'13 WC | Group B | PNG 4-38 Samoa | Hull

[whall15]

The greatest centre in the world scores.

 

[1stNov2000]

Roberts is in. Soliola leading by example tonight

 

[Masoe_eats_babies]

1 hold down penalty is every 50/50?

If there is one 50/50 call in a game and it goes in favour of them then yes, it was EVERY 50/50 call.

As it happens the ref is just shit fullstop.

 

[vamosrafa]

PNG basically threw away any chance of doing well in this WC by picking too many natives.

 

[Desert Qlder]

This is not the team I remember from 08. PNG appear to have gone backwards since then.

They are in dire need of more NRL experience and regular tests matches.

 

[Harrigan]

What the hell has happened to PNG?

I was looking forward to Fridays game at Headingley but if they play like this and the Kiwi's turn up they could score 100!

 

[Diesel]

PNG are becoming the great disappointments of this cup.

 

[Diesel]

PNG basically threw away any chance of doing well in this WC by picking too many natives.

The inclusion to the Qld Cup will help but this team is awful and have really gone backwards since '08

 

[Usain Bolt]

But rugby league is their national sport :lol:

 

[1stNov2000]

Dont they give good accounts of themselves against the Prime Ministers 13 every year?

 

[Masoe_eats_babies]

The shoulder charge ban has killed PNG. They've always been shit - but now they're shit AND shit to watch.

 

[vamosrafa]

The inclusion to the Qld Cup will help but this team is awful and have really gone backwards since '08

Yeah I agree, the QLD cup is just what they need to get better quicker. Fiji don't need that cause they have enough players in the NRL.

 

[1stNov2000]

11 v 1 missed tackles says it all

 

[hutch]

Png were by far the strongest pacific nation after the last World Cup and destroyed the others in the 2009 pacific cup. They have barely played since and have been fighting amongst each other up until a few months ago. We need to stop neglecting them! The talent in the county is unlimited, it just needs to be developed. It is a shame that the 3 countries who have out the most effort into developing their own players in png, Wales and France have performed the poorest.

 

[Diesel]

There were reports of in-team fighting or disputes (not from players) so I wonder if that has had some type of affect.

Just reading the comment above that since the dominated the PC in 2009 they haven't played much is a worry

 

[whall15]

Finally PNG score.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Awesome flick pass.

 

[whall15]

That looked forward anyway.

 

[1stNov2000]

better passages of play by PNG the last few minutes

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Once again we have a team turning up to play long after they have already lost.