BY ROB So here we are, at the end of the first half of the season in round 13. Round 12 saw the Green Machine notch a set of consecutive wins for the second time since winning their first two games of the season. While things were a little dire in the first half against the … More Raiders Rumble 2016 – Raiders vs Sea Eagles Rd13 Preview
BY ROB The Raiders returned to GIO Stadium after a tough road trip to take on a Bulldogs side scrambling to deal with an Origin late call-up. While many would’ve been buoyed by the Raiders success across the ditch it was clearly a win that came more from the Warriors ineptitude rather than a solid … More Raiders Review: Scruffy gets the job done
BY ROB Road to the Holy Grail! Repent Ye Sinners! And yea, the Lord did come down to his masses, and he sayeth unto they “the Raiders shall have three rounds of free-to-air football”, and lo, the fans were overcome, as this level of FTA coverage was unprecedented, and there was much rejoicing across the … More Raiders Rumble 2016 – Raiders vs Bulldogs Rd12 Preview
BY ROB The Raiders put in a reasonable effort against the New Zealand Warriors on Saturday evening, winning the day 38-12. But even the most ardent fan must concede that the Warriors did a lot of the hard work for them. With a string of errors coming out of their own end the Warriors simply … More Raiders Review: Nip, tuck & good luck
BY ROB I’m usually pretty upbeat when writing up the Rumble, but this week I can’t seem to shake an impending sense of disaster. I’m justified in this as the Raiders recent record against the Warriors all falls easily in favour of New Zealand, which is a damning insight given how similar the two teams … More Raiders Rumble 2016 – Raiders vs Warriors Rd11 Preview
BY ROB Where to even start with the abject failure that was last night’s match between the Dragons and the Raiders? I thought long and hard about the game, long after its ridiculous finish, and decided that rather than launch into a long technical breakdown of play (which Dan is way better at) that I’d … More Raiders Review: Mr Hyde still has control
BY ROB Pretty much everyone bar representative players have had a week off to have a good hard look at themselves. For some teams it was a bye to reflect on the positive outcomes of their hard effort and success, while for others it was a time to rue missed chances. The Raiders were definitely … More Raiders Rumble 2016 – Raiders vs Dragons Rd10 Preview
BY ROB After a scintillating win over Wests Tigers the Raiders failed to live up to all their post win promises of back to back victories. Travelling to Bathurst for a Panthers home game (away from home) they met a Penrith side ready and willing to engage in a physical struggle. Typical of a … More Raiders Review: Tonight on 60 minutes (of Meh)
