OK so here's the deal, the Canberra Raiders have not won a Grand Final since 1994 when they had the majority of league's top players; Mal Meninga, Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart, Brett Mullins, John "Chicka" Ferguson, and Steve Walters to name a few.
Who have they got on the field today? Captain: Alan Tongue. Who? And several other names that are far from being classed as "household" simply because they aren't delivering the goods. Yes they do win games here and there but they're not showing us anything we haven't seen before. I blame it on the way the game is played. It's no where near as exciting as it once was thanks to hindrances such as Occupational Health and Safety, and also - let's face it - wimps. Meninga played several games with a broken arm, now a player will go off field for a sprained finger.
My opinion is the Raiders have got this series won if they man up, harden up, and run through the gaps instead of into the crowd of opposition players (every team's players do it, I'm constantly screaming at the TV screen because they were wide open but decided to run into a tackle) the idiots.
So come Raiders - this year play the game as if your lives depended on it and bring home the great big trophy at the end!!!
Then you might have made a name for your selves instead of being stuck in the shadow of the former dream team.
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