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[GongPanther]

If you told me pre game the knights played 20 minutes of good footy, I’d have told you they win this game 30-12

mostly my excitement is the season is over. This was a rooough year of raiders football and sneaking past the knights would have been hilarious, but getting f**king belted off the park by the warriors would have stunk

I am perfectly happy to go out on that game haha, that raiders team is the worst finals team you’ll see in 10-20 years

You're as good as you were in you're last game, and not for the season as a whole. Sticky will be making astute notes for next season. I reckon you'll have great reasons to be looking forward to next year.

 

[perverse]

If you told me pre game the knights played 20 minutes of good footy, I’d have told you they win this game 30-12

mostly my excitement is the season is over. This was a rooough year of raiders football and sneaking past the knights would have been hilarious, but getting f**king belted off the park by the warriors would have stunk

I am perfectly happy to go out on that game haha, that raiders team is the worst finals team you’ll see in 10-20 years

It wasn't too much of a surprise to Knights fans that the Raiders came at us like they did, and that we played like we weren't expecting it too. Classic us. Honestly I didn't see us coming back in the second half. I don't know how Tyson Gamble struggled for so long to find a home, but he's been a titan for us in this 10 game run.

It was a huge occasion for the club today and i think they got a bit overwhelmed with it all too. We'll be better next week. Doubt it's enough to account for the Warriors at home, but we'll see. You don't win 10 on the trot by accident.

 

[simmo05]

Bit harsh some of the comments relating to poor Jackie boy. He’s just hungry for a premiership.

He is a hungry young fighter. In fact he is fighting for a forearm

 

[GongPanther]

So one side of the draw has Penrith, Storm and Roosters, while the other Broncos, Warriors, Knights.

Did George Lucas script this finals series?

I thought it was the Warriors and the Knights on Penrith's side of the draw? EDIT: you're right. Fox had it the wrong way.

 

[MRN]

Fox was probably right, the winners next week just switch sides of the draw.

 

[Apey]

We were outplayed by a team who wanted it more for 65 minutes but our good 15 was just enough to get us over the line. I think we will be better next week. f**king nerve wracking at the stadium. Up the Knights!

 

[some11]

Raiders will be back bigger and better next year

Have they signed a new coach?

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I'll accept that ending. We had no real business being anywhere near the finals.

I will join you in that bald glory next weekend

 

[Woody90]

We were outplayed by a team who wanted it more for 65 minutes but our good 15 was just enough to get us over the line. I think we will be better next week. f**king nerve wracking at the stadium. Up the Knights!

They looked stressed. I think the expectations from the massive crowd and media pressure stupidly saying they’d win when there were still 2 teams playing got to them a fair bit. In that good 15 minutes they looked carefree and attacked in their own way, but they looked shit scared for the other 75 minutes.

I can’t see us getting over the Warriors in NZ but the pressure will be well off them at least.

 

[Generalzod]

I mean, he was offside and it helped stop a field goal attempt..

Yeah but who gets penalisedfor being offside during xtra time.

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Now its official.

How f**king rank is that souffs player Wighton. Biting people, head highs. Pride of the league my arse.

 

[Apey]

Ricky will have his team up for this. One thing he's good at is the us against them mentality I guess. I'm not sure where their points are going to come from though, we have been pretty good defensively throughout the year and crash play after crash play isn't going to work (not that it ever really does).

One thing Raiders have over us is they have some jumpers in their team; Rapana, Wighton etc and imo that's one of our weak points that our opponents haven't really exploited it lately. Ponga has improved, so has Marzhew, but for a tall bloke Young is sketchy as under the high ball.

Going to say Knights by 16 but the margin won't ever be more than that during the game.

Not a bad prediction to toot my own horn (as I will be doing furiously later tonight):

- A lot of their points came from our errors
- The rest came from them throwing the ball around, we held up most of their crash plays
- We dropped several balls from kick and I was nervous af every time a high ball came our way
- Margin was 12 at the highest and I thought we'd go on with it at 28 - 16 but we were completely gassed and Raiders were determined

 

[Sparkles 2001]

How was sticky press conference??

 

[ColdWetPanther]

How was sticky press conference??

Apparently giving away stupid penalties, throwing away a lead and biting opponents are great examples of the Raider’s DNA.

 

[Frederick]

LOL no, on the way to the kitchen to finish cooking...the bunker was deliberating, so I had a closer look as I was near the telly.

I don't think you'll ever stop cooking

 

[The Man Shake]

Now its official.

How f**king rank is that souffs player Wighton. Biting people, head highs. Pride of the league my arse.

^^ Now that right there boys and girls is how you disown a player who's signed with another club.

 

[King-Gutho94]

I'll accept that ending. We had no real business being anywhere near the finals.

Gee you blokes have had some tortured endings in finals in past dozen years though all the way to Croker missing the goal.

Not sure if its easier to take not being in the game after 5 mins or being heartbroken at the end.

 

[Victoire]

Cracker of a game

 

[King-Gutho94]

Bit harsh some of the comments relating to poor Jackie boy. He’s just hungry for a premiership.

Just have to settle with a Clive Churchill medal instead.

 

[Pete Cash]

If you told me pre game the knights played 20 minutes of good footy, I’d have told you they win this game 30-12

mostly my excitement is the season is over. This was a rooough year of raiders football and sneaking past the knights would have been hilarious, but getting f**king belted off the park by the warriors would have stunk

I am perfectly happy to go out on that game haha, that raiders team is the worst finals team you’ll see in 10-20 years

It was a bizarre year.

Soft draw but a lot of sides lost to us that really should have won. Too many teams got dragged into brawls with the Raiders to end up losing by 2-6