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Raiders sign Orford
BY CHRIS DUTTON, RUGBY LEAGUE
10 Jan, 2011 08:01 AM
The Canberra Raiders' 2011 premiership hopes will be given a massive boost when the club announces the signing of Matt Orford this morning.
After almost four months of negotiations, Orford has finally secured a release from English Super League club Bradford and is free to return to the NRL this year.

He is expected to start training with the rest of the Canberra squad tomorrow.

The Raiders were desperate to sign an experienced playmaker to help them become a premiership threat this year.

The need for Orford became even more of a priority when Terry Campese tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the Raiders' semi-final loss to the Wests Tigers last September.

Orford will take over the chief playmaking duties for most of 2011 with halfback Josh McCrone to join him.

Campese is expected to return to the field halfway through the season, but he will not be at his best until the end of the year.

Orford captained Manly to a premiership in 2008.

He has played 239 games in the NRL with the Northern Eagles, the Melbourne Storm and Manly.

Just glad it looks to have finally been settled. And good riddance.

And may the pile of poo get to live in very interesting times.

I personally would love to see Matt come back to Odsal one day when there is a large attendance. Get him out at half time to address the crowd, then let us all throw rotten fruit at him.

Even better if we could get George Mimis instead/aswell.

Rotten fruit? I don't know why everyones suddenly being so kind at him, I'd buying a large collection of throwing knives and making sure I get right to the front of the terrace.

I was trying to use something that wouldn't get us all thrown in jail

If the entire crowd is throwing knives though, the front of the crowd is the last place I'd want to be!

Gareth Raynor wants to throw printer ink.

Good point.

I hope he has a truly terrible time for Canberra anyway.

Mick making his feelings known in the comments section of this story... www.canberratimes.com.au/news/lo ... 42814.aspx Just glad that its all sorted and we can move forward without the Orford headache to deal with.

Mick making his feelings known in the comments section of this story... www.canberratimes.com.au/news/lo ... 42814.aspx Just glad that its all sorted and we can move forward without the Orford headache to deal with.

To be honest, when history comes to be written I suspect we will find that Sack of Rat Droppings Mimis is (again) seen to be the real villain of the piece.

I am sure that scumbag will receive out of life everything he deserves.

And the more unpleasant, the better.

In all fairness non of us know the full reasons he left maybe he was just frustrated with Stevie mac.

Except that
(a) he hasn't left yet and
(b) Stevie Mac has not been the coach for aeons

In all fairness he has gone and Stevie was in charge when he left.

rlhttp://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/orford-signs-with-raiders-20110110-19kjq.htmlrl

Looks like its over. Be interesting to hear what Connor has to write in the t&a about it and if we have recieved anything.

Its all done guys, thank god, Dave Furner just announced it Fox Sports News.

When do you guys start your season in the ESL, is there anywhere on the internet i can watch any of your games, even if its just replays, i'd like to follow how Herbie goes this year, wanted to wish you guys all the best in 2011.