Are the Raiders the most disappointing team this year?

[I Bleed Maroon]

What do you mean, "this year"

 

[Iafeta]

I don't think there disappointing,they have like 1 Origin player(Papali)a Kiwi international in Rapana and a English International in Hodgson and that's it,there hardly a team full of world beaters,they are currently where there meant to be on the ladder.

That's a good point. It's a bunch of plod in the fishbowl of Canberra. Decent plod so they should do better, but plod is plod at the end of the day.

 

[Iafeta]

It's ok though. Canberra still has fireworks and porn. BTW lads, we've caught up, we have the internet and incognito searches now.

 

[Valheru]

If no team that has had 40 put on them in the regular season has won a cup, true or false, we are running out of contenders

Teams have had 40 put on them and won before, not 50 though.

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

I asked a few of my footy mates at the start of the season
If you were given $10k to back a team to win this year who would you back .
Most said Canb
Me included ..without hesitation .
What a mob of dumb pricks we were .
You should always allow for the RICKY Factor .

 

[Walt Flanigan]

You should always allow for the RICKY Factor

You've got to allow for the Raiders factor too. As pointed out earlier, we traditionally fail with any form of expectation.

 

[Life's Good]

After about 5 rounds I had the Warriors pegged as the most disappointing but could see why - all the toys but no batteries. That then shifted to Penrith but they went on a bit of a run and you would say have a high ceiling given their talent. Now it's the Raiders. I honestly believed they were the real deal but they aren't even close. No doubt they will hit form with a 30 point flogging of us after the bye.

 

[POPEYE]

Teams have had 40 put on them and won before, not 50 though.

My son-in-law bellyache will be glad to hear that, he's the one who told me 40 . . . he'll be glad the Roosters needn't worry after all

 

[POPEYE]

That's a good point. It's a bunch of plod in the fishbowl of Canberra. Decent plod so they should do better, but plod is plod at the end of the day.

Not sure about plod, Sheens would have them on their toes, Bennett would do a Dragons with them, Henry would do better in a return gig with this lot . . . there's another bloke that knows Canberra pretty well that could at least teach this lot to man-up

 

[Haffa]

It's ok though. Canberra still has fireworks and porn. BTW lads, we've caught up, we have the internet and incognito searches now.

Fireworks are now banned in the ACT.

 

[Haffa]

My son-in-law bellyache will be glad to hear that, he's the one who told me 40 . . . he'll be glad the Roosters needn't worry after all

Canberra beat Melbourne 40-12 in 2012.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

i would be pretty shocked if we win another game this year tbh. we are shot as f**k

Well, you aren't playing the tigers, so no more wins?

 

[Pete Cash]

You've got to allow for the Raiders factor too. As pointed out earlier, we traditionally fail with any form of expectation.

Yes this is correct.

Like i can see loads of mistakes sticky is making but this malaise of fail across the club predates stuart as a coach by decades

 

[Walt Flanigan]

TBH I don't think we'll win until we cop a royal fisting. Losing close games all season has probably given our players the idea that we're not that far off.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Rapana is the Raiders best player and he's a winger,you can't win comps when your winger is your best player,ba leed dat hoes.

 

[Frank Discussion]

It's all on Ricky.

His coaching style allows for one good year. One. Then his players are wrung out and the whole mess goes to shit.

Roosters
Sharks
Eels
Now Canberra.

Ever notice how he is almost universally unable to attract top line talent, regardless of where he is? The good players in rep squads don't want to play for him. There have been a tonne of elite top tier players on the market and the Ricky Stuart factor hasn't got them even close to coming to Canberra. Yeah Canberra has attraction issues but they are not even in the discussion.

This is a bloke who walked into a room at Parramatta and publicly told half the playing group they were unwanted. Half way through the season. He was then surprised they played shit. He's an idiot.

 

[Iafeta]

Fireworks are now banned in the ACT.

Really? Might as well level the joint...

 

[POPEYE]

Canberra beat Melbourne 40-12 in 2012.

Better late than never ol' mate

 

[thorson1987]

It's all on Ricky.

His coaching style allows for one good year. One. Then his players are wrung out and the whole mess goes to shit.

Roosters
Sharks
Eels
Now Canberra.

Ever notice how he is almost universally unable to attract top line talent, regardless of where he is? The good players in rep squads don't want to play for him. There have been a tonne of elite top tier players on the market and the Ricky Stuart factor hasn't got them even close to coming to Canberra. Yeah Canberra has attraction issues but they are not even in the discussion.

This is a bloke who walked into a room at Parramatta and publicly told half the playing group they were unwanted. Half way through the season. He was then surprised they played shit. He's an idiot.

But he didn't have a good year at all with Parra. He only had one year with them and won the spoon.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

But he didn't have a good year at all with Parra. He only had one year with them and won the spoon.

That's Parra for ya