PRE-GAME [Finals Week 1, 2025] - Broncos vs Raiders

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I understand they are bad and have way too much power on all facets of the game, but the teams have never been able to pick when they play just because they won minor premiership. Changing that just because of Ricky is absolutely absurd.
Sticky complains and then the media are doing their best to help by pushing the narrative as hard as they can.

Have already decided to release a schedule rather than NRL officially releasing the schedule, which could confuse a lot of fans if they decide **** it I'm booking flights and accommodation tonight... but they don't give a shit about the people... just the Sydney boys club
 
Sticky complains and then the media are doing their best to help by pushing the narrative as hard as they can.

Have already decided to release a schedule rather than NRL officially releasing the schedule, which could confuse a lot of fans if they decide **** it I'm booking flights and accommodation tonight... but they don't give a shit about the people... just the Sydney boys club
Considering how they operate, they could literally be guessing and putting this out there to apply some pressure on the NRL too. Who knows.

Either way, we have no reason to fear them, its an extra days rest for us too.
 
The reason they they asked for it is because we have struggled in day games more often than not.

Nothing to do with extra rest, they're already resting starters this week 😆
With the form that Reece is in they shouldn't want him having a dry day track.

Night game in Canberra could be dewy and slippery as ****
 
With the form that Reece is in they shouldn't want him having a dry day track.

Night game in Canberra could be dewy and slippery as ****
This. I think it disadvantages them, they’ve built their year on grinding teams down. We all know that’s easier on a dewy track.

They also want it harder for Broncos fans to travel to (unless they take Monday off). They are still embarrassed by the numbers that the Bulldogs brought earlier in the year and we’d do the same.
 
Ricky rested his big boys anyway so what’s he complaining about? whichever team loses anyway will have one less day to rest so that’s a gamble again? Is he going to complain Monday morning about that if his team loses?

You can tell now he’s pretty worried about broncos otherwise he wouldn’t be whining.

You just know he wanted it to be Sunday so he can have a day game because he thinks it works in his favour. The boys get an extra day now to rest so let’s work that in their favour and thank Ricky by beating his dumbass team.
 
Yeah I'm confused. Am I missing the angle they're playing at or something lol? Sunday afternoon is possibly best scenario for us. Dry track and allows us additional recovery time, not only for injured players to potentially return, but from the melb game as well if anyone pulled up sore/had some niggles.
 
Makes sense for a Sunday game. Win-win for us and the Raiders (and fans - although it has been warming up here).

Should be an awesome match!
 
If we could somehow get Xman up for this one, look out. The Raiders have a pretty formidable forward pack and their backs do a mountain of work combined with Fogarty's boot being able to get them out of trouble. Strong team but we can definitely take them down. Do so, and I reckon we have one foot in the granny.
 
As expected the game is Saturday 8pm.
Could've put the mortage on it 😀
Sundays are almost exclusively reserved for the knock out semis.
 
As expected the game is Saturday 8pm.
Could've put the mortage on it 😀
Sundays are almost exclusively reserved for the knock out semis.
Where you seeing this? Theres an article going around in the last hour with quotes from Madge saying he has been told we're playing Sunday 4pm.

Michael Maguire also told ABC Sport he was informed his side’s first finals clash will be on Sunday.

“We’ve been told Sunday mate, Sunday at 4pm,” Maguire said.
 
I do see sportsbet has us Sat though.

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Raiders draw vs ours...

Raiders played top 4 teams... 3 times, us 5...

Top 8 teams... 8 times... us 11....

They have only played a top 8 team ONCE since round 13 in bloody may... us, 5 times...

Ricky should be panicking.... what a soft draw they've had. They might beat us at home with all their players coming off a rest and the nrl bowing to Ricky in case he whinges, but if they win the gf it'd be the weakest premiers for decades.
 
Not sure if it has been mentioned, but madge was on abc radio today, from what I remember he said that they aren't rushing reyno back, said reyno tried to push it to get back for the storm game but twinged it. (To me it sounded like he was leaning towards resting him)
Mam likely 3 weeks away, cobbo sooner.
It was the player leadership group that decided to stand shibba down, and they will decide if he plays vs the raiders
Group consists of reyno, haas, staggs, carrigan and someone else.
Said the group as a whole has bought into the game plan, and reece has dedicated himself to it.
Reece has really bought in, says reece is so dedicated and always stays for hours after training for extras
Game 100% Sunday at 4pm
He talked heaps about how awesome the atmosphere was at the game thurs, and also the recent redcliffe game. Praised Brisbane's passion for league.
He realised at training during the week how much of the salary cap he had on the sidelines
When we lost four in a row during the season, he was worried guys weren't buying in, and realised he may have a harder job than he thought.


Ill edit if I remember other things
 
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