Side for round 2?

[aussies1st]

Pretty much same old story from last year, what we want is not what we will get. But I'll put it down anyway.

Dugan
Milne (if hes fit)
Croker
Joel Thompson
Vidot
Campese
McCrone
Tilse
Waddell
Logan
TLL
Harrison
Tongue

Shllington
Thurling
Joe Picker
Thompson

Tilse looks better when he starts, maybe need to switch one of our tall backs to the other side or at least have them matching up against Falou else hes going to have a field day. Robinson was solid but Milne can offer so much for mind but wouldn't be annoyed if he was kept unlike Herbert.

 

[Raidersrawesome]

Pretty much same old story from last year, what we want is not what we will get. But I'll put it down anyway.

Dugan
Milne (if hes fit)
Croker
Joel Thompson
Vidot
Campese
McCrone
Tilse
Waddell
Logan
TLL
Harrison
Tongue

Shllington
Thurling
Joe Picker
Thompson

Tilse looks better when he starts, maybe need to switch one of our tall backs to the other side or at least have them matching up against Falou else hes going to have a field day. Robinson was solid but Milne can offer so much for mind but wouldn't be annoyed if he was kept unlike Herbert.

I dont think we were that bad last night , some silly sh*t to fix up but not that far away.
Anyway I wont argue with your team, Im assuming Miller and fensom are out.

 

[canberra_raiders2k2]

Just start wadell and im happy...we have to be one of the few teams playing without a specialist 9 for the majority of the game, its crap as we lack a lot of spark.

 

[aussies1st]

I dont think we were that bad last night , some silly sh*t to fix up but not that far away.
Anyway I wont argue with your team, Im assuming Miller and fensom are out.

Problem is we keep saying that every year. Just need to fix up the silly things, we were saying that even at round 26. Has to be a time where we say enough is enough something has to give.

 

[GC_Gladiator]

It looked at times they were trying to re-create the end of 08 when we needed just to get to the kick and earn some possession. There were silly passes, and we seemed to be trying to create second phase play and it just wasnt working.

I'd like to see the squad you've named aussie1st have a crack. Herbert just doesnt seem to be there with either his kicking or passing game.

 

[Macko8]

Dugan
Robinson (another week to see what he does)
Croker
J.Thompson
Vidot
Campese
Herbert (same as robinson)
Shillington
Waddell
Tilse
TLL
Harrison
Tongue (c)

Logan
Thurling
T.Thompson
Galea (same as herbert and robinson) his handling is worse then troy thompsons

 

[runatme]

if waddell doesnt start at 9 for you guys next week furner should be sacked

 

[GC_Gladiator]

Whats wrong with Fensom? Anyone know? Stats show that in 59 minutes the guy made 39 tackles.

This guy is just waiting for the work horse position to free itself up. Hope he isnt out for too long.

 

[aussies1st]

He definitely picked up some injury. I didn't watch the replay closely so don't know how he went but a number have said he wasn't great, slow ineffective runs.

 

[Raidersrawesome]

Problem is we keep saying that every year. Just need to fix up the silly things, we were saying that even at round 26. Has to be a time where we say enough is enough something has to give.

When we actually held onto the ball, stop giving silly penalties away, we got some possesion and the score started evening up.
If we cut that crap out which is just basic rugby league then we should win the majority of games.
But I agree it's sh*t we seem to deliver near enough every week.

Whats got to give is the hooking roles. Tongue should revert back to the roving lock role and Waddell takes over 80mins at dummy half.

 

[Raidersrawesome]

He definitely picked up some injury. I didn't watch the replay closely so don't know how he went but a number have said he wasn't great, slow ineffective runs.

shoulder it looked like

 

[GC_Gladiator]

He was on during the sh*t part of the game where we were going backwards- wasn't really his fault. All there was for him to do was defend. If a few more of our boys defended like him, we wouldn't have been down 22-0 at half time.

 

[aussies1st]

When we actually held onto the ball, stop giving silly penalties away, we got some possesion and the score started evening up.
If we cut that crap out which is just basic rugby league then we should win the majority of games.
But I agree it's sh*t we seem to deliver near enough every week.

Whats got to give is the hooking roles. Tongue should revert back to the roving lock role and Waddell takes over 80mins at dummy half.

Yep agree, I'm positive if Bennett was coaching this side most if not all the stuff you mentioned would be gone. Just have to look at the Dragons and how tidy they were with the basics. All Furner ever does is talk about it, but nothing ever happens.

And yea Waddell definitely needs to start, if he needs a break then Tongue into hooker for 10 minutes.

 

[Mullins_y2k]

I say (as mentioned in another thread) Milne in for Robinson and TLL for Fenson

 

[Timbo]

Get Tongue out of hooker, it doesnt work, its never worked, it will never ever ever ever ever ever ever work.

But odds on, Tongue will be at 9.

 

[shear_joy9]

Get Tongue out of hooker, it doesnt work, its never worked, it will never ever ever ever ever ever ever work.

But odds on, Tongue will be at 9.

exactly.

how can furner not see this? They have zero attacking threat with tongue at hooker.

 

[raider1822]

exactly.

how can furner not see this? They have zero attacking threat with tongue at hooker.

Having tongue at hooker reminds of when I played footy and when my son played, and that the coaches son was always the halfback, although everbody knew he shouldn't be and no would not dare say anything, as would probably mean been dropped.

 

[MasterYoda]

Get Tongue out of hooker, it doesnt work, its never worked, it will never ever ever ever ever ever ever work.

hmmm..yes .....agree I must, halfback to help Campese help it would.

 

[raiders fan forever]

Just a question who would the ideal Canberra halfback be ?

 

[Green Machine]

When Travis came on last night, things went straight up a gear. He’s got a great bullet off the ground to the first receiver. Campo or Herbert can stand another 5 metres wider with his service. The turn overs on early tackles for various reasons in the first 20 minutes killed us. Travis should start the game otherwise we’re going to be down the bottom again this season,