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'13 WC | FINAL | Australia 34-2 New Zealand | Manchester

World Cup Champions: Australia or New Zealand


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Didgi

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30 tackles in 60 minutes isn't work?

Try blaming the players that are causing the problems rather than the easy bandwagon target.

The 'bandwagoners' were fairly obviously and quite fairly targeting his impact in attack, which has been minimal for a player generally renowned for that area.
 

KeepingTheFaith

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I honestly think these short in goals are the main reason the ESL is shit, think about how all the most amazing nrl tries could never have happened at stadiums like this. Being able to play free and wild in the in-goal has made our players evolve into greater athletes.

Disagree. The short in goals aren't the issue, it's the lack of space/proper protection behind them.

Wouldn't smaller in goals in the NRL (but not this small). Forces halves to be more precise with their kicks, and forces teams to create tries rather than just kicking for them.

Australia have scored tries from kicks tonight, but they've all been top quality kicks rather than kick and hope.
 

Tone83

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It's a football stadium, we don't play all our games at 1/5th full massive stadiums.

Australia has a superior product but the atmosphere is shit cause too many teams play at stadiums that are far too big.
Yes our stadiums are too big, but the size of the fields, including the in goal and the space behind the ingoal before you hit the fence, is just right, and allows for the product to be superior.

However, I wholeheartedly agree the stadiums are too big, every team should have a suburban park complete with a grandstand or two and a hill that is their home stadium, saving the big stadiums for only the biggest games. Have been arguing this for some time.

Different unrelated issue.
 

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