BY ROB Round 15 finds the Raiders starting the week with a win in their pocket, something of a rarity in 2021. Their round 14 victims, the Broncos, slumped to second last, while their opponents for this round were mauled by current spooners the Bulldogs. Stuart has named an unchanged side which must be a … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Dragons Round 15 Preview
BY ROB At the start of the season these two teams were miles apart. The Raiders were coming off a tough but successful run in 2020, while the Broncos were still trying to find their footing in a league where they are no longer a perennial powerhouse. 2021 put an end to that gap. Injury, … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Broncos Round 14 Preview
BY ROB For a team doing so poorly in 2021 the Raiders have an awful amount of noise around them, a wailing din which which peaked yesterday with the sudden release of struggling half George Williams. While Williams certainly wasn’t the model of diplomacy he was nowhere near as appalling as the ham-fisted club officials … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders of Ngunnawal Country vs Roosters of Gadigal Land Round 12 Indigenous Round Preview
BY ROB The poor Raiders just can’t catch a break in 2021. Though they rejoined the winners circle in Magic round (albeit through a clunky two point win over the Dogs) victory came with a hefty price tag. Caught out by the NRL’s chaotic crackdown on illegal contact Papalii, Wighton and Hodgson all found themselves … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Storm Round 11 Preview
BY ROB First of all, a big thanks to Dan for handling the Rumble last week when I was extremely exhausted and somewhat despondent about the Raiders. Secondly a big thanks to you, the reader, for actually reading this, and our other pieces. 2021 is clearly the year from hell for those who bleed green. … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Bulldogs Round 10 Preview
BY ROB It’s pretty dark right now, and not just because Winter has come to the nation’s capital. The Raiders are experiencing turmoil not felt since the dissolution of the OG Green Machine, a thing now exacerbated by social media and the 24/7 news cycle. So rather than write the same old vaguely predictive stuff … More Raiders Reminiscence!
BY ROB To be bluntly honest with you, dear reader, this Rumble should have been titled Raiders vs Raiders. It doesn’t matter who they play this week, the toughest obstacle for them to overcome is themselves. They were truly their own worst enemy against the Cowboys. I often think about young emerging players having their … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Rabbitohs Round 8 Preview
BY ROB The last two weeks in Raider-land have been gruelling stuff from a fans perspective. The sliding doors moment is definitely Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad getting sidelined during the Panthers game – after that it’s been a steep downhill drop, punctuated by two first half tries against the Eels. So Ricky went down to the garden … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Cowboys Round 7 Preview
BY ROB To say that the Raiders have a had a bumpy start to the 2021 campaign is something of an understatement. Sitting 3-2 the Raiders probably feel like they could be fairing better if not for the horror luck against the Warriors and more recently the Panthers. That luck was compounded this week with … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Eels Round 6 Preview
BY ROB The Raiders held out against an enthusiastic but uneven Titans side in round 4, arguably the toughest test yet. Round five makes last week look like an opposed training session. The Panthers are flying high, playing fast-paced, hi NRG footy exactly the way V’landys wants it. The Raiders, however, are on a different … More Raiders Rumble! Raiders vs Panthers Round 5 Preview
