'10 | Close the Gap R24 | Sun | Raiders 32-16 Dragons | Canberra

[Godz Illa]

Do or die for Canberra
Saints clear comp leaders
Raiders incredible winning record at home v Dragons
Both near enough to full strength
Big crowd expected
Sunday arvo

What's not to like?

 

[Raider Azz]

Do or die for Canberra
Saints clear comp leaders
Raiders incredible winning record at home v Dragons
Both near enough to full strength
Big crowd expected
Sunday arvo

What's not to like?

Summed it up perfectly. I can't wait.

 

[Proud2BeCanberran]

Have an awful feeling about this game... especially now with Tongue named at hooker.

Dragons by 8.

 

[Timbo]

Thanks to Dave 'Supercoach' Furner naming the worlds worst hooker in Alan Tongue - whilst naming a very capable specialist rake on the bench - to start, we're cooked.

 

[skeepe]

With alleged "fans" like the last two moronic posters, who needs enemies?

 

[StormisBrewing]

Tongue started at hooker last year against the Dragons too... I'm not for it, but it doesn't mean we'll lose.

 

[Rovelli]

Massive game. My heart wants the Raiders to throw a spanner in the works and knock off the Dragons, even though my head says the Dragons should just be a little too good.

 

[SET2JT]

My first time going to a game in Canberra. Can't wait. I hope we win or it's gonna be a long bus ride home.
Dragons by 19.

 

[Timmah]

Canberra Raiders v St George Illawarra Dragons
Sunday 22 August 2010, 2:00pm AEST - Canberra Stadium
Referees: Matt Cecchin and Tony De Las Heras; Sideline Officials: Steve Carrall and Luke Potter; Video Referee: Tim Mander


Raiders: 1. Josh Dugan 2. Joel Monaghan 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Adam Mogg 5. Daniel Vidot 6. Terry Campese (C) 7. Josh McCrone 8. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 9. Alan Tongue (C) 10. David Shillington 11. Joe Picker 12. Bronson Harrison 13. Trevor Thurling
Interchange: 14. Glen Buttriss 15. Danny Galea 16. Dane Tilse 17. Scott Logan; Reserves: 18. Shaun Fensom
Dragons: 1. Darius Boyd 2. Brett Morris 3. Mark Gasnier 4. Matt Cooper 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Jamie Soward 7. Ben Hornby (c) 8. Neville Costigan 9. Dean Young 10. Michael Weyman 11. Beau Scott 12. Ben Creagh 13. Jeremy Smith
Interchange: 14. Luke Priddis 15. Trent Merrin 16. Matt Prior 17. Jarrod Saffy; Reserves: 18. Nick Emmett 19. Nathan Fien


NRL Teams - http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=19794


All the lineups for Toyota, QRL and NSW Cup comps - http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=19799

 

[Raider Azz]

Thanks to Dave 'Supercoach' Furner naming the worlds worst hooker in Alan Tongue - whilst naming a very capable specialist rake on the bench - to start, we're cooked.

your posts get worse and worse every week.

 

[thommo4pm]

How does this game, get the 2 morons who have been allocated to referee it?

I'm not sure how the 2 clowns named to ref this match, get to do one together. Is Cecchin considered a senior ref these days?

 

[DragonPunk]

Dragons by 2 please, need to break this hoodoo.

 

[Jono1987]

How does this game, get the 2 morons who have been allocated to referee it?

I'm not sure how the 2 clowns named to ref this match, get to do one together. Is Cecchin considered a senior ref these days?

Cecchin has been around a fair while now. Longer than I thought anyhow. I think he goes okay, especially compared to spastics like TDLH. I do agree that for a match that has a lot going for it, you would have thought we could have landed one of Archer, Hayne or Maxwell.

 

[CMUX]

The Dragons have to break the hoodoo eventually and I’m tipping it will be this week

 

[Mr. Snrub]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCwahG0E9KA

A taste of what's to come I hope.

 

[Paullyboy]

This is going to be an absolute cracker, I couldn't be any more confident of the Raiders winning. I'll be putting a pineapple on Raiders 1-12, and I'm already spending the winnings.

 

[Deacon]

I hope for your case 13+ doesnt get up then

 

[Paullyboy]

I'd be too ecstatic to care, however against you guys that's very unlikely, the Dragons defence is too good for a 13+ usually - then again, funny things can happen in rugby league so you never know.

 

[Ulysseus]

A hoodoo is a hoodoo thats for certain.
Unsure whether Saints can break this one right now, in any case it matters little, just forget about the past record and all of that sh*t, get the f**k out there and win the game.
If the Raiders can get a roll on and get an early lead they'd be hard to reel back in unless their sh*t really falls apart.
If Saints can stoutly defend and score a few tries and stop Canberra doing the same they will win.

Given that scenario two seems more likely, I'll tip a Saints win against my usual thoughts of "Canberra, we can't seem to beat them".

Saints by 20

 

[Raider_69]

im not as confident about a win. Every lose brings them closer to a win
we've had their measure for a while and conjured wins when we havent really needed them, i guess if ever the hoodoo was going to be broken, this would be the worst time for it to happen for us, as it would end our season and tbh, if we can beat them on sunday and scrap into the 8 and face them full of confidence with 8 wins in our last 9, and the wood on Saints... im daring to dream of something special for the raiders

huge huge game. Im really unsure of weather we'll win. Saints are the top team in the comp for a reason but we've got it all to play for and home ground advantage plus a psychological advantage. We gave the NRL the blue print to beating saints last year, they will be ready for us this time, and Sir Bennett will have them primed not to let us show them up again.

This is potentially game of the year. Its always a great game between these two anyways, but with so much on the line... huge game