'12 | VB Test | Fri | NZ 12-20 AUS | Eden Park

[Timmah]

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1. Billy Slater (Storm)
2. Darius Boyd (Knights) 3. Greg Inglis (Rabbitohs) 4. Justin Hodges (Broncos) 5. Akuila Uate (Knights)
6. Jonathan Thurston (Cowboys) 7. Cooper Cronk (Storm)
8. Paul Gallen (vc, Sharks) 9. Cameron Smith (c, Storm) 10. David Shillington (Raiders)
11. Dave Taylor (Rabbitohs) 12. Sam Thaiday (Broncos)
13. Luke Lewis (Panthers)

Interchange: 14. Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) 15. Ben Hannant (Broncos)
16. James Tamou (Cowboys) 17. Anthony Watmough (Sea Eagles)

18th man: Matt Gillett (Broncos)



1. Josh Hoffman (Broncos)
2. Jason Nightingale (Dragons) 3. Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Roosters) 4. Simon Mannering (Warriors) 5. Manu Vatuvei (Warriors)
6. Benji Marshall (C, Tigers) 7. Shaun Johnson (Warriors)
8. Sam McKendry (Panthers) 9. Issac Luke (Rabbitohs) 10. Ben Matulino (Warriors)
11. Frank Pritchard (Bulldogs) 12. Adam Blair (Tigers)
13. Jeremy Smith (Sharks)

Interchange: 14. Nathan Fien (Dragons) 15. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Roosters)
16. Jesse Bromwich (Storm) 17. Alex Glenn (Broncos)

18th man: Gerard Beale (Broncos)



Referee
Richard Silverwood (ENG)
Sideline Officials: Aaron Kesha (NZL) and Jeff Younis (AUS)
Video Referees: David Pakieto (NZL) and Russell Smith (GBR)

Curtain raiser
Otahuhu College v St Paul’s College, 6:05pm kickoff NZ time (4:05pm AEST)

[Timmah]

[BunniesMan]

Australia by 20.

[Generational Player]

Not expecting much from the Kiwis to be honest. Lucky to get within 20. I hope the selectors show some balls and drop Vatuvei, he does not deserve to play in this game.

[Timmah]

NZ squad and Aussie team named: http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=22575

See opening post as well.

[kia ora storm]

Kiwis by 12...

[kia ora storm]

Boyd, Taylor and Shillington are weak links...bring it on I say.

Cherry-Evans will get targeted as well...

[Parra Pride]

What has Boyd actually done this year?

#Overrated

[dogslife]

Originally Posted by kia ora storm

Boyd, Taylor and Shillington are weak links...bring it on I say.

Cherry-Evans will get targeted as well...

Boyd>Vatuvei

If they don't bomb it to Vatuvei's wing all day long, I'll be questioning Sheens' methods

[shiznit]

Originally Posted by dogslife

Boyd>Vatuvei

If they don't bomb it to Vatuvei's wing all day long, I'll be questioning Sheens' methods

thats a double edged sword... if he takes it early... and builds confidence... your as good as f**ked.

Manu Vatuvei with confidence is by far the best winger in the game.

[Grapple]

Amazing Australian squad when DCE is on the bench...

Taumalolo needs to be on the bench for the Kiwis though. No better time than an Anzac test. Hopefully Fien doesn't start and it's Johnson and Benji playing together at 6 and 7, that would be something else. NZ doesn't usually get up for one off tests, but that's a good squad. Hopefully we win it!

NZ 22-18

[Fast Eddie]

Originally Posted by dogslife

Boyd>Vatuvei

If they don't bomb it to Vatuvei's wing all day long, I'll be questioning Sheens' methods

Well for starters obvisouly you don't know what Vatuveis actual weaknesses are so I don't think you could question Tim Sheens 'methods'.

Us by 4.

[shiznit]

gonna be a horrid week for Tamou... i was at the rugby world cup semi last year... and Quade Cooper copped something crook... ive never seen NZ fans turn on someone like that...

Eden Park when full is a f**king feral...

[aussies1st]

Can't see him copping a huge amount of heat. The typical Kiwi would know very little about Tamou.

[Grapple]

Originally Posted by aussies1st

Can't see him copping a huge amount of heat. The typical Kiwi would know very little about Tamou.

Kiwi league fans would know all about it. I'm sure it'll make the news anyway.