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2016 Wk 1 Qual Final - Raiders 14-16 Sharks @ GIO Stadium

Finals Wk 1: Raiders v Sharks


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Pete Cash

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Truth hurts but it will set you free.

We didn't play well, we just hung in there. You guys lost it by gifting the penalty.

If we win a game comprehensively, we will def let you know about it.

You defended awesomely and had two forwards run 200m lol.

Yeah our spine was poor and we lost the big moments like lee dropping the ball with the line wide open and baptiste not shovelling the ball out to where we had a 5 on 1 overlap but thats footy. You guys got in our faces all night. Its where our lack of big game experience let us down.
 

myrrh ken

First Grade
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You defended awesomely and had two forwards run 200m lol.

Yeah our spine was poor and we lost the big moments like lee dropping the ball with the line wide open and baptiste not shovelling the ball out to where we had a 5 on 1 overlap but thats footy. You guys got in our faces all night. Its where our lack of big game experience let us down.

I think the talk about choking really is a recognition that we got lucky.

You guys needed a loss to clean the pipes. You racked up too many wins like us
 

Pete Cash

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I think the talk about choking really is a recognition that we got lucky.

I wouldnt say you guys got lucky. Like i think in a regular nrl game the refs would have penalised you guys on the baptiste idiotic dart from dummy half.

However, as everyone points out final games are a different kettle of fish. Ennis did well enough to get back to marker and the refs were always going to be reluctant to blow a penalty. Its the type of thing players pick up from playing finals and origin. I doubt baptiste will forget that play lol.
 

bileduct

Coach
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Sharks fans are such born losers they cant even take a win when they were the better side. Im cringing at this post. Its a real look into the psyche of a shark fan
I dunno mate, there were some idiots that fed old carch here all week.

Best to just let him rub their faces in their own turds while they are still fresh.
 

Walt Flanigan

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and the fact that you guys got on top of our bench forwards

That's where we really should have got them and it was pretty disappointing. Vaughan hasn't played finals but he's still a more experienced first grader than Priest. I think leaving him out was a bad move.
 

lolesi

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That's where we really should have got them and it was pretty disappointing. Vaughan hasn't played finals but he's still a more experienced first grader than Priest. I think leaving him out was a bad move.

I don't understand that Walt. Everytime I've watched Vaughn he has been super.

You lose a bit when Boyd and Paulo come off atm.. If you have Vaughn you don't lose the big f**king boopers just carving it up.
 

Pete Cash

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I dunno mate, there were some idiots that fed old carch here all week.

Best to just let him rub their faces in their own turds while they are still fresh.

Haha i thought we were just joking around when we kept talking about how losing would be a choke. I was getting more and more ridiculous for that reason

That said we did lose the big moments. I wouldnt say we choked though. Just we are a young inexperienced team. The two moments that stand out are lee dropping the ball and baptiste taking the wrong option. I cant blame whitehead who f**ked up in a scramble.

Maybe you could say the halves choked a bit ?
 

bileduct

Coach
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That's where we really should have got them and it was pretty disappointing. Vaughan hasn't played finals but he's still a more experienced first grader than Priest. I think leaving him out was a bad move.
What's this rumour going around about why Vaughan was left out? PM me if you could, please.
 

myrrh ken

First Grade
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That's where we really should have got them and it was pretty disappointing. Vaughan hasn't played finals but he's still a more experienced first grader than Priest. I think leaving him out was a bad move.

I don't understand why you guys have shafted him for so long. We would def have him
 

Pete Cash

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I don't understand that Walt. Everytime I've watched Vaughn he has been super.

You lose a bit when Boyd and Paulo come off atm.. If you have Vaughn you don't lose the big f**king boopers just carving it up.

Tapine did ok and so did bateman. If he must play priest (and there are all sorts of rumours going around about Vaughan ) then he must start either tapine or bateman so one of boyd and paulo is on the field all the time
 
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I agree with most here that Vaughan should be in the Raiders 17.

I rate him above Paulo.

Raiders could have used his mobility and size last night.

That's one thing Boyd and Paulo don't have. Mobility.

Hope the Sharks are looking to get him I really rate him.

Also I'm not writing off the Raiders.

They'll beat whoever they face next week and if they have Hodgson and their best half back for the match against Melbourne I think they can worry the storm.

The raiders play the way the Storm don't like it.

Would love to see the Storm knocked out.
 

carcharias

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Raiders are done without their hooker

Any news on what happened?

I'm no doctor but I thought achillies
 

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