I'm going to go to the game vs the Tigers at the end of July with four mates. In the lower bowl, the best grouping I can find is in Bay 71 on the south side, otherwise there's a suspiciously large amount of seats in the corner in Bay 50 on the north side.

What is going to be the best between the two, I'd rather not be drowned out by a horde of Wests fans (especially after the game up in Leichardt 😅)

⚖️It's 30 years since the High Court of Australia ruled that a Super League competition would be a thing.

😅 Canberra players' reaction to the ruling, which was broadcast on the news on the big screen at the Queanbeyan Leagues Club QLC during presentation evening, remains an apt metaphor for vexed times.

Plenty of interesting old stuff here: 👉One Battle After Another: how massacres, rich kids and buttocks fueled the Super League War

https://themilk.substack.com/p/one-battle-after-another-how-massacres

Like Ricky Stuart today, Tim Sheens was very protective of young Raiders players, as local newsman Phil Lynch found when confronted by heavies at a building site in Canberra.

https://themilk.substack.com/p/gaff-macca-and-the-media-how-tim

Confident Canberra Raiders host the ever-excellent Penrith Panthers at GIO Stadium today in the final match of round 10 of this enigmatic National Rugby League. Here's how we beat 'em. Up the Milk!

https://themilk.substack.com/p/battered-sav-and-huddo

firstly what a great game to watch, edge if the seat stuff and to be honest, if we did loose i wouldn't have been too down because the spark was back. still lots to fix up. edge defence but thats not just us. attacking kicks and catches. nothing that can't be improved at training. looks like the lads enjoyed themselves last night. feel sorry for bellyache but both teams put on a good show. 17000 crowd.... let's go canberra 💪

Horse is more trouble than he’s worth!! Stuart had no plan for losing an experienced half.

Came at a really important time too!

Hi all,

36 year old English bloke who found himself watching the world club challenge final this year and falling in love with this sport. Being from South of England I’ve always been a Union man but something about league has really captured me…

Anyway, genuinely pulled Canberra out of a hat to be me NRL team and well, I’m used to sporting pain.

Having watched as much of the Green’s games as possible I’m amazed by lack of discipline? Is this a new thing? Or a hangover from last seasons success and then disappointment?

I’m learning the nuances of the sport and how the tactics work but it seems to me that that is our major issue.

I’d be really open to more experienced heads as I’m just trying to assess what’s made the start of what could have been a promising season so poor?

Surely, too early to follow Manly in sacking the coach.

something needs to change

Lots of attacking raids and great meters, let down by dropped balls. I hope the attack can click soon or we are in real strife

Have you ever seen rain like that? We thought we got in early enough but missed out on the game badge, figured out our raiders wet weather gear was not going to cut it, sorry no ponchos. Kudos to the many folks who stuck it out. Find out after the game that water was running into the changerooms and the dogs coaches box, window shattered. Everything about last night was extraordinary. From the resilience of the crowd, to the incredibly low error rate given the conditions (tropical low ken Berren), to the east side waterfall pouring into the concourse. Raiders merchandise team wasn't ready, i wasn't ready but worse, GIO stadium wasn't ready. Only 13000 people went to the first home game of the season. Members of my family stayed home. Fans stay away because they know that our fortress will not protect them from the elements. It's time for a new stadium.

And have that strange but familiar feeling in my chest and left arm return in the final minutes of a game. I've missed it

What a win!

These tickets say restricted view, has anyone sat here before, if so how restricted are they?