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You better stick to polishing that bald head big fella because your ๐ฉ at being a journo.
Never once have I asked for a release.
Bullshit story #fakenews
The Raiders have rejected FOUR release requests from John Bateman ๐ฒ
James Hooper writes bit.ly/3ebxC8q
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Waited 11 long months for this!!!
God its good to have my little girl back In my arms again and to be home with the family โค๏ธ
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As a young English kid growing all I wanted to do was be like you.Then I got the chance to meet and become friends with you and to play along side you,which was a dream come true.Your a inspiration to every rugby league player in the game.Enjoy your retirement you legend ๐
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So just like the majority of the NRL players on there first day back then!! But yous only seem to single one out ๐ค๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Latrell Mitchell struggled to keep pace with his teammates in a brutal first training run back with the Rabbitohs as #NRL clubs finally returned to the paddock.
๐ธ๐ bit.ly/2A4sW5N
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Woke up to a text saying my 9 year old daughter has received 2 valentines cards.......get me on the first flight home Iv got some 9 year olds boys houses to visit ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐คจ
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Absolutely loved making my debut today with the lads and getting the 2๏ธโฃ points. Great support from the fans too @raiderscanberra ๐๐
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Thank you for the memories youโve given me a home for life!!! I will see you all next week at the big GF. Love ya all ๐โช๏ธ
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Australia thank you very much for giving me this special woman. Going to miss you loads but Iโll see you when you get over to England.
Right Iโm out of here Australia thank you for the last 2 years itโs been one hell of a ride,that Iโll never forget.
England see you soon โ๏ธ
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Buzzing to have received the Dally M back row of the year award,massive credit to the lads I play with week in week out.Also absolutely buzzing to get the big brother here with me.Thanks for the messages ๐
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No football on sky for a couple of weeks, so sky go and take Thursday night rugby league offโฆโฆโฆ get more games on and get more eyes on the game ๐คฏ
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Just a couple of lads living rent free ๐
JAMES HOOPER
Hey George... tell the @RaidersCanberra fans how you wanted to live by the beach
Over to you: bit.ly/3hTQ8r6
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If that game was played in the NRL people would be pulling there selfs off over it for days!!! What a game it was!!! Best derby in the world,well played to both teams!! Up the ๐โช๏ธ
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Best looking obviously.
'Can someone explain to me why John Bateman, an Englishmen, fronted the unveiling of this jersey?' ๐
foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-preโฆ
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So thatโs the end!! Finally cleared out my locker at Orrell training ground. After 5 fantastic years for me itโs been a absolute pleasure. Thank you ๐๐ป
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From my first day at Bradford when I was 16 year old getting picked up by @elliottw1989 to take me to training.
14 years later playing against each other on the other side of the world.
Not bad for two lads from Bradford.
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The players giving ๐ค๐ฝ๐ค๐ฝ after the end of the games.....do they realise they have been tackling and grabbing each other for the last 80minutes ๐ค
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Is that 1 meter gained?? ๐ค๐คฏ
Maro Itoje v Ireland ๐
8โฃ0โฃ Minutesโฐ
0โฃ2โฃ Carries๐ช
0โฃ1โฃ Metres gained๐โโ๏ธ
2โฃ4โฃ Tackles made ๐
0โฃ0โฃ Missed tacklesโ๏ธ
0โฃ2โฃ Turnovers won โ
0โฃ1โฃ Lineout steal ๐
#ENGvIRE #AutumnNationsCup
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I donโt care who you are if your going to the gym and your wearing a pair of fingerless gloves Iโm sorry but youโre a sausage.End of๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
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Thanks @FOXNRL for putting this together. Love it!!
A world away from West Bowlingโผ๏ธ John Bateman takes it to the Titans at 3pm Saturday on #FoxLeague ๐ฅ
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160 former players who knew what they signed up for when they started playing.
Took every penny they could while playing,now taking action against rugby football league because they havenโt got a penny of that left. Come on man!!!
A person who played in Super League last year is among 160 claimants taking action against the Rugby Football League examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugโฆ
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Operation done and dusted. Letโs get stuck in to this rehab and get back out there โณ
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Absolutely mint having fans back even though It was away fans and I got called a wanker about 10 times. Iv missed you lot โบ๏ธ๐
Good to pick up the โ๐ป points too ๐โช๏ธ
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If itโs to teach them about mortgages, interest rates, savings,banks or something along them lineโs then fair enough. If itโs to do more rubbish like algebra, fractions or pi then donโt bother. They need something thatโs going to help them through life.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants all pupils to study maths to 18 bbc.in/3icAqtG
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Wow!!! The lads have been on ๐ฅ tonight!! Killed it my lad @George7Williams
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Noel Gallagher must be that kind of mate that would take his football and go home with it if he wasn't winning ..... he can hold a grudge.
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Who ever this is,sending messages like this to my daughter mother.You really need to get a grip,you absolute freaks!!! But if you want some stories and are handing cash out come see me Iโll tell you my self you set of muppets!!
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Just found out the batsman in this shameful spirit-of-the-game mocking stunt is not only ENGLISH, but a YORKSHIREMAN. What on earth are you doing Elliott Whitehead? Are you a closet Australian?
nitter.app/Bay53Pod/status/167726โฆ
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Nice 90 meter effort.......๐๐
Get in there!!! ๐๐
A first try in green for @johnbateman1 ๐
Match Centre: raiders.com.au/draw/nrl-premโฆ โฆ
#WeAreRaiders
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Overwhelmed to be shortlisted for the Man of Steel award along side 2 fantastic players.
Also thanks to the other players in the league whoโve voted for me.Plus my team mates who I play week in week out with.
Really appreciate all the message ๐๐ป๐๐ป
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BD5s finest ๐
John Bateman letting off a bit of steam... literally. ๐ฅ Elliott Whitehead via Instagram.
#WeAreRaiders
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I love you all to bits and Iโm going to miss you so much but Iโll see you all in a few monthsโฅ๏ธ
Manchester โก๏ธ Singapore โก๏ธSydney โก๏ธCanberra
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Such a honour and a privilege to make my debut for this great club.
Looking forward to the season ahead with this group of lads and playing in front of you @WestsTigers fans โซ๏ธ๐
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To all the young kids out there thinking your dreams are over with the news of your academy not being accepted,itโs not!!
Keep doing what your doing and work even harder.
The @TheRFL have clearly made a decision based on something and this needs to be explained in more detail.
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Absolutely buzzing to have been selected in the Great Britain squad.Cant beat getting a chance to represent where you come from.Looking forward to getting into camp with the lads ๐ฌ๐ง
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Madness howโฆ..
Euros 2021 โ
Copa America โ
Olympics 2021 โ
British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa โ
Australia Rugby union spring tour โ
have all gone or going ahead but
Australia and New Zealand travelling to England for the 2021 World Cupโฆ.. ๐ด
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WEโRE HAVING A BABY BOY ๐๐
CAN YOU TELL IM EXCITEDโฆ.๐๐
@amyreil17407655 Millie Bateman.
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England itโs been fun ๐๐ป ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Canberra Iโll see you soon ๐ฆ๐บ
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Just a couple of Bradford lads enjoying abit of rugby league in the Australian capital.
How good was this fella today!!! @elliottw1989 killed it bro ๐ฅ๐ข
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Absolutely love playing along side these bunch of lads and for this club!!! Massive congrats to a true legend and great bloke @kidceezar on his 100th for the club.
See you all in Auckland ๐
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How goods Origin!!!
Get Yorkshire v Lancashire back and letโs get stuck in too each other. Iโd love to play in that game!!! ๐
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Hahahah settled down people.Im looking to extend my contract where I am at.See you all Sunday ๐๐
EXCLUSIVE: John Bateman future clouded at Raiders.
"Youโve got to earn as much money in your career as you can mate โฆ Moving forward Iโll just have to weigh up my options and see whatโs there."
STORY: nrl.com/news/2019/10/01/johnโฆ
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Inject me with this shit because I fucking love it!!!!
Thank you @WiganWarriorsRL fans,see you all at Tottenham ๐โช๏ธ
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Big congrats to the Grandad,as heโs hung up his boots playing rugby at the age 71 after his professional/amateur career at the weekend.
Top effort Grandad!! I donโt know how youโve managed,itโs tough going at the age of 24๐ค๐
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Waking up to Leeds United winning......ohhh no wait,to Leeds fans taking a 4-3 loss as a win,my bad ๐คฃ ๐คก
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I donโt care who you are,if you see your sister being injected with something by a stranger youโve never met,you have every reason to react in anyway you feel necessary!! ๐คฌ
๐ฃ "They claim Harry Maguire said 'Do you know who I am? I'm the captain of Manchester United, I'm very rich, I can give you money. I can pay you. Please let us go"
๐ฐ @RebeccaTVnews
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Not the result we wanted today but loved having my Mum and little here again watching me play.See you all in Melbourne ๐
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First hair cut in Australia and Iv been absolutely butchered and given the ice jem fade........sound ๐๐
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This is class โค๏ธ
'Put me in coach!'
@MoseMasoe with ball in hand once more, thanks to all the effort from the people down at @FlexHealth5! โค๏ธ
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My man ๐ค๐ผ๐ค๐ผ @SamBurgess8
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Mentor-leader-inspirational-idol-friend!!
All the best in the future. Hope we cross paths one again ๐๐ป
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It was a pleasure to play my last game at the @stadium.canberra last night. Had some great memories there in front of all you Raiders fans. Hopefully see most of yous in Sydney next week for week 2 of the finals ๐๐ป๐ข
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Well well well,Baldy up to his old tricks once again.
Talking absolute ๐ฉ!!!
Look after your self @George7Williams your mental health is more important bro โค๏ธ
FALSE. I text to explain my mental well-being to the welfare manager? I asked for a release weeks ago for the end of the season... Not once did I ask for a immediate release but Instead of supporting me the club kicked me out the door.
Plus Iโve not even signed the release ๐ค
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Tip of the day folks: Donโt put washing up liquid in to a dishwasher,it doesnโt work,this happens ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
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Just watched the game back and itโs interesting to here the commentators say it wasnโt a free following game.... how about give us a ball thatโs not like a bar of soap when theres a bit of wet weather and it may be different.
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Is they such thing as being loaned out from a NRL club to a Super league for one game next year by any chance..........just asking for a mate ๐ณ๐ค
Catalans and Wigan have been invited to play a Super League game at Nou Camp next season. ๐๏ธ
Would this be a good thing for the sport? #rugbyleague loverugbyleague.com/post/wigโฆ
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Definitely the $100 hurts you more,tight as cramp and half Aussie anyway ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
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2019 done and dusted,my first year at @RaidersCanberra and what a year itโs been.Didnt quite get what we wanted in the end but we had one hell of a ride.Time to rest up and head home to see the family.See you in 2020 Radier fans ๐๐
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Wow!!! Pretty hard to believe that Iv been given the opportunity to wear the number 13 shirt for @wiganwarriorsrl
As thereโs only ever been 3 greats of the game to ever wear the shirt in the @superleaguerl era I canโt wait to pull It on and wear it with great pride and passion!
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Great night last night receiving the players player and player of the year award but ano everyone says the same ๐ฉ!!! But I couldnโt have won any of these with out my teams mates and coachโs. Thank you ๐๐ป๐๐ป
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Whatever your doing the 26th of August cancel it ....... we are off to WEMBLEY BABY ๐๐ดโช๏ธ๐ด๐
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That face you pull when you both get your first tryโs in the NRL. 90 meter solo efforts.......๐๐.
Great support once again and class effort from the lads to get the 2๏ธโฃ points ๐๐
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You can only dream to play in a World Cup for your country , tomorrow my dreams going to come true. Canโt wait to pull that shirt on ๐ดโช๏ธ
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