2008 World Cup FINAL - Australia v New Zealand *Match Thread*

[Timmah]

Suncorp is losing people faster than SEQ has taken on water in the past week.

That's it, all over and NZ are officially 2008 Rugby League World Cup champions!

 

[madunit]

Sack Ricky Stuart

why?

He didn't throw a dopey flick pass in field to Benji, or tackle Hohaia around the head while he was chasing a kick.

Sack Slater and Monaghan. Those two incidents cost Australia the cup.

 

[gong_eagle]

Great stuff. Couldn't happen to a more arrogant coach in Stuart.

Oh and Slater? Epic Fail son!

spot on

 

[roopy]

we can beat them 10 times in a row now, but they are still WC champs till the next WC

 

[Fairfax]

A great result for RL. Congrats NZ. What a great win...

Who's looking forward to Ricky's post match speech?

 

[Blaze]

woah!

f**k yeah!

Ricky Stuart :lol::lol::lol:

 

[Johns Magic]

You see this game sums up why Stewart is a better fullback than that spastic.

 

[pantherz9103]

Full credit to the Kiwis. Timing their run to perfection.

Arrogant Aussies were complacent and only have themselves to blame.

Is International Rugby League well and truly alive now???

 

[gong_eagle]

Bigger choke than Storm...brilliant.

:lol: nice try to deflect that one :lol:

 

[jdizzle]

what ridiculous officiating. there is something very sour about this.

some of those tries by NZ were rubbish. any other situation they wouldn't be tries.

regardless, good on NZ for capitilising on it and congratulations.

 

[Goey Man]

Congratulations to NZ. The best team on the night.

 

[wittyfan]

Wolfman isn't up to it.

Slater was pathetic.

Price was missed badly.

Thurston was quiet.

 

[Noa]

A great result for RL. Congrats NZ. What a great win...

Who's looking forward to Ricky's post match speech?

Itll be Rickys post-match whinge,rant,excuse all rolled into one.

 

[Frailty]

I'm actually one of the biggest fans of Klein and will defend him most times, but tonight's game was atrocious. There was no consistancy. Benji loses it, apparently its stripped. Williams and Laffranchi gets the ball knocked out in the exact same manner, and it is a knock on.

Not to mention non existent penalty for offside, nor the penalty for pushing back after held, when he yelled held and he was already in the in goal. It is an absolute joke.

Kite getting penalised for arms around the head, but not one single penalty against the kiwis for it.

It was an awful game by Australia, and the Kiwis played well. But I would have loved to have a good refereeing performance to give the kiwis a win without that crap.

 

[Radioactive Man]

Look at the emotion from Benji, International League is alive !

 

[T to the T]

Kylie Minogue! Steve Irwin! Holly Valance! Crocodile Dundee! Natalie Imbruglia! Ian Thorpe! Mrs. Mangel! Can you hear me? Your boys took one hell of a beating!

 

[LeedsRhinos]

what ridiculous officiating. there is something very sour about this.

some of those tries by NZ were rubbish. any other situation they wouldn't be tries.

regardless, good on NZ for capitilising on it and congratulations.

Some of your teams play was rubbish like Slater saying "here take the 4" :lol:

Nice to see the penalty try was given for the blatent attempt at cheating.

 

[Goey Man]

what ridiculous officiating. there is something very sour about this.

some of those tries by NZ were rubbish. any other situation they wouldn't be tries.

regardless, good on NZ for capitilising on it and congratulations.

Dude, NZ were the better side on the night.

 

[macavity]

on paper, that NZ team wouldn't win the NRL, let alone the WC.

balls like watermelons.

the Roos, on the other hand, are an embarrassment.

 

[Kornstar]

Dragons fans must be pretty damn happy after this world cup and Bennett's success......