2024 Round 6 v Titans: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*

[Crusader]

* Love the Team and Congrats to Chevy RKO Stewart
* 7/17 played majority of 23/24 NSW Cup, dont take it as a bad thing, the young blokes will Gel Quick, how good is it to have all divisions doing Well
* good to have the Hosk back
* Message needs to be clear and Im confindent it will be to not take this game lightly, Raiders should expect an ambush, even though Raiders have won Recent games at Canberra, Titans usually do turn up
* HSS had a terrible game Against the Cowboys, and hopefully he has another lol
* dont think Foran will play
* rotation will be so important, they got zippy players

Raiders by 16

[GreenMachine]

It's a glimpse into our future.....we need to be patient regardless of the result.
Still see hooker as the weak point and a MUST in terms of finding the long term solution....

[Raoul Duke]

Where's the 6 weeks for Rapa come from? Can't find anything official on here or anywhere else online.

Jordy shouldn't have been allowed to come back on after half time...

[-PJ-]

Feel for Rapa.

Stoked for Chevy.

And Trey finally..

We are getting close to the best possible 17.

[Crusader]

Credit to Ricky for making the right choices this week. I would have been very unhappy to see one or both of:

A. Guler brought back in to replace Hors
B. Kris moved to fullback and Cotric brought into centre.

I think both of the above were highly possible and would have been classic Ricky selections, but Stewart and Mooney were the right choices and I'm excited to see them. Hoping Mooney can make himself undroppable from here on (and Whitehead's calf heals reeaaally slowly).

ewww! to option A.
brother Ewwww to option B.

[Mullins_y2k]

Really excited to see this team go round.... **** it will hurt if we lose, haha.

[NoMan]

Wow, the mythical GH team actually got selected (minus Puru I guess). It's going to be a roller coaster of a month I reckon but I'm excited to watch this side.

[Azza]

Going to be exciting to see Chevy run out. Hopefully they play this when he does and also for every ball carry and try he scores.

[Crusader]

It's a glimpse into our future.....we need to be patient regardless of the result.
Still see hooker as the weak point and a MUST in terms of finding the long term solution....

look I do agree with you, but....its not really broken....at this stage

[Makaveli]

That bench would be perfect if you replaced Saulo with Sisagi

[Crusader]

Really excited to see this team go round.... **** it will hurt if we lose, haha.

sharks game hurt soo much, but yeah this game will leave a mark, im sure we got this though

[Dr Zaius]

This is the most excited I've been about a game for a very long time. Keen to see how all the younglings combine.

[PerthRaider86]

We all know Hoppa will come right back in no matter how we play on sunday

[Botman]

Gutted I won’t be able to watch this game live
But thrilled to see this team. Hope Stewart and Mooney kick **** and take their opportunity with both hands

[Regs Revolution]

That bench would be perfect if you replaced Saulo with Sisagi

Disagree. Whilst Sasagi was really good, Saulo was fantastic on Sunday. He has grown on me quite a bit. I was not his biggest fan when he started but he has been really good lately and is strong defensively.

[Regs Revolution]

The average age of our 1-6 would be around 20! Rapana is a massive loss imo. Whilst this is the future, it could work against us quite easily. They might not have the fortitude to overcome adversity if they run into it. On the other hand, they might just light it up. I’m hoping it’s the later. Let’s see.

[-PJ-]

Going to be exciting to see Chevy run out. Hopefully they play this when he does and also for every ball carry and try he scores.

I’m loving this..

[Finchy]

This is a massive danger game for us. At home, coming off a huge win, facing winless cellar dwellers. Might have to wear very tight speedos, as there's a big risk of our pants getting pulled down here. I've seen this movie too many times before.

Gus Gould always says by round 6 every team has won at least one game, every team has lost at least one game. If that theory is true, Titans will be posting their first win of the season this Sunday.

C'mon boys, prove me and Gus wrong!

[Azza]

The average age of our 1-6 would be around 20! Rapana is a massive loss imo. Whilst this is the future, it could work against us quite easily. They might not have the fortitude to overcome adversity if they run into it. On the other hand, they might just light it up. I’m hoping it’s the later. Let’s see.

We're going to have to accept there will be ups and downs, that come with inexperience - especially without an old head like Raps there (although he could be crazy as well).

But at least we are building towards something now... last year it just felt like we were treading water and achieving nothing.

[Azza]

This is a massive danger game for us. At home, coming off a huge win, facing winless cellar dwellers. Might have to wear very tight speedos, as there's a big risk of our pants getting pulled down here. I've seen this movie too many times before.

Gus Gould always says by round 6 every team has won at least one game, every team has lost at least one game. If that theory is true, Titans will be posting their first win of the season this Sunday.

C'mon boys, prove me and Gus wrong!

Agreed. Season something.

[zim]

We all know Hoppa will come right back in no matter how we play on sunday

One of the most exciting teams we've had in a while and you still find something to cry about.

[Lui_Bon]

We all know Hoppa will come right back in no matter how we play on sunday

One of the most exciting teams we've had in a while and you still find something to cry about.

I don't think he will. Nor will Guler.

If you cast your mind back over the previous two seasons, I'd say Stuart gives a player plenty of time to get settled into first grade. Like 5 or 6 games plenty. Then if they are cast aside, they tend to stay cast aside given any other option. Think HSS last year. Think Nick Cotric.

And it gets easier if the replacement is a clear upgrade. I wouldn't be all that surprised if Whitehead ends up retiring early, either.

[BJ]

Sundays squad will be very disappointing for some on the Greenhouse who like to follow Team List Tuesday with Team Whinge Wednesday.

[RedRaider]

Congratulations to Chevy Stewart on making his FG debut. Go well young man. Sticky recently talking about loss of momentum when Papa and Taps go off and he continued with the in form Saulo and the NSW Cup 'Momentum Man' Trey Mooney. All very positive.

Another positive is Kasey Badger will be the Ref.

[dubby]

This is the most excited I've been about a game for a very long time. Keen to see how all the younglings combine.

Feels good, right?

[dubby]

This is a massive danger game for us. At home, coming off a huge win, facing winless cellar dwellers. Might have to wear very tight speedos, as there's a big risk of our pants getting pulled down here. I've seen this movie too many times before.

Gus Gould always says by round 6 every team has won at least one game, every team has lost at least one game. If that theory is true, Titans will be posting their first win of the season this Sunday.

C'mon boys, prove me and Gus wrong!

I totally agree, Inkee.

Complacency is our biggest threat.

[zim]

Already looking forward to that first Mooney hit up. He's gone up another level this year.

[President Clinton]

Hopefully we make our stadium a fortress and put another side to the sword at home.

[Kryptonite]

Haha Tre "Very" Mooney as well.

Sent from my CPH2021 using Tapatalk

Mooney should eclipse his opposing forwards and cast his foreboding shadow over this game


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[greeneyed]

This is the most excited I've been about a game for a very long time. Keen to see how all the younglings combine.

I'm so excited, and I'm now going to be playing "Holiday Road" all night.

[Azza]

This is the most excited I've been about a game for a very long time. Keen to see how all the younglings combine.

I'm so excited, and I'm now going to be playing "Holiday Road" all night.

God bless you.

[gangrenous]

We all know Hoppa will come right back in no matter how we play on sunday

One of the most exciting teams we've had in a while and you still find something to cry about.

I don't think he will. Nor will Guler.

If you cast your mind back over the previous two seasons, I'd say Stuart gives a player plenty of time to get settled into first grade. Like 5 or 6 games plenty. Then if they are cast aside, they tend to stay cast aside given any other option. Think HSS last year. Think Nick Cotric.

And it gets easier if the replacement is a clear upgrade. I wouldn't be all that surprised if Whitehead ends up retiring early, either.

Issue is Hoppa is injured not cast aside. When was the last time Rick didn’t bring an incumbent back?

(Not counting Horse as his cup stint and form seemed to suggest an off field issue that won’t be there for Hoppa)

[gangrenous]

This is a massive danger game for us. At home, coming off a huge win, facing winless cellar dwellers. Might have to wear very tight speedos, as there's a big risk of our pants getting pulled down here. I've seen this movie too many times before.

Gus Gould always says by round 6 every team has won at least one game, every team has lost at least one game. If that theory is true, Titans will be posting their first win of the season this Sunday.

C'mon boys, prove me and Gus wrong!

They won the bye. We can relax

[greeneyed]

How Ricky Stuart told Jordan Rapana it was better to have knee operation now



Coach Ricky Stuart says Jordan Rapana has been one of the Raiders' best in the opening five rounds, but convinced him to have the surgery to repair a meniscus tear.

"I spoke with Jordan and he was happy to try and play without the operation. I said to him it's only round five, so we need to think about the duration of the season. It's better to go in, get the meniscus operated on and we can move forward from there and know he'll be back fresh and healthy."

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14329

[Ruben Daley]

Credit to Ricky for making the right choices this week. I would have been very unhappy to see one or both of:

A. Guler brought back in to replace Hors
B. Kris moved to fullback and Cotric brought into centre.

I think both of the above were highly possible and would have been classic Ricky selections, but Stewart and Mooney were the right choices and I'm excited to see them. Hoping Mooney can make himself undroppable from here on (and Whitehead's calf heals reeaaally slowly).

Agree with this. I’d have expected A and/or B last year but Ricky is seemingly committed to rewarding form and bringing in youth. Love it.