Ian ConstantineStats show Raiders are the best team to watch!
August 11th 2008 23:53
Excitment machine - Joel Monaghan
A Player with unquestionable talent and potential, a player that was seemingly destined to lead the Raiders to a Premiership within the next 5 years...
What Canberra did was make a statement, we as a club will not accept this behaviour here, regardless of who you are. It must have been a gut-wrenching decision. Many forecasted that it would be the end of the Raiders season... The Raiders had just been pulled through a week of turmoil and losing a halfback of all people, they could have accepted an inevitable fate.
This from a team who can not attract any marquee players! Even if they have the money, no one seems to want to play at Canberra. Long gone are the Laurie Daley's, Ricky Stuart's and Mal Meninga's. How a club can sack a player like Carney, knowing they probably won't get another player of his ilk is inspiring.
But what a breath of fresh air they are proving to be. Without recognized stars, the Raiders are proving you don't need the superstars in the game to be competitive. What they have is superior work ethic and an adventurous nature.
People like Colin Best and Joel Monaghan have never been in better form. In fact, they are the form players in the competition. Monaghan selection in the NSW team was no fluke, he has been in sparkling form and his a cornerstone of what the Raiders are doing.
Mo-Bro - Campese is the most improved player in the NRL
But he must be one of the most improved in the competition. The way he guides his team around the park, especially in the cold, wet and slippery conditions in Canberra defies belief.
The Green Machine is the best team to watch in the game at the moment. Better than even Melbourne with their 10 Origin players and better than Manly who are playing like the Manly dynasty side of the mid 90s.
All this with a team on paper that has no obvious star. When you are looking to recruit players, you never really think of taking Raiders players, this may all be changing.
It has a very Wests Tigers feel about it, where stars were created overnight. Can they win it? Probably not, but it will be a fun ride while it lasts. The top four teams would be nervous to face the fearless Raiders who back themselves and play a highly adventurous and attractive style of football in the finals.
74-12 the most points the club has ever scored - and we are talking a club who once boasted essentially an Australian team. If you were not a Panthers fan, it was poetry to watch.
The list below highlights just why the Raiders are the best team to watch in the League.
Get on the bandwagon now and enjoy football with no structure, the way it is meant to be played.
Points for
Manly 503
Raiders 500
Roosters 473
Tigers 466
Storm 456
Broncos 455
Tries
Manly 92 tries
Raiders 91
Roosters 84
Storm 82
Tigers 81
Broncos 78
In General Play
Raiders 83
Manly 81
Roosters 74
Tigers 72
Melbourne 72
Off Kicks
Roosters 35
Broncos 23
Dragons 22
Warriors 22
Cronulla 21
Raiders 21
From Linebreaks
1. Storm 53
2. Newcastle 49
3. Manly 48
4. Canberra 47
5. Tigers 47
…
15 Roosters 32
16 Sharks 31
51 metres
1. Raiders 21
2. Broncos 12
3. Storm 11
4. Panthers 11
5. Tigers 11
They have almost scored double the next best in tries from 50m out. Now that is good football! That is what we love to watch.
Oh, last call for the Bandwagon....
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