How well will the Canberra Raiders do in 2012 ?

[seaeagle sam]

Seriously, is Campo the be all and end all of the Raiders? I like the Raiders and do hope they go well, but are they going to make the semis, the top 4 even, if Tezza has stays fit and has a good year?

 

[Pete Cash]

McCrone tries hard and thats probably the nicest thing you could say about him.

There was a game against the Cowboys where Dugan just destroyed them but got injured and then after that Campo got injured (his only game for the year) and the raiders just imploded. There is very little leadership in the side. I love Alan Tongue but even his defence and heart got questioned last year (he let in some absolutely soft as shit tries against the Tigers for example)

With a proper hooker instead of Tongue it will go a long way to giving the forwards the quality ball they need but still there is a lot of hard yards for the side. Last year was a season to forget and we all but won the spoon.

 

[boxhead]

No idea. Real jack-in-the-box, terrible coach with an amazing roster.
Could be premiers quite feasibly, could also easily sit in the bottom four. I tend to think they will either finish top four or bottom four.

 

[aussies1st]

Yeah, most fans think that he should be tried in that position. I would have preffered him to come on of the bench but we've now got Berrigan for the mean time so I don't think he warrants a position in our top side.

Kinda of depends where Berrigan is put. Seems we are looking at him for centre with JT into the backrow.

 

[mene]

Raiders will most likely miss the 8

 

[Lambretta]

Kinda of depends where Berrigan is put. Seems we are looking at him for centre with JT into the backrow.

Berrigan can fill in at centre, but he's no longer a threat there.

As a hooker he probably has between 40 and 60 minutes in him and will be a good teacher for anyone looking to learn the position.

 

[legend]

Oh no! The Raiders are looking at McCrone as a possible centre? Holy dog shit batman!

Twats like Raiderdave and Skeepe, being absolute geniuses on all things Raiders, would be wrong and I would be right? How could that be, seeing as though I know less than Raiderdave's daughter....

Oh, to the two imbeciles who profess to know more than me about rugby league and the Raiders, why is it you two merkins remain silent when other Raiders fans prefer Williams over McCrone or talk about McCrone as a possible centre???

Your hypocrisy goes close to outdoing your stupidity but we're not quite there yet...

 

[CC_Roosters]

I have us top 4 , like all sides it does depend on injuries.

Campo coming back
No Tongue at hooker
No Orford at half

the embarrasment of 2011 when we were tipped for good things. The players believed in the hype and played accordingly. They wont have that false belief heading into the season

New approach to training.

Did I say Campo is back .

I also think McCrone is not a halfback , Williams is the best half at the club and I look forward to the day when we have a Williams/Campo combo

No Tongue at hooker is the key for me. I closely watched his play last year and it was pretty clear he wasn't good enough.

When Buttriss was on the difference in speed and variation in your attack was massive.

 

[Lambretta]

Oh no! The Raiders are looking at McCrone as a possible centre? Holy dog shit batman!

I thought he was saying McCrone at hooker, Berrigan in the centres

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

You fail English? That's unpossible.

Too busy stuck in 1994 mate? :roll:

 

[Raiderdave]

I thought he was saying McCrone at hooker, Berrigan in the centres

yeah

I'm still looking for where it says Mc Crone in the centres :sarcasm:

 

[Raiderdave]

You better wipe your chin, its got mcrone DNA all over it.

Williams should be the starting half

End of Debate.

I can tackle better the williams
he will NOT be our starting half ... & nor should he be

hell I'd play Berrigan there before young Sam

he has to learn to tackle
even parking him out on the wing is a risk ... he is that bad :roll:

thats the end of the debate ;-)

 

[Raiderdave]

Oh no! The Raiders are looking at McCrone as a possible centre? Holy dog shit batman!

Twats like Raiderdave and Skeepe, being absolute geniuses on all things Raiders, would be wrong and I would be right? How could that be, seeing as though I know less than Raiderdave's daughter....

Oh, to the two imbeciles who profess to know more than me about rugby league and the Raiders, why is it you two merkins remain silent when other Raiders fans prefer Williams over McCrone or talk about McCrone as a possible centre???

Your hypocrisy goes close to outdoing your stupidity but we're not quite there yet...

so who... where & .. when did it say anyone .. was even remotely
contemplating this insanity buddy ?

whats that ?

only you did ?

carry on doing these then :crazy::crazy::crazy:

:lol::lol:

 

[Phil_22]

5th - 8th we will need Campese, Dugan, Shillington and Leahrohyd-Lahrs to be fit for the most part of the season for that too.

If we had a creative hooker we would be a top 4 team.

 

[This Year?]

If Campese and Dugan are injury free the Raiders could make the 8 and shake up the finals IMO.

 

[POPEYE]

McCrone needs to be in the team because he's a good player . . . just nowhere that a quick wit is desired.

If the Raiders get the same disturbance free run that Manly and Melbourne had last year they could finish in the top four . . . as would most teams

 

[sydraider]

I can tackle better the williams
he will NOT be our starting half ... & nor should he be

hell I'd play Berrigan there before young Sam

he has to learn to tackle
even parking him out on the wing is a risk ... he is that bad :roll:

thats the end of the debate ;-)

Well of course, I mean halfbacks top the tackle count regularly every game yeah?

 

[Raiderdave]

Well of course, I mean halfbacks top the tackle count regularly every game yeah?

ah.. at first grade level
they need to be able to tackle better then my 10 yr old daughter

K;-)

 

[Habitual Linestepper]

Should be somewhere around 3-6. The Furner Factor will probably see this not achieved. Biggest underachievers along with Roosters and Parra for 2011.

Haha if anything Parra were overachievers last year.

 

[betcats]

ah.. at first grade level
they need to be able to tackle better then my 10 yr old daughter

K;-)

Luke Walsh disagrees.;-)