2016 Perth Test - Australia 26-6 New Zealand @ nib Stadium

[League Unlimited News]

Test 2016 - Perth
Australia v New Zealand
nib Stadium, Perth (TICKETS)
Saturday 15 October 2016

Kickoff 4:50pm WA / 6:50pm QLD / 7:50pm NSW-VIC-ACT / 9:50pm NZ
Live TV - Channel 9 except SA, GEM SA, Sky Sport NZ

1. Darius Boyd 2. Blake Ferguson 3. Greg Inglis 4. Josh Dugan 5. Valentine Holmes 6. Johnathan Thurston 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Matthew Scott 9. Cameron Smith 10. Shannon Boyd 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Matt Gillett 13. Trent Merrin
Interchange: 14. David Klemmer 15. Michael Morgan 16. Tyson Frizell 17. Sam Thaiday

1. Jordan Kahu 2. Jason Nightingale 3. Solomone Kata 4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Thomas Leuluai 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Issac Luke 10. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Tohu Harris 13. Jason Taumalolo
Interchange: 14. Lewis Brown 15. Martin Taupau 16. Manu Ma'u 17. Adam Blair 18. Joseph Tapine 19. Gerard Beale

Referees: Matt Cecchin
Sideline Officials: Shane Rehm, Jeff Younis
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton, Luke Patten, Steve Chiddy​

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Good pack of forwards the Kiwis have. Will they appoint a neutral ref?

 

[yobbo84]

Yeah that is some starting forward pack. Wow.

 

[Spade]

Jason Nightingale still in the team... It's where they lack the outside backs.

 

[Timmah]

Not just the starting forward pack - to have Ma'u and Blair to call on as well is pretty decent.

This will be a very competitive test IMO

 

[Rhino_NQ]

why is lewis brown ahead of tapine?

 

[Spade]

why is lewis brown ahead of tapine?

mustn't think Luke can play 80

 

[some11]

Gonna have to go with the 10-time World Cup champions here.

 

[Sleep]

Watene Zeleniak couldn't make the cut? He was in fantastic form.

 

[flamin]

Manly forward Jake Trbojevic has been added to the Kangaroos squad ahead of the 2016 Four Nations tournament following the withdrawal of Josh Papalii.

http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2016/10/jake-trbojevic-in-for-kangaroos/

 

[snoozer]

what time does this thing start on saturday?

 

[Rhino_NQ]

10pm for me unfortunately. Considering I'm going to a rugby game at 2.30 I should be pretty tanked by then

 

[Spade]

Hows Jake Trbojevic get a call up, blokes nothing but a plotter.

 

[Spade]

Watene Zeleniak couldn't make the cut? He was in fantastic form.

odd they went with Nightingale

 

[umina panther]

Hows Jake Trbojevic get a call up, blokes nothing but a plotter.

Jake is a gun. The opposite of Josh Jackson

 

[TheFrog]

Hows Jake Trbojevic get a call up, blokes nothing but a plotter.

Wade Graham must be scratching his head.

 

[TheFrog]

Australia have apparently yet to name a team, but these are the 17 players who appear in Sportsbet's first try scorer market:

Holmes, Ferguson, Inglis, Dugan, Morgan, D Boyd, Cordner, Cronk, Gillett, Thurston, Merrin, Frizzell, Thaiday, Smith, S Boyd, Klemmer, Scott.

Morgan, Frizzell, Thaiday/Klemmer, S Boyd for the bench I'd expect.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Hows Jake Trbojevic get a call up, blokes nothing but a plotter.

Isn't Bozo a selector?

 

[Hutty1986]

Hows Jake Trbojevic get a call up, blokes nothing but a plotter.

Every team needs someone who can think ahead and plan things.

 

[betcats]

Watene Zeleniak couldn't make the cut? He was in fantastic form.

They went with Nightingale for the Lols. Imagine Rapana and Dallin returning kicks getting the sets started for that ridiculous forward pack.