September 4, 2025 • 16 mins
🎙 Raider Nick Podcast – New Kids on the Block
With Ricky Stuart resting most of the senior squad, it’s a fresh look for the Green Machine this week as four debutants pull on the jersey. Raider Nick is joined by Raiders assistant coach Justin Giteau, who introduces us to the young guns and gives us the inside word on what to expect from this exciting new-look side.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
He's not here for the clickbait all the count sign critics.
It's weel and full of deep and meaningfuls with the
Raiders in a circle from laughs to hard truth. Still
tell you and ditch the negative noise and get behind
the boys.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
This is Raider Nick Well. It was a great week
last week. We've got the JJ gilt and shield back
in Canberra. But to be continued, that was a great evening,
a great afternoon for the club. But we don't cash
in that too much. We bounce into this week and look,
it's a different side this week. Of course, Ricky made
no mistake and no hesitation in resting couple of guys
(00:41):
after the year that we've had. And we've got a
really good young side taking the field against the Dolphins
this weekend, including four deputantes. And I've joined he by
a man who's part of the development of these young kids,
Justin Gidde gets how are you.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Good days think? How are you mate? Man?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
I'm great, I'm pumped, mate, I'm pumped. How you're feeling.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah good, I'm pretty excited for the boys. It's a good.
Speaker 4 (01:03):
Opportunity for him to to get an opportunity when they
probably weren't expecting.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
It's good for them, good for the club.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Gives a chance to show off our depths, give these
boys a bit of experience leading into next year.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Now, I remember about can you remember about two years
ago when he was a young fellow named Ethan Strange
making his debut and I've got you on the show
to ask what Strange you like? And look out, he's
blossomed into you know, a player that might jump on
the kangaroo too or at the end of the year.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
Made, His development has been outstanding. He's gone from a
strength to the strength I remember back then Made he
was quiet. I mean, he's still the instinctive, but he's
very much relying on his instincts, whereas today, the last
sort of couple of months, he's grown into a more complete.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Footy player where he's communicating.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
He's helping others around him, and he's.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Become a better team player.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
He's still got that brilliance, but he's he's grown into
it more of a complete footballer.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
And the confidence of the man. And you could just
tell that he just I mean, the Raiders have always
been a team where they pride themselves on a big six,
a big five eight. We've had a bunch of those
that don't have to mention who they were. We all
know who they were. But the fact that he can
just take on the line now and really test himself
and get results. I mean that match when we played
a few weeks ago when it scored a hat trick,
(02:21):
whether it was against it was against Newcastle, was scored
a hat trick and just outstanding.
Speaker 4 (02:27):
Yeah, man, he's he's next to impossible to defend because
tighten up.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Or you send extra defenders to him to help.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
Count of Kenry's run play, then you know he's got
the pass or the kick or for.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
The team where we've got an ability that.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
If they do number up extra numbers to him, we
can go to the other side of the field of
news case.
Speaker 3 (02:47):
It's a good luxury to have.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
But yeah, no, as I said, but it's more on
the back of his development into a more complete fully
player that's enabled him to sort of did get him
into where he is right now.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
I've had most of the boys on this year and
I've asked them one thing, what are you noticing differently?
Of course, it's been a different off season and boys
are a lot fitter and things have changed, and a
lot of the boys have timely different things. You know,
Harda came on here and said they were less frantic,
more patient. Papa mentioned that as well. We've got patience
now we back ourselves, whether it we're down by two
or fourteen, we just we don't lose our bundle. They've
(03:21):
all said similar things. What have you seen through your
lenses gets because you see you and you see it all.
You're out there on the field're running back getting the
messages and whatnot from your lenses. What have you seen
that's changed this year?
Speaker 4 (03:32):
I think we're at a stage where we're probably the
fittest team in the contents. That's the first and probably
the most important thing.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
So you can have all the game plans in the world.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
But unless you're fit enough to execute it, it doesn't
really matter. So the performance guys have done a great
job getting the boys fit.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
On the back of the fitness has come I guess
situations where we've.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
Won games in the past where we would have lost them,
and on the back of that comes confidence.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
So I put it on not all down, but I.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
Think the leading factors their level of fitness that's enabled
him to win games and with winning comes confidence and
on the back of what you just said about Pumpa,
when you're confident, you're more willing to try things and
you're more in the back yourself, So sort of a
domino effect. But I think the work, like I said,
the work of the performance be guys have done that
sort of put us first and foremost into the position
(04:23):
we're in.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
He mentioned fitness, and what comes with fitness is youth
and enthusiasm, and that's with this young squad that we have,
and there's going to be a young a batch of
young blokes making their debut for first time Raiders, and
of course just a few days ago, of course Maddie
Tamako been ruled out. So Caine Anderson making his debut.
What can you tell us about Caine?
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Yeah, it came down halfway through this year.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
He was sort of playing a bit of local forty Avenue, Newcastle,
I think at the time, and Chris lewis our reserve
gay coach. He sort of played a bit of forty
with his brother, so I think there's a bit of
a connection there. Initially, he came down as sort of
a part time player who was going to sort of
fill in when we had guys out and from the
(05:05):
moment he got here, ladies, he's definitely got something in
him that I think with the preseason you'll see the
best of him. But he's a natural football where he's
he's got a good footy, brains, he's very confident in
his own ability, which is really really important and as
I said, made he's he's willing to to sort of
work in for the team to what's.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Best for the team.
Speaker 4 (05:25):
But he's a bit of talent him with that, and
you know, he's had a very very successful year.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
That natural personal confidence that this young generation of football
is now yield gets. It's so important now and it
seems to be. Look, it seems to be almost the
ingredient now and we've all gone through and you've been
around the game long enough. I've all been around the
game where we've seen the different trends and in the
eighties and the nineties and the thousands, you know, you
talk about a Grand Final. He had to lose one
(05:53):
to win one, and it was all about Bill building confidence.
Whereas Penrith showed, you know, in their in their kind
of success over the last few years. The youth and
enthusiasm is kind of really paid off as well. It's
almost like that NBA culture gets now coming into the NRL,
and I'm seeing that with the Raiders. Now, are you
seeing a huge shift in the generation now? The mindset now.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Yeah, we are, definitely. They learn a bit different too.
You know, athletes of the.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Past is only talking to Toots about this last week
and he hated doing video and Jack Jack White and
they sort of hated doing video, and Elliot was a
bit the same. Whereas the young boys, they don't know
any difference, so they're more more willing to get deeper
into their own game what they need to do, looking
at tendencies that the opposition provide us with.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
And I guess when you're seeing.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
That and then you're going out and you're getting a
bit of results on the back of it on weekends,
it builds in more and more confidence.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
So they're not all confident. But what I found is
probably more.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Receptive to coaching, more in depth coaching than what the
athletes of the past have been.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
Like.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
There's also, you know, no better proof in what you're
doing when you're winning, and my would have been winning
this year. And I think you just create those good
habits and you know, we look at that game against
the Panthers. I think when you're winning becomes a habit,
you still find a way to win somehow and then
long and behold we do.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
Oh definitely mate, And that that comes back to the
leaders of the club.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
You know, Joe and Park, Hudson, Tommy, they're all really
really good leaders made there.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
They're they're sort of they're they're showing they're leading the
boys for actions as opposed to words, So they're showing
them how they need to do things. And I guess,
and they're also not asking the other boys to do
something they're not going to do themselves. So the leadership
provides calmness, and with calmness comes that ability for the
(07:56):
boys to stay relaxed, I guess, and play for that
they'd like to play.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Another deputante down coming up on the wing. Can't wait
to see these flight run around. Young Michael Asamoa. What
do you what's your wrap on him?
Speaker 3 (08:12):
I love Mickey. He's been at the club.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
I had him in twenty one years ago and then
reserve grade and then he.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
Was at Reserve D the last few years, so he's
been at the club for a long time. Very resilient
kid made. He's he's sort of been in the development
program into the top thirty.
Speaker 4 (08:28):
And you know there are guys that have jumped him
over the past two years where he's probably been pretty
close to getting selected. For a kid to stay resilient
and not look at his manager to try and get
him too. Another club speak volumes of his character. His
playing style is really really exciting, mate Hill. He fit
(08:48):
in really well with the NRL side that has been playing,
but even more so this week. He's powerful runn of
the footy. He's got no fear for his body and
again these other kids that have shown this year made
his willing to do whatever it takes to get to win.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Joey Roddy good footballer.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
Great footballer, but he can play in the four. He
plays sort of in the middle law back row. He's
really grown this year. He's eye's around the game. Louis
done a really good job sort of developing him. He
runs really really good lines, he's got an offload. But
I think sort of most importantly, he's tough, he's uncompromising,
(09:29):
he's got a big, big engine and made he's willing to.
As I said, with some of these other guys want
to put himself their body in positions that other guys aren't.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
And then you've got also on the bench. There, you've
got a big many Withtari. So I can't wait through Wait.
He's a physical player, isn't he.
Speaker 4 (09:45):
Yeah, that's a great player made he a great defender,
really confident kid.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
He's sort of that training the boys. They don't they
don't give him a lot of joy on on his edge
because he reads the play really well. Defensively, he's strong
the flood.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
He's got a nice little sort of round the back
off load, good on his feet. Yeah, no, he's he's
definitely another kid all for him have but he's definitely
another kid that turned. He's riding and being resilient in
the last few years to bide his time.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Also exciting to see Ethan Sanders, of course, of play
second game first rate for the Raiders. Has he been
really picking up the slack and leading the team around,
especially being a half.
Speaker 3 (10:25):
Yeah, he's exceptional. Eth natural footballer. He he understands the game.
He's got a really really good footy brain. He's smart,
but he's also his skills. You know, it's his ten
out of ten.
Speaker 4 (10:40):
He can dig right into the line, he short hit
out of the back and more times than not he's
going to hit the right guy.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
So no excited to see Eith. He's definitely the future
of the Plaby Stranger.
Speaker 4 (10:50):
He loves playing with him as well, so they sort
of have a nice combination when they get together to
train them. But I'm expecting him to play really really
well this week and if he gets the opportunity at
all in the final series, and I don't think he'll
let us down, but hopefully barring injury, we won't see
you till next year.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
Yeah, and you look at that forward pack, I mean
still some experience there. We've got Maddy Nick who's making
he's you know, he's making his way back into first grade.
He's shitting the running his legs. Noel Martin has been
really really solid in his couple of games. And you've
got Adam Marriott and he's been providing so much impact
off that bench in that first with the first rotation.
(11:28):
And can't wait to see young olden Paddy starting and
see you know, because he's such an ball of energy
to get the opportunity to come out and just really
put us on the front foot. Could be an ambush
on the back of Owen mate.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Well, well, let's hope.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
So all four of those guys you mentioned, I think
they would have played many more NRL games this year
had they been in.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
A different club, in probably a less dominant pack.
Speaker 4 (11:50):
The one good thing I can say about all of
those four blokes is that they're all team first. There's
never a complained about how many minutes they do get
this week. To see him get bigger minutes, particularly someone
like Arthur who who's minutes are limited due to the
time that the other boys spend on the park, be
good to see him get bigger minutes this week.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
So he's so, I guess, better prepared.
Speaker 4 (12:13):
If he gets an opportunity in the finals to play
a bigger minutes, he'll be better prepared.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
After this week, we're pumped to see a big, big
Red with the big scene next to his name. Of course,
that he's been around for a long time now at
the club you played in the twenty nineteen Grand Final,
so he has, you know, the bruises of losing a
GF and he has that on the back of his
mind in regards to you know, embracing into this finals campaign.
That we're about to embark, and of course he's leading
(12:38):
the team out now, has big red bean during the
week in regards to having that responsibility of being the captain.
Speaker 4 (12:45):
Yeah, he's been awesome made He's got a different leadership style.
So I guess to Joe and Smell before him, and
I guess to a team before that. He's got a
great personality.
Speaker 3 (12:57):
He gets on Royal War with the boys. He's sort
of more of a laid back leader.
Speaker 4 (13:01):
He jokes around a bit and gets the boys all
nice and relaxed.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
As a results, he's.
Speaker 4 (13:07):
Been playing big minutes as it is, so I expect
him to play some big, big minutes again this week.
The boys love playing with him, so be good to
see him in a different role. I just hope that
he's he goes out there and enjoys himself. And if
he does that, and I know the rest of the boys,
that will be infectious amongst them.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Yeah, I mean, it's suttingly. You had a chat he
came on here and mentioned that he's made a few
changes to his lifestyle. He's, uh, you know, he's limited
the kind of the social intake, if you will, and
he's changed his diet and whatnot, and he's being big
ready just goes I'm just actually eating like an athlete
now posted just a bum on the streets. So yeah,
he's done well and it shows, and I think Ricky's
(13:45):
I love how Ricky he mentions he's so it doesn't
have to be it doesn't have to be hard. The
game can be quite basic at times. You know, just
get your fitness right and everything else will follow. But
part of having that fitness not a sexy subject, but
nutrition very important.
Speaker 4 (13:59):
Yeah, over there, I guess Rick's big on preparation. That's
all part of your preparation. You eat well, you sleep well,
you know, you do the extras that you that you
need to do to be the best football you can be.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
And redsticked all those boxes this year. He looks great.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
He's in a good murder as a result, and as
you said, made he's off field stuff has definitely helps.
I think we're seeing the joys on the back of that.
The other good thing is that the boys boys see
it as well, So that sort of comes back to
what I was saying about Jo And if they're willing
to do it, then there should be no reason why
(14:37):
the other boys prepare the same.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
Well, still a great looking side of course, Savvy to
Marlay coming back as well after a long time off.
And Adam Cook of course you know yourself, a great
football that can kick on almost both feet as well,
creates a you know, he's been around the club for
a while, and of course not to forget the ship
he's steward across, a bit of a fan fan favorite.
We are looking good. It's a good looking side and
that just shows the depth we have this year, doesn't
It gets.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
It does mate? All three of those boys are receptional footballers.
Good to see Savvy back.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
Get some minutes in his legs and the other the
other two guys there they're raring to go as well.
So it is a good looking side, mate, There's there's
no excuses. We've definitely gone up there to win, not
to speak competitive, and I think that also, as I
said earlier, they will hold us in.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Good stead moving into next year.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
For these boys, what's a glimpse of the future too,
so that everyone will be watching with great eyes open
to see what's happening for the future. But I tell
you what, with these young boys already young players signed up,
we've already seen our future before us. Now, all right, kids,
all of us just quickly. Mate, saw your brother in
town the other day, move back to Canberra looking for
a job, drenking stick, you might get hi a job
(15:42):
at the Raiders there, mate, Yeah, maybe, Yeah.
Speaker 4 (15:46):
He might be doing a little bit of work with
our juniors next year, just a little bit of stuff there.
Made he'd be good in any sort of role, whether
it was rugby or all league mates see what happens.
I don't want to speak for him, but I think
he's going to do a little bit of work for
us next next year, and if he likes it then
and he does well, then hopefully still gets him in
involved a bit more.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Well.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
He did run around against him back in the Italian
Queen In junior league mate, when he played league for
the Blues, and he made us all look like fools.
So he definitely knows the thirteen man code game as well.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
Yeah, we just don't tell him that he gets a
bit of big heads. We'll letting him. We'll let him
have that. So yeah, no, he'll be fine. May whether
it's legal or union. The skill sets are the same.
Any sort of individual coaching he could do.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
I think he do well, and it's all about just
doing it for Canberra, doing it for the camera team.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
Mate, Yeah, definitely all right.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
It's best of luck with the boys, best lucky the
captain's run and a trip to Queensland to take on
the Ricliffe Dolphins. And can't wait to see this young
raidst future side run around.
Speaker 3 (16:47):
Thanks he talk to mate, mate.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Jeez, thanks mate, Mae
He's not here for the clickbait all the count sign critics.
It's weel and full of deep and meaningfuls with the
Raiders in a circle from laughs to hard truth. Still
tell you and ditch the negative noise and get behind
the boys.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
This is Raider Nick Well. It was a great week
last week. We've got the JJ gilt and shield back
in Canberra. But to be continued, that was a great evening,
a great afternoon for the club. But we don't cash
in that too much. We bounce into this week and look,
it's a different side this week. Of course, Ricky made
no mistake and no hesitation in resting couple of guys
(00:41):
after the year that we've had. And we've got a
really good young side taking the field against the Dolphins
this weekend, including four deputantes. And I've joined he by
a man who's part of the development of these young kids,
Justin Gidde gets how are you.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Good days think? How are you mate? Man?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
I'm great, I'm pumped, mate, I'm pumped. How you're feeling.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah good, I'm pretty excited for the boys. It's a good.
Speaker 4 (01:03):
Opportunity for him to to get an opportunity when they
probably weren't expecting.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
It's good for them, good for the club.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Gives a chance to show off our depths, give these
boys a bit of experience leading into next year.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Now, I remember about can you remember about two years
ago when he was a young fellow named Ethan Strange
making his debut and I've got you on the show
to ask what Strange you like? And look out, he's
blossomed into you know, a player that might jump on
the kangaroo too or at the end of the year.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
Made, His development has been outstanding. He's gone from a
strength to the strength I remember back then Made he
was quiet. I mean, he's still the instinctive, but he's
very much relying on his instincts, whereas today, the last
sort of couple of months, he's grown into a more complete.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Footy player where he's communicating.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
He's helping others around him, and he's.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Become a better team player.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
He's still got that brilliance, but he's he's grown into
it more of a complete footballer.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
And the confidence of the man. And you could just
tell that he just I mean, the Raiders have always
been a team where they pride themselves on a big six,
a big five eight. We've had a bunch of those
that don't have to mention who they were. We all
know who they were. But the fact that he can
just take on the line now and really test himself
and get results. I mean that match when we played
a few weeks ago when it scored a hat trick,
(02:21):
whether it was against it was against Newcastle, was scored
a hat trick and just outstanding.
Speaker 4 (02:27):
Yeah, man, he's he's next to impossible to defend because
tighten up.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Or you send extra defenders to him to help.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
Count of Kenry's run play, then you know he's got
the pass or the kick or for.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
The team where we've got an ability that.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
If they do number up extra numbers to him, we
can go to the other side of the field of
news case.
Speaker 3 (02:47):
It's a good luxury to have.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
But yeah, no, as I said, but it's more on
the back of his development into a more complete fully
player that's enabled him to sort of did get him
into where he is right now.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
I've had most of the boys on this year and
I've asked them one thing, what are you noticing differently?
Of course, it's been a different off season and boys
are a lot fitter and things have changed, and a
lot of the boys have timely different things. You know,
Harda came on here and said they were less frantic,
more patient. Papa mentioned that as well. We've got patience
now we back ourselves, whether it we're down by two
or fourteen, we just we don't lose our bundle. They've
(03:21):
all said similar things. What have you seen through your
lenses gets because you see you and you see it all.
You're out there on the field're running back getting the
messages and whatnot from your lenses. What have you seen
that's changed this year?
Speaker 4 (03:32):
I think we're at a stage where we're probably the
fittest team in the contents. That's the first and probably
the most important thing.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
So you can have all the game plans in the world.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
But unless you're fit enough to execute it, it doesn't
really matter. So the performance guys have done a great
job getting the boys fit.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
On the back of the fitness has come I guess
situations where we've.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
Won games in the past where we would have lost them,
and on the back of that comes confidence.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
So I put it on not all down, but I.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
Think the leading factors their level of fitness that's enabled
him to win games and with winning comes confidence and
on the back of what you just said about Pumpa,
when you're confident, you're more willing to try things and
you're more in the back yourself, So sort of a
domino effect. But I think the work, like I said,
the work of the performance be guys have done that
sort of put us first and foremost into the position
(04:23):
we're in.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
He mentioned fitness, and what comes with fitness is youth
and enthusiasm, and that's with this young squad that we have,
and there's going to be a young a batch of
young blokes making their debut for first time Raiders, and
of course just a few days ago, of course Maddie
Tamako been ruled out. So Caine Anderson making his debut.
What can you tell us about Caine?
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Yeah, it came down halfway through this year.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
He was sort of playing a bit of local forty Avenue, Newcastle,
I think at the time, and Chris lewis our reserve
gay coach. He sort of played a bit of forty
with his brother, so I think there's a bit of
a connection there. Initially, he came down as sort of
a part time player who was going to sort of
fill in when we had guys out and from the
(05:05):
moment he got here, ladies, he's definitely got something in
him that I think with the preseason you'll see the
best of him. But he's a natural football where he's
he's got a good footy, brains, he's very confident in
his own ability, which is really really important and as
I said, made he's he's willing to to sort of
work in for the team to what's.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Best for the team.
Speaker 4 (05:25):
But he's a bit of talent him with that, and
you know, he's had a very very successful year.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
That natural personal confidence that this young generation of football
is now yield gets. It's so important now and it
seems to be. Look, it seems to be almost the
ingredient now and we've all gone through and you've been
around the game long enough. I've all been around the
game where we've seen the different trends and in the
eighties and the nineties and the thousands, you know, you
talk about a Grand Final. He had to lose one
(05:53):
to win one, and it was all about Bill building confidence.
Whereas Penrith showed, you know, in their in their kind
of success over the last few years. The youth and
enthusiasm is kind of really paid off as well. It's
almost like that NBA culture gets now coming into the NRL,
and I'm seeing that with the Raiders. Now, are you
seeing a huge shift in the generation now? The mindset now.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Yeah, we are, definitely. They learn a bit different too.
You know, athletes of the.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Past is only talking to Toots about this last week
and he hated doing video and Jack Jack White and
they sort of hated doing video, and Elliot was a
bit the same. Whereas the young boys, they don't know
any difference, so they're more more willing to get deeper
into their own game what they need to do, looking
at tendencies that the opposition provide us with.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
And I guess when you're seeing.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
That and then you're going out and you're getting a
bit of results on the back of it on weekends,
it builds in more and more confidence.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
So they're not all confident. But what I found is
probably more.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Receptive to coaching, more in depth coaching than what the
athletes of the past have been.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
Like.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
There's also, you know, no better proof in what you're
doing when you're winning, and my would have been winning
this year. And I think you just create those good
habits and you know, we look at that game against
the Panthers. I think when you're winning becomes a habit,
you still find a way to win somehow and then
long and behold we do.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
Oh definitely mate, And that that comes back to the
leaders of the club.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
You know, Joe and Park, Hudson, Tommy, they're all really
really good leaders made there.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
They're they're sort of they're they're showing they're leading the
boys for actions as opposed to words, So they're showing
them how they need to do things. And I guess,
and they're also not asking the other boys to do
something they're not going to do themselves. So the leadership
provides calmness, and with calmness comes that ability for the
(07:56):
boys to stay relaxed, I guess, and play for that
they'd like to play.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Another deputante down coming up on the wing. Can't wait
to see these flight run around. Young Michael Asamoa. What
do you what's your wrap on him?
Speaker 3 (08:12):
I love Mickey. He's been at the club.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
I had him in twenty one years ago and then
reserve grade and then he.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
Was at Reserve D the last few years, so he's
been at the club for a long time. Very resilient
kid made. He's he's sort of been in the development
program into the top thirty.
Speaker 4 (08:28):
And you know there are guys that have jumped him
over the past two years where he's probably been pretty
close to getting selected. For a kid to stay resilient
and not look at his manager to try and get
him too. Another club speak volumes of his character. His
playing style is really really exciting, mate Hill. He fit
(08:48):
in really well with the NRL side that has been playing,
but even more so this week. He's powerful runn of
the footy. He's got no fear for his body and
again these other kids that have shown this year made
his willing to do whatever it takes to get to win.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Joey Roddy good footballer.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
Great footballer, but he can play in the four. He
plays sort of in the middle law back row. He's
really grown this year. He's eye's around the game. Louis
done a really good job sort of developing him. He
runs really really good lines, he's got an offload. But
I think sort of most importantly, he's tough, he's uncompromising,
(09:29):
he's got a big, big engine and made he's willing to.
As I said, with some of these other guys want
to put himself their body in positions that other guys aren't.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
And then you've got also on the bench. There, you've
got a big many Withtari. So I can't wait through Wait.
He's a physical player, isn't he.
Speaker 4 (09:45):
Yeah, that's a great player made he a great defender,
really confident kid.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
He's sort of that training the boys. They don't they
don't give him a lot of joy on on his edge
because he reads the play really well. Defensively, he's strong
the flood.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
He's got a nice little sort of round the back
off load, good on his feet. Yeah, no, he's he's
definitely another kid all for him have but he's definitely
another kid that turned. He's riding and being resilient in
the last few years to bide his time.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Also exciting to see Ethan Sanders, of course, of play
second game first rate for the Raiders. Has he been
really picking up the slack and leading the team around,
especially being a half.
Speaker 3 (10:25):
Yeah, he's exceptional. Eth natural footballer. He he understands the game.
He's got a really really good footy brain. He's smart,
but he's also his skills. You know, it's his ten
out of ten.
Speaker 4 (10:40):
He can dig right into the line, he short hit
out of the back and more times than not he's
going to hit the right guy.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
So no excited to see Eith. He's definitely the future
of the Plaby Stranger.
Speaker 4 (10:50):
He loves playing with him as well, so they sort
of have a nice combination when they get together to
train them. But I'm expecting him to play really really
well this week and if he gets the opportunity at
all in the final series, and I don't think he'll
let us down, but hopefully barring injury, we won't see
you till next year.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
Yeah, and you look at that forward pack, I mean
still some experience there. We've got Maddy Nick who's making
he's you know, he's making his way back into first grade.
He's shitting the running his legs. Noel Martin has been
really really solid in his couple of games. And you've
got Adam Marriott and he's been providing so much impact
off that bench in that first with the first rotation.
(11:28):
And can't wait to see young olden Paddy starting and
see you know, because he's such an ball of energy
to get the opportunity to come out and just really
put us on the front foot. Could be an ambush
on the back of Owen mate.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Well, well, let's hope.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
So all four of those guys you mentioned, I think
they would have played many more NRL games this year
had they been in.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
A different club, in probably a less dominant pack.
Speaker 4 (11:50):
The one good thing I can say about all of
those four blokes is that they're all team first. There's
never a complained about how many minutes they do get
this week. To see him get bigger minutes, particularly someone
like Arthur who who's minutes are limited due to the
time that the other boys spend on the park, be
good to see him get bigger minutes this week.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
So he's so, I guess, better prepared.
Speaker 4 (12:13):
If he gets an opportunity in the finals to play
a bigger minutes, he'll be better prepared.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
After this week, we're pumped to see a big, big
Red with the big scene next to his name. Of course,
that he's been around for a long time now at
the club you played in the twenty nineteen Grand Final,
so he has, you know, the bruises of losing a
GF and he has that on the back of his
mind in regards to you know, embracing into this finals campaign.
That we're about to embark, and of course he's leading
(12:38):
the team out now, has big red bean during the
week in regards to having that responsibility of being the captain.
Speaker 4 (12:45):
Yeah, he's been awesome made He's got a different leadership style.
So I guess to Joe and Smell before him, and
I guess to a team before that. He's got a
great personality.
Speaker 3 (12:57):
He gets on Royal War with the boys. He's sort
of more of a laid back leader.
Speaker 4 (13:01):
He jokes around a bit and gets the boys all
nice and relaxed.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
As a results, he's.
Speaker 4 (13:07):
Been playing big minutes as it is, so I expect
him to play some big, big minutes again this week.
The boys love playing with him, so be good to
see him in a different role. I just hope that
he's he goes out there and enjoys himself. And if
he does that, and I know the rest of the boys,
that will be infectious amongst them.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Yeah, I mean, it's suttingly. You had a chat he
came on here and mentioned that he's made a few
changes to his lifestyle. He's, uh, you know, he's limited
the kind of the social intake, if you will, and
he's changed his diet and whatnot, and he's being big
ready just goes I'm just actually eating like an athlete
now posted just a bum on the streets. So yeah,
he's done well and it shows, and I think Ricky's
(13:45):
I love how Ricky he mentions he's so it doesn't
have to be it doesn't have to be hard. The
game can be quite basic at times. You know, just
get your fitness right and everything else will follow. But
part of having that fitness not a sexy subject, but
nutrition very important.
Speaker 4 (13:59):
Yeah, over there, I guess Rick's big on preparation. That's
all part of your preparation. You eat well, you sleep well,
you know, you do the extras that you that you
need to do to be the best football you can be.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
And redsticked all those boxes this year. He looks great.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
He's in a good murder as a result, and as
you said, made he's off field stuff has definitely helps.
I think we're seeing the joys on the back of that.
The other good thing is that the boys boys see
it as well, So that sort of comes back to
what I was saying about Jo And if they're willing
to do it, then there should be no reason why
(14:37):
the other boys prepare the same.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
Well, still a great looking side of course, Savvy to
Marlay coming back as well after a long time off.
And Adam Cook of course you know yourself, a great
football that can kick on almost both feet as well,
creates a you know, he's been around the club for
a while, and of course not to forget the ship
he's steward across, a bit of a fan fan favorite.
We are looking good. It's a good looking side and
that just shows the depth we have this year, doesn't
It gets.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
It does mate? All three of those boys are receptional footballers.
Good to see Savvy back.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
Get some minutes in his legs and the other the
other two guys there they're raring to go as well.
So it is a good looking side, mate, There's there's
no excuses. We've definitely gone up there to win, not
to speak competitive, and I think that also, as I
said earlier, they will hold us in.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Good stead moving into next year.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
For these boys, what's a glimpse of the future too,
so that everyone will be watching with great eyes open
to see what's happening for the future. But I tell
you what, with these young boys already young players signed up,
we've already seen our future before us. Now, all right, kids,
all of us just quickly. Mate, saw your brother in
town the other day, move back to Canberra looking for
a job, drenking stick, you might get hi a job
(15:42):
at the Raiders there, mate, Yeah, maybe, Yeah.
Speaker 4 (15:46):
He might be doing a little bit of work with
our juniors next year, just a little bit of stuff there.
Made he'd be good in any sort of role, whether
it was rugby or all league mates see what happens.
I don't want to speak for him, but I think
he's going to do a little bit of work for
us next next year, and if he likes it then
and he does well, then hopefully still gets him in
involved a bit more.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Well.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
He did run around against him back in the Italian
Queen In junior league mate, when he played league for
the Blues, and he made us all look like fools.
So he definitely knows the thirteen man code game as well.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
Yeah, we just don't tell him that he gets a
bit of big heads. We'll letting him. We'll let him
have that. So yeah, no, he'll be fine. May whether
it's legal or union. The skill sets are the same.
Any sort of individual coaching he could do.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
I think he do well, and it's all about just
doing it for Canberra, doing it for the camera team.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
Mate, Yeah, definitely all right.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
It's best of luck with the boys, best lucky the
captain's run and a trip to Queensland to take on
the Ricliffe Dolphins. And can't wait to see this young
raidst future side run around.
Speaker 3 (16:47):
Thanks he talk to mate, mate.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Jeez, thanks mate, Mae
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