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Righteo, it's time for us to dump that game against the Titans and move onto a very important week this week as we go up against the Raiders in Canberra. It's a really big, important week this week as I still see that Raiders as a Premiership threat. Yes, they're going through a rough patch currently, but if they click, they're capable of being one of the best sides in the competition so playing them at home will be a really big test and it'll give us a good indication of where we're at. The trip to Canberra is always a tough one too as GIO Stadium does have a sort of fortress atmosphere. We have a mixed history at that ground too, haveing won some fantastic games there over the years but we've also suffered our fair share of heartbreak, most noteably the 2019 Preliminary Final at this location.
Anyway, I'm not sure what the Raiders loss over the weekend means for us. Them losing three in a row can help us but it can also be extremely dangerous for us. One the one hand, they may be a bit down of confidence and a bit of frustration can creep in but on the other, they'll be absolutely desperate for a win and the bounce back factor will be huge. A quality side like that can be tough when they're that desperate to win so we need to be ready for that on Thursday night. I think the forward battle is the key and that's going to be a big clash against the likes of Papalii, Soliola, James, Whitehead and Young. It's a world-class pack against our world-class pack. We must also to a job on Jack Wighton and Croker in particular which can be easier said then done.
For us this week, we need to be better. While I think we played well last week, there is certainly room for improvement and we'll need to be even better against Canberra. Defence especially will be the focus for this one. Despite the win last week, I'm sure the lads will be disappointed with conceding 30 and we need to tighten that up in a big way. Significantly, we should have a much more settled side this week, we know where all our key players will be playing and I wouldn't be changing the side too much.
Very keen for Thursday night, big clash!!
Anyway, I'm not sure what the Raiders loss over the weekend means for us. Them losing three in a row can help us but it can also be extremely dangerous for us. One the one hand, they may be a bit down of confidence and a bit of frustration can creep in but on the other, they'll be absolutely desperate for a win and the bounce back factor will be huge. A quality side like that can be tough when they're that desperate to win so we need to be ready for that on Thursday night. I think the forward battle is the key and that's going to be a big clash against the likes of Papalii, Soliola, James, Whitehead and Young. It's a world-class pack against our world-class pack. We must also to a job on Jack Wighton and Croker in particular which can be easier said then done.
For us this week, we need to be better. While I think we played well last week, there is certainly room for improvement and we'll need to be even better against Canberra. Defence especially will be the focus for this one. Despite the win last week, I'm sure the lads will be disappointed with conceding 30 and we need to tighten that up in a big way. Significantly, we should have a much more settled side this week, we know where all our key players will be playing and I wouldn't be changing the side too much.
Very keen for Thursday night, big clash!!