GB squad for 2nd Test - Pratt dropped

[Gav-bt]

Pratt dropped for second Test
Great Britain boss David Waite has dropped winger Karl Pratt from the squad named to take on New Zealand at Huddersfield on Saturday.
Waite also sprung a surprise by dropping Barrie McDermott, Chris Joynt and Chev Walker from the original squad.
Squad: Backs: Connolly, Deacon, Gilmour, Gleeson, Horne, Orr, Pryce, Senior, Sinfield.
Forwards: Anderson, Farrell, Forshaw, Fielden, Lowes, Morley, O'Connor, Peacock, Sculthorpe.

 

[ozbash]

oh goody. montz gets to play with morley again.....

 

[Gav-bt]

I'm sure Moz is quaking in his boots.

 

[Ozbash2]

Gav, from an English point of view, should Morley have been suspended for his off the ball play that landed him a shiner

 

[Gav-bt]

Ali, in a nutshell.....no!

He lost his rag, but Seeyou Seeyou wasn't exactly angelic was he.Jerry coconut head willget a warm reception tommorrow night.

 

[Ozbash2]

Ha ha Gav, it's going to be a very intersting few minutes at the start..Morley will have to watch out for 12 other players besides Jerry,. Glad to see Wiki's back

It's not justbecause Morley's playing for the Lions. Him and his Roosters team mate, thugHodges would be two of the dirtiest scumbags in the NRL comp, so there'll be a bit of pay back for sure

Anyway it will be a very interesting game as Great Britain have to win to still be in touch with the series..

www.leagueunlimited.com courtesy of myself, will have live updates of the game for those who are interested.

Kiwis by 6


<table class=verydarkpastel cellspacing=1 cellpadding=3 width="95%" align=center border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td class=medpastel align=middle>Kiwi Team Named for 2nd Test Against The Lions</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="95%" align=center border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td align=left width="50%">Written by:Ali Nolan</td> <td align=left width="50%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align=left width="100%">16/11/02</td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td align=left width="100%">Send this article to a friend</td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td align=left width="100%">Kiwi coach Gary Freeman has named his starting 13 for the all important 2nd test against Great Britain. A win to the Kiwis would see them 2-0 up in the 3 test series.
Star second rower Ali Lauiti'iti drops to the bench to accommodate the return from injury of veteran Ruben Wiki in the major change in the Kiwis lineup.
Bradford captain Robbie Paul keeps the full-back role after impressing during the first test, even though David Vaealiki, who started the tour as fullback is deemed to be fully fit.
Prop Paul Rauhihi has recovered from a corked thigh to start in the front row but utility David Solomona was unavailable after copping a heavy blow to the chest early in the first test.
Clinton Toopi has been hampered by chest injury suffered against England A in the third tour match. A decision on who would partner Nigel Vagana was expected after the final training run later today. David Vaealiki is standing by as the 18th man.
Great Britain coach David Waite will only confirm his starting lineup about an hour before kick off at McAlpine Stadium, allowing Super League player of the year Paul Sculthorpe as long as possible to recover from a thigh injury.
New Zealand:
Robbie Paul, Henry Faafili, Nigel Vagana, Clinton Toopi, Francis Meli, Lance Hohaia, Stacey Jones (c), Jerry Seuseu, Richard Swain, Paul Rauhihi, Ruben Wiki, Stephen Kearney, Awen Guttenbeil.
Subs: Tony Puletua, Ali Lauitiiti, Monty Betham, Logan Swann. David Vaealiki (18th man)
Kick off is 6.15PM (BST), Saturday Nov 16th
7.15 AM (NZ), Sunday Nov 17th.</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[ozbash]

David Vaealiki is not a specialist fullback, where robbie paul is, so that a bit of common sense shown by whizz.Vaealiki will compiment nigel nicely. toopi has played his heart out but i dont think he,s had a good tour.Vaealiki is a better attacking center, i like toopis defence.
the first half should be very physical but the kiwis will run away with it in the 2nd.

kiwis by 20+

 

[Rubicon]

Morley is a lace handkerchief compared to Monty....and he knows it. The tough man had a chance to square off against Monty after he picked on our winger, but backpeddled pretty quickly with a look on his face that said &quot;I've just crapped my pants. Betham is the most feared man in the NRL.

 

[Gav-bt]

The only real difference between these sides is Stacey Jones.

As for Moz, you Kiwis seem to have forgotten all about this years NRL GF.

 

[imported_pastor-borderline]

He sorted out Villasanti-

Villasanti is not a Kiwi. Morley crapped his pants when Monty was coming at him. Look mate- the thing that you and a few other Pommies are going to have to realise is that right now the gap between the Kiwi's and GB is close to the widest it has ever been. There is a canyon of difference between us all over the park. The best thing in the ESL are the Aussies and Kiwis. Find a way to include them in the GB side and you will have a chance of preventing a sweep. Certainly not this year though

 

[Ozbash2]

<table class=verydarkpastel cellspacing=1 cellpadding=3 width="95%" align=center border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td class=medpastel align=middle>Kiwis Just Hold Out For A Draw</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="95%" align=center border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td align=left width="50%">Written by:Ali Nolan</td> <td align=left width="50%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align=left width="100%">17/11/02</td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td align=left width="100%">Send this article to a friend</td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td align=left width="100%">It was do or die for the Great Britain side to keep the series alive, and deliver they did, but not quite enough to win, with the game ending in a 14 all draw.
The Kiwis went to an early lead in the match with tries to Meli and Kearney, to be up by 10 -0 eighteen minutes into the first half.
Both sides hungry to score, let a few unforced errors stop scoring opportunities. The defence shown by the two sides guaranteed the large and vocal crowd at McAlpine Park, would get their money's worth.
Great Britain winger, Pryce, finally broke through the Kiwi defence to score out wide in the 31st minute.
The half time break saw the score at 10-6 in favour of the Kiwis.
The Lions were able to score first in the second half, 9 minutes in, and take the lead in the match for the first time, up by 12-10.
Not until the 66th minute did the Kiwis manage the cross the line themselves, with Wiki, a seasoned campaigner, taking 4 Lions defenders on and winning. Richard Swain missed an easy conversion, for the Kiwis to be ahead by only 2 points, 14-12.
A penalty in the 72nd minute, saw the game locked at 14 all.
It would come down to a drop goal to seal the match for either side. The Lions will the weight of possession, could not pull it off, and the game ended in a draw.
The Kiwis remain undefeated on tour, but certainly have a lot of work ahead to win the third test. The Great Britain side can hold their heads high.
New Zealand 14 - Great Britain 14
2nd Test
6.15PM (BST), Saturday Nov 16th
7.15 AM (NZ), Sunday Nov 17th
McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Referee: S Clark (Aus)
Scorers:
New Zealand:
Tries: Meli, Kearney, Wiki
Goals: Swain 1/3
Great Britain:
Tries: Pryce, Gleeson
Goals: Farrell 3/3</td></tr></tbody></table>
It was a very good game, Great Britain have certainly stepped up, anf good on them. Two things stood out for me: Steven Clark shouldn't be reffing an International match. A lot of calls werehard to understandby both sides. The third test will be a cracker !! Full 'By the Clock' coverage is avaliable at www.leagueunlimited.com

 

[imported_Docker]

Steven Clark shouldn't be reffing an International match. A lot of calls werehard to understandby both sides. For one thing he is not fit enough. He was dragging his arse (and the poms) back about 6 metres. For some reason he got enough energy to keep the Kiwis back maybe 8 most of the time. well until there was4 repeat sets or was it 5? Thepenalty that made the scores 14 allwas a joke. Final score 3 tries, 1 goal to 2 tries, 3 goals. How did Swain miss the conversion to Wiki's try?

 

[Gav-bt]

Let's have a Docker style whinge time is it?

Like:
12 mins:A crucial decision (Blind pommy touch judge favours the Kiwis, imagine the oppositehappening in NZ? Not on your nelly!)Goes against Great Britain close to the NZ line. TheKiwis take advantage to break and some neat interplay between Clinton Toopi, Robbie Paul and Francis Meli allows Meli to go over for a try. Richard Swain misses the conversion.
Great Britain 0-4 New Zealand
And:
16 mins: New Zealand are awarded a controversial penalty after an innocuous-looking Keith Senior challenge (NRL ref favouring the boys from across the Tasman). From the resulting possession, Stacey Jones sets up Stephen Kearney for the second try diving in low under the posts. Swain makes no mistake with the conversion.
Great Britain 0-10 New Zealand.
Which really cost us the game and the series. What impressed me was the uncustomary way in which GB fought back from that 10 - 0 defecit. Great game, top marks to both sides, edge of the seat stuff, more please. In't League great........

 

[ali]

Great game, but Clark was definately uselsss.
He should be sent home now and replaced by the excellent French ref Thierry Alibert.

 

[Gav-bt]

If only GB had someone with the magic of Stacey Jones.

I'd like to see Briers or Danny Orr given the gig alongside Sculthorpe, Deacon is not up to the task.

Just hope Jimmy Lowes can put in a similar performance next week.

 

[imported_Docker]

Keith Senior needs his arse kicking. He went out of his way to take Meli out of play. Meli wasn't close enough to do anything, but such play is always likely to be penalised.

The did he kick it or did it hit him? question v-a-v Hohaia was a cock up. But the same goes for the pass that Senior (again) made that was touched by the tackler. I don't believe he played at the ball yet the feed to the scrum was given to the Poms.

Gav, are you saying that the last penalty being given for a Pom dropping the ball was some sort of poetic justice?

When are the Poms in both codes going to actually outscore someone in numbers of tries? Or will they forever rely on goals?

 

[Gav-bt]

The game (Given some decent officials) would have taken a different course.

GB would have been in a far more commanding position with a decent ref.

The did he kick it or did it hit him? question v-a-v Hohaia was a cock up.

Don't care, leg or cock, he cocked his wotsit.

Trouble with you Docker is, you hate poms, so no-one takes you seriously, you're a joker without realising it..

 

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[Gav-bt]

All I can say is, you must of been watching that brain pickling shite earlier.

No sane person could possibly come to the conclusion you imagined.

Go back to the yawnion, a sportwhich seems to suit most of you Shakey Islanders.

 

[imported_JoeD]

The last penalty that cost the kiwis the game was justified. replays clearly showed Kearney punching the ball out. It was a great game and one that the poms could've, should've won if they had any sense in the drop goal department. Having said that the reason they got so close is because I think they played with more passion than the kiwis right throughout the match, whereas the kiwis could only manage it for bursts at a time. Most of that difference I think can be attributed to having Gary Freeman as coach. Players such as Toopi, Lauititi and Hohaia have gone into their shells a bit and the only players that have progressed on this tour seem to be Rauhihi and Faafili. The use of the bench also seems fairly erratic.