle and defensive technique heading the list, but he has great speed off the mark and can pass well to set up team mates.
This has been a learning year for him and many on here wanted him in the side early in the season learning about FG play. Glad to see the improvement in his game already and with another off season to build up his size to match the physicality of FG, I reckon he will be even better next year.
Slater normally would be a stretch but given he is a potential Maroons player in a few years he could be tempted?
Knowing us though we will do nothing or get Dugan in to be his mentor…
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Battered Sav was pretty damn good today I must say.
Our coaches have been consistent (which **** some of us) in giving the harsh reality that "he is young and learning"
That's scary right, nobody is saying that about Suali etc.
Anyway, Sav's improving at a great rate of knots and once that x-factor thing has some consistency and a reduction in errors he could be anything.
(I've decided I'm calling him Battered Sav for the next 15 years of his career and I will charge royalties to anyone who steals it from me)
Our coaches have been consistent (which **** some of us) in giving the harsh reality that "he is young and learning"
That's scary right, nobody is saying that about Suali etc.
Anyway, Sav's improving at a great rate of knots and once that x-factor thing has some consistency and a reduction in errors he could be anything.
(I've decided I'm calling him Battered Sav for the next 15 years of his career and I will charge royalties to anyone who steals it from me)
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Yeah he was really good with the ball today. Some real quality touches at important times.
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