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A nailbiting last 10 minutes to watch but a much needed win for Canberra who scored off their last play for the night. After going try for try in the first half, gritty defence in the second half helped paved the way for the Raiders to get the points tonight. Hudson-Young had a huge impact in his usual mercurial style(albiet that binning could have proven costly) while Fogarty led the way with his kicking and direction. Sticky’s reaction to that last try on the sidelines shows how much the win meant tonight after 2 successive losses.
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An unbelievable achievement by Penrith to win 4 straight premierships. Love them or hate them the Panthers are a champion team in all aspects. We have been privileged to witness dominance that you usually only see every half a century.
Commiserations Melbourne…they were never allowed to stamp any their usual on the game tonight. But there is no disgrace in losing to this machine of a team.
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A change of environment away from the Perth spotlight under Clarkson might be just what Darling needs. North have an abundance of mid-field talent and a long term forward weapon, however, they will be a work in progress until they can tighten their defence with the addition of an experienced and hard-bodied defender.
If North can continue the progress they displayed in the 2nd half of the year and learn from those close losses they could well finish with 6-8 wins and attract further talent in 2026 to eye off finals in 2 years. However, if they regress and revert back to the habits displayed in the first half of the season then it will be another 3-4 win season scenario and patience will start wearing thin for Clarkson’s long term strategy. Six wins would be a pass mark for North in 2025 and tangible evidence of their development.
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Perhaps they played their GF last weekend at the SCG? A big win and everything went to plan while Lions were battle hardened after 2 wins on the road coming from behind.
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I think all things considered, North are slowly tracking in the right direction. As mentioned before, North had a few close losses that could easily have gone the other way. Clarko knew it would be his biggest coaching challenge to get this side performing consistently and having such a young group of players takes time and progress isn’t always linear. The more games the likes of Sheezel, Wardlaw and McKercher get under their belt and transition themselves into the hard-bodied seasoned AFL player then the wins will start to come.
It’s slow and measured progress setting up for future success and with one of the greatest coaches in the modern era at the helm there is a lot for North fans to look forward to in the coming years.
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Sheezel will undoubtedly play a huge role in North’s slow rise back up the ladder over the next 2-3 years. He certainly looks destined to play in finals and shape North’s immediate future. A shining light in another tough year for the Kangaroos.
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I thought it was telling tonight that Simpkin stood up as leader, LDU had one of his better games and Larkey enjoyed success in front of goal. When you have such a young and relatively inexperienced side like North you rely heavily on the senior brigade to lead the way. Too often they have gone MIA but tonight they showed what they are capable of. A great result for the North supporters out there.
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The Raiders of old would probably be languishing down the bottom of the ladder after losing Fogarty to injury and Wighton to Souths. But the youngsters are stepping up and the future is looking in good hands for Canberra. Wins like tonight are usually a good indication of team spirit and harmony and the Raiders look like a side playing for each other. I think the loss of Wighton has been a silver lining for the Raiders and they have unearthed a couple of players for the future in Strange and Stewart.
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A great game of AFL and a fitting result when you consider Collingwood were the top side for most of the year and had that heart-breaking loss in 2018. It’s heartening to see how a team that was in the doldrums not so long ago can quickly re-set and transform themselves into a premiership team as the Pies have done. Despite the pain of defeat today, Brisbane have had an excellent year and will again be among the contenders in 2024. Congratulations Collingwood!
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That result pretty much sums up the season for a Raiders fan. So near and yet so far. They are a tough side to follow and keep you on the edge of your seat every game. Just when they look to have the game in control they manage to invite their opponents back into the contest through indiscipline and lack of concentration. It’s something Sticky really needs to address as it is a continual theme week in and week out. Consistent full 80 minute efforts and this team can take that next step.
Good luck Newcastle for next week but the Warriors will be hard to beat at home. Penrith again showed they are warming up for their three-peat and only Brisbane look capable of stopping them.
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The Raiders are literally limping into the finals with injuries and suspensions and face an uphill task to survive the first week. It is a very subdued feeling despite making the top 8.
There is not much conviction about their form of late and they have been over-whelmed by 2 fellow finalists in 3 weeks. Funnier things have happened and Sticky do everything he can to motivate the side in his usual us against them style, but I suspect it will time to start planning for 2024 and reshaping the attack post-Wighton come Monday week.
As far as the competition itself, Penrith have again proven it is their’s to lose and they are 3 wins away from a truly remarkable three-peat.
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A three-peat for Penrith is gaining serious momentum heading into finals. The only team who can beat the Panthers is themselves if they get complacent or else untimely injuries. There doesn’t seem to be any team capable of matching them for 80 minutes.
Raiders were brought back to earth today against a fired up Melbourne outfit and will need to lift their game or risk sliding out of finals contention. Warning bells were ther last week when they failed to finish off the job against the hapless Tigers and had a relaity check today. On recent form they will struggle to go deep in September.
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Despite the last 2 losses I think the Raiders are performing to expectations when you consider their injuries and the slow start to the season. Newcastle were red hot today and the Warriors are always hard to beat at home. They are not a top 4 side but should string enough wins to make the finals. Come September anything can happen.
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Warner won’t be dropped unless he goes the rest of the series without a half-century and Australia lose the Ashes. The selectors pick and stick.
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Raiders have done well to be sitting equal first when you consider they have yet to put together a consistent 80 minute effort. I am wondering is this is as good as it gets under Stuart…flashes of brilliance but costly periods of sloppy and indifferent play. Or is there a chance that Sticky can remedy these inherent weknesses and this side can go all the way. I suspect it is a case of the former and the Raiders will continue to tease their long suffering supporters.
I have been mightily impressed with Fogarty and Timoko since May They have given the club cause for optimism to offset Wighton’s departure next year.
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Totally stoked for all Raiders fans after all the noise and hysteria during the week. Took the long way home to get the win today but what else would you expect from a team that tests their supporters nerve week in and week out.
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A bit harsh considering he’s only 6 games into a 5-year rebuild and started with 2 successive wins. Apart from the Lions match North have been competitive in every game and came up against an improved Suns outfit last week. Injuries to their key players haven’t helped either which can impact a young side looking for on-field guidance. Clarkson knows it will be a long path to get the team firing so it’s not all about the wins at this stage.
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I’m sure Ricky wishes he could bottle the effort tonight.
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Early days but there were plenty of positives to come out of that win for North. No disrespect to Shaw and Nobes, but there is something reassuring about having Clarkson at the helm after a few years of hit and miss strategy. Things will slowly but surely fall into place for North this year as they develop a blueprint for future success.
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Congratulations to India on a comprehensive victory. However, I recall India getting thumped in the first Test in Australia in 2020 and they were written off before winning that series with a depleted touring squad. Things can turn around pretty quickly so not quite panic stations yet. Australia had it too easy against a South African team masquerading as a Test team and this defeat wasn’t totally unexpected.
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Moses to lead Parra to the holy grail next Sunday.
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My word Clarkson looks good in the Royal Blue polo!
As Corey Mckernan said, after another dismal season all North supporters will be walking a little taller today.
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Almost there. Hopefully next week the Raiders can get either a draw or the win! Can’t fault Sticky’s passion or loyalty to his team.
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Considering Australia had been heavily beaten by West Indies at home leading up to this series Border would have happily taken a 4-0 series win. Lack of success in the early years led to a safety first approach in Border ‘s captaincy even when Australia were dominating world cricket.
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Great comeback win by the Dogs. They have shown they are the deserved premiership favourites to overcome a 3 try deficit. Unfortunately the Raiders fell away badly after half time and failed to show up in the second half. Backing up after last week’s effort against the Storm was always going to be challenging. The Raiders are not quite a legitimate top 4 side yet but they are tracking in the right direction. They have exceeded expectations to be sitting in the top half of the 8 after 10 rounds and will take away some hard truths from today’s loss.
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