Raiders 32 Man First Grade Team pre season

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October 11, 2006

The Canberra Raiders have announced an initial 32-man first grade squad to begin pre-season training on November 6, with an additional seven players added to cover for players recovering from injury.​

The Raiders plan to cull this initial squad following the Christmas/New Year break after an assessment of this first period of pre-season training, reverting to the more conventional 25 man outfit.
2006 Raiders players Alan Tongue, Troy Thompson, Phil Graham and Tom Learoyd-Lahrs are among those recovering from post-season surgery, while new Raiders recruits Steve Irwin, Brett Kelly, Tony Pamatangi are also recovering from operations.
Most of these players are expected to be ready to continue training later in the pre-season, making it a tough assignment for incoming Coach Neil Henry to select his final 25.
Raiders pre-season top squad

Colin Best
Matt Bickerstaff
Glen Buttriss
Terry Campese
Todd Carney
Marshall Chalk
Neville Costigan
Brad Cross
Michael Dobson
Andrew Dunneman
Craig Frawley
Bronx Goodwin
Marc Herbert
Ryan Hinchcliffe
David Howell
Ben Jones
Brenton Lawrence
Scott Logan
Andrew Lomu
Josh Miller
Joe Picker
Adrian Purtell
Willie Raston
Alan Rothery
Junior Sau
Trevor Thurling
Dane Tilse
Glenn Turner
Michael Weyman
Jason Williams
Lincoln Withers
William Zillman

Raiders' injured players

Phil Graham
Steve Irwin
Brett Kelly
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
Tony Pamatangi
Troy Thompson
Alan Tongue

Good to see some get up in selection shocked at some injured hope tonguey and graham are back by season start.

 

[viking]

just minor surgery they got i think,tongue i'm not sure but i know graham had his thumb done again

 

[whatwhat]

Good to see Thurling and Miller ready to go again..

 

[thickos]

That's pretty much every senior player we have on the books - not a very surprising squad in the slightest.

 

[Macko8]

Good to see Thurling and Miller ready to go again..

I know, these two will be guns in our pack next year if they stay fit.

 

[dubby]

awesome forward depth.

 

[raiders fan forever]

we got a gun forward pack, bring on 2007

 

[hrundi99]

C.o.m.i.n.g.

 

[raiders fan forever]

*sigh* off season is crap

 

[aussies1st]

Geez thats a fair few backs our injured.

 

[Deleted member 10972]

I thought Raston & Williams were gone?

 

[aussies1st]

They were just rumours. Milne isn't even on the list he seems to have dropped real far down the order.

 

[glasper]

That's a hell of a lot of forward power. But what about our backline?

The presence of Shif would have made all the difference for 2007. Whoever negotiated that out clause in his contract needs to be strung up.