Are the Raiders the most disappointing team this year?

[Pete Cash]

If we are honest the Raiders are the most disappointing team since the NRL started but like a shameful son who just plays xbox all night and sleeps all day I can't bring myself to cutting them from my life. I just love my deadbeat son/team too much

 

[nick87]

If we are honest the Raiders are the most disappointing team since the NRL started but like a shameful son who just plays xbox all night and sleeps all day I can't bring myself to cutting them from my life. I just love my deadbeat son/team too much

Your brother keeps telling you to turf his useless arse out, but he has "anxiety" and never really recovered from his break up with Neveah-Lee 7 years ago, the house smells like weed and he hasn't had a job in 5 years, you definitely aren't getting the bond back on the rental you let him live in

But what can you do? He's your son and as much as you hate him. You love him too

This sucks
Haha

 

[thorson1987]

The funny thing is that the halves were barely noticeable last year. They simply fed the ball to our edge combinations and they did the rest. This year we have Austin being a ball pig and blowing several tries, while Sezer is piss farting around in the opp 20 and just one-off passing to props hoping they'll barge over. They're a bit too involved this year. Unfortunately we don't have a semi capable half like Williams that can be used to give them a kick up the bum.

 

[Pedge1971]

At times this year he has looked like the fat version from Newcastle

Give him a year and he will be off to club number 4 after throwing the Raiders under the bus in the press. Raiders will be better off as Cotric is a centre anyway.

 

[OldPanther]

I actually think teams are where they deserve to be. Raiders don't have the halves to properly compete with the top. Last year it was the 9 and he looks injured. Panthers took half a year to put their best team on the field. A few other bottom 8 teams have been inconsistent with injuries etc.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

The disconnect between Austin and his outside men has been fairly apparent this season. I'm not sure if it's the cause or the result of BJ doing a lot more stupid sh*t this season.

 

[Red Bear]

They lack mobility in the middle of the field i think. Too much size. Vulnerable defensively and line speed not what it needs to be.

Attack could be better (particularly short kicking game) but i dont think its an issue if they sorted out their defence

Also, Hodgson has been down on form (maybe injured). Makes a big difference.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Can bang on about how bad our halves are playing all day but one look at for and against on the ladder and it shows where our real weakness is. Need to get rid of Dean Pay and lash out on the best defensive coach out there.

 

[nick87]

Correct
We score in unusual ways. It's not through brilliantly executed set pieces or brilliant slight of hand. But we do score, virtually every game we put on 3-4 tries
Even with the halves playing like shit

The difference between this year and last is this year our defence is putrid. Soft in the middle and absolutely brutal on the edges, particularly Austin-Leilua
Last year those guys were actually good defenders. This year they are f**king awful

 

[Spade]

Austin and Sezer are shit, Austin deserved the f**king greedy merkin directed at him, truly awful play.

 

[Pete Cash]

the thing that gets me is how f**king slow our defensive line is. The last 15 years i reckon we have had a slow defensive line. Is there just something in the water in canberra ???

 

[Patorick]

They lack mobility in the middle of the field i think. Too much size. Vulnerable defensively and line speed not what it needs to be.

Attack could be better (particularly short kicking game) but i dont think its an issue if they sorted out their defence

Also, Hodgson has been down on form (maybe injured). Makes a big difference.

Yep this, really missing Vaughan and Fensom there this year.

 

[Spot On]

Behemoths don't like running forward, tackle and back, forward, tackle and back, forward, tackle and back, forward, tackle and back, forward, tackle and .....




You get the picture.

 

[Pete Cash]

I don't think its the bigger forwards. Paulo has been really good and Boyd has been getting better. Its the balance is midgets and huge hulking giants. He doesn't rotate the bench very well either

 

[Pete Cash]

I mean Paulo has been very good at playing as a prop. He isn't quite the halfback he thinks he is.

 

[Pedge1971]

the thing that gets me is how f**king slow our defensive line is. The last 15 years i reckon we have had a slow defensive line. Is there just something in the water in canberra ???

Nah we have it in Newy as well mate.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Yep this, really missing Vaughan and Fensom there this year.

We don't miss fensom.

I wish the guy all the best but he was hindrance to us.

 

[Pedge1971]

They need more mobility in the back row and a few backs need to play like everyone knows they are capable of.

Oh yeah and Hodgson looks crook. Massively down on last year.

 

[Patorick]

We don't miss fensom.

I wish the guy all the best but he was hindrance to us.

What about Vaughan?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

What about Vaughan?

He's no Clay f**king Priest but we miss him big time.

When Paulo and Boyd (who was plodding up until about a month ago) go off we get caned in the forwards.