TEAM LIST Round 16 vs Raiders

[The Chad]

Good thinking, but worried that we will loose if it does get played down the middle.

Mainly because Melbourne wiped us out from the middle. Canberra do have strong men and if Ricky decides to send Papalii, Tapine and those big guys at us, it's only Terrell who can really make trouble for them.

Spread it out wide, then relies on Turuva and Skelton getting past Xavier and Canberra's wingers which isn't happening.

I wonder if Api can outstep them. Starling is a good hooker, but it will be tough.. Will Luai even play after Origin?

We have our best available forward pack. Guys like Pole & Sione are effective in those 'middle battles' & should test the less mobile Canberra middles. And Api is a danger in and around guys like Papali'i, Horsburgh & Tapine because they are not lateral movers. The strength of Canberra is churning forward & striking wider. They are a Temu version of the Dogs, with potentially better mental attributes.

Latu coming in & playing around the middle could cause them some issues. Doesn't mean I think Latu is a #13, but having him attack through the meat of it, might have Canberra's middles struggling.

The real test is just not letting them get the ball out to where Kris, Savage, Weekes etc can burn the slower Tigers outside backs.

Probably not given Heath Mason enough recognition either. If he can also attack around the middle, it might be a bit of a party.

 

[Merlot]

we have the cattle, a smart taction we don't . Any win here on (this year) is down to the fuzzy feeling brother hood

 

[jrtiger]

I'd love to think this but it's fantasy. We beat them at campbelltown last year by 40. But they are a very very different team now

so are we.

get behind them.

 

[Speed2burn]

I hope we bomb the shit out of Ricky’s son all night.

We also need to utilise Bula under the high ball more often and not wait until when we are chasing points as he is an excellent leaper

Feeling strangely confident we can give the raiders a decent game.. watch that quickly evaporate after 20 mins lol

 

[Lestronge]

so are we.

get behind them.

They’re not this indestructible team . They almost lost to the Rabbitohs last outing . A team we really should have beaten if not for Voldemort.
I’m confident going into this one . I have a good feeling .

 

[mtd#2]

You guys getting my hopes up for a win 😅😅😅.. it's so much easier when I am resigned to the loss and we lose lol

 

[GNR4LIFE]

You guys getting my hopes up for a win 😅😅😅.. it's so much easier when I am resigned to the loss and we lose lol

To get your hopes up even more, I just had a peak at the Green House, and they see this as a danger game.

 

[Lestronge]

To get your hopes up even more, I just had a peak at the Green House, and they see this as a danger game.

We matchup well . Grinding teams who look to get to positions on the field , have tended to lose that war of attrition with them this season . Teams like us , who play less structured can suck them into errors . We just have to play confidently . We will know fairly early tonight which team has turned up .