'13 WC | Group A | Australia 28-20 England | Cardiff

[Timmah]

1. Billy Slater
2. Brett Morris 3. Brent Tate 4. Greg Inglis 5. Darius Boyd
6. Johnathan Thurston 7. Cooper Cronk
8. Matt Scott 9. Cameron Smith (c) 10. James Tamou
11. Greg Bird 12. Sam Thaiday
13. Paul Gallen (vc)

Interchange: 14. Robbie Farah 15. Andrew Fifita 16. Luke Lewis 17. Corey Parker

(19 man squad)
Carl Ablett, George Burgess, Sam Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Rob Burrow,
Josh Charnley, Rangi Chase, Leroy Cudjoe, Liam Farrell, Brett Ferres,
Ryan Hall, Chris Hill, Lee Mossop, James Roby, Kevin Sinfield (c),
Sam Tomkins, Kallum Watkins, Ben Westwood, Gareth Widdop


Referee
Henry Perenara (NZL)
Touch Judges: Grant Atkins (AUS) & Robert Hicks (ENG)
Video Referee: Ben Thaler (ENG)​

 

[Armageddon.]

Did Sheens watch any footy this year at all?
How did Tamou get selected...

 

[Danish]

Standard "cram the team with as many derplanders as possible" selections with the stalwart "base brothers" tossed in. Farah and Tamou selected off 18 month old form as well.

Seriously how do DCE and Michael Jennings miss out in favour of Farah and f**king Tate/Morris/Boyd (take your bloody pick)???

Our backrow looks bloody weak compared to what it could be as well, although the Manly forwards in Watmough and Stewart are out aren't they?

They make it very easy to go for NZ

 

[Joely01]

No Jennings or Hayne. What a rubbish backline in comparison to what it could have been.

 

[Billythekid]

Standard "cram the team with as many derplanders as possible" selections with the stalwart "base brothers" tossed in. Farah and Tamou selected off 18 month old form as well.

Seriously how do DCE and Michael Jennings miss out in favour of Farah and f**king Tate/Morris/Boyd (take your bloody pick)???

Our backrow looks bloody weak compared to what it could be as well, although the Manly forwards in Watmough and Stewart are out aren't they?

They make it very easy to go for NZ

Farah played well this year and showed in origin he is more than up to it. Personally i wouldn't have picked him because having a specialist hooker on the bench is dumb.

It certainly isn't the strongest Australian team i've seen especially with so many of the top players being out of form (the storm trio in particular). Definitely think NZ look the best team on paper.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Lmao at Tate,Boyd and Morris,Hayne is betetr than all 3 combined,im cheering for England now

 

[Fast Eddie]

Man I hope that is the side they put out come semi/final time.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

No Jennings or Hayne. What a rubbish backline in comparison to what it could have been.

Sheens is a disgrace

 

[NrlCoach]

Did Sheens watch any footy this year at all?
How did Tamou get selected...

part of his contract from switching from the NZ to Australia :sarcasm:

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Farah played well this year and showed in origin he is more than up to it. Personally i wouldn't have picked him because having a specialist hooker on the bench is dumb.

It certainly isn't the strongest Australian team i've seen especially with so many of the top players being out of form (the storm trio in particular). Definitely think NZ look the best team on paper.

It's 2013 not 2012 lol Farah was worse than Pearce in origin this year :lol:

 

[grouch]

No-one has ever been as bad at anything, than Pearce was at origin this year.

 

[ucantseeme]

England may be able to match up in the forwards but no way with the back line. Speed and class to burn for the Roos. Especially on a dry track with the roof closed.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

England may be able to match up in the forwards but no way with the back line. Speed and class to burn for the Roos. Especially on a dry track with the roof closed.

Morris,Boyd,Tate and Inglis are slow coaches,Hayne and Jennings would beat them all by 14 lengths eased up.

 

[roughyedspud]

that bench is abit light is'nt it...


McNamara need to go heavy with the england bench and batter the hell out of australia..

id go with

14. burrow
15. mossop
16. george burgess
17. tom burgess

 

[roughyedspud]

England may be able to match up in the forwards but no way with the back line. Speed and class to burn for the Roos. Especially on a dry track with the roof closed.

tomkins,hall,charnley & watkins are'nt to be underestimated pal...

 

[andrew057]

Great to see Parker rewarded for his years of fantastic form. He'll be one of Australia's best.

 

[Patorick]

Wow, 12:30am.

There I was thinking it would be 3 or 4am.

All good.

 

[Son of Minto]

Lol Tamou was great at the end of the year. Averaged over 150m a game. Bunch of f**kin cry babies in here. Support your country you wankers. You sound like a bunch of Poms. "Wahhh they didn't pick my favourite player!".

 

[Mr Angry]

tomkins,hall,charnley & watkins are'nt to be underestimated pal...

Just ask Italy.....lol

 

[roughyedspud]

blame the coach for swapping players about....but anyway we've done that to death....saturday is what matters now