2019 Pacific Test - Fiji 58-14 Lebanon @ Leichhardt

[Rhino_NQ]

Be awkward at tigers training next week after Fiji possibly do a number on them.

"how was your weekend Robbie? "
"go f@$k yourself Alex "

 

[The unknown]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/fa...s/news-story/767d42eb3d2b4f418a2951c139b76267

Gee that's unlike Robbie to be so divisive...

Makes some pretty valid points imo

 

[Pommy]

Makes some pretty valid points imo

This is the same person who went 15 years between Lebanon caps.

 

[The unknown]

This is the same person who went 15 years between Lebanon caps.

Or are people just giving Robbie stick cause it's the cool thing to do?

And if I'm not mistaken it's because Lebanon at an international level were not exactly as functional as they are now

 

[Pommy]

Or are people just giving Robbie stick cause it's the cool thing to do?

And if I'm not mistaken it's because Lebanon at an international level were not exactly as functional as they are now

Of course they weren’t. Tonga weren’t as functional until They had some big names defect in their prime. Watch Samoa improve vastly now they have had some as well.
Farah is the one calling other players out when he was happy to get all the origin and kangaroos cash whilst it was on offer.
If he was so concerned about Lebanese rugby league why wait until this wasn’t available?

 

[MKCS]

Of course they weren’t. Tonga weren’t as functional until They had some big names defect in their prime. Watch Samoa improve vastly now they have had some as well.
Farah is the one calling other players out when he was happy to get all the origin and kangaroos cash whilst it was on offer.
If he was so concerned about Lebanese rugby league why wait until this wasn’t available?

Well yeah, footy players have 10 year careers if they're lucky (Robbie has been going longer luckily). If you were him would you take the 500,000+ he would've made in his Australia/Origin career or played one test every 2 years with Lebanon for whatever they pay? Easy choice in my opinion.

Now he's done all that and is playing for Lebanon. He probably doesn't need the money (And how much could it really be anyway?) and if he didn't care like you're implying he could of just sat this weekend out with a phony injury and waited until the 2021 World Cup before playing for Lebanon again.

The players sitting out are unlikely to ever make Origin or any other rep side (Except Mansour and even that's a long shot) so why not make the most of playing for Lebanon? Reece Robinson, Mansour, Moses, Douhei and Twal offer hundreds of games of NRL experience between them and probably could've evened the odds against Fiji considerably. Unfortunately it now seems like Lebanon will cop a flogging :/

 

[Pommy]

Well yeah, footy players have 10 year careers if they're lucky (Robbie has been going longer luckily). If you were him would you take the 500,000+ he would've made in his Australia/Origin career or played one test every 2 years with Lebanon for whatever they pay? Easy choice in my opinion.

Now he's done all that and is playing for Lebanon. He probably doesn't need the money (And how much could it really be anyway?) and if he didn't care like you're implying he could of just sat this weekend out with a phony injury and waited until the 2021 World Cup before playing for Lebanon again.

The players sitting out are unlikely to ever make Origin or any other rep side (Except Mansour and even that's a long shot) so why not make the most of playing for Lebanon? Reece Robinson, Mansour, Moses, Douhei and Twal offer hundreds of games of NRL experience between them and probably could've evened the odds against Fiji considerably. Unfortunately it now seems like Lebanon will cop a flogging :/

I’m not saying it’s stupid to take up Origin etc infact I would prefer that he did as he’s actually Australian, just my opinion and I don’t think we need to do this again here. What I’m saying is it’s hypocritical to then call other players out on not playing for Lebanon.

 

[Vic Mackey]

I expect Lebanon to really push Fiji here. NRL experience in the spine is vital in games like this.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

I expect Lebanon to really push Fiji here. NRL experience in the spine is vital in games like this.

Yeah but it's still lichaa

 

[HowHigh]

Think I might back Lebanon in this one

 

[Smack]

should be a good one

 

[Burns]

Playing this in Leichardt killed the crowd, real shame

 

[typicalfan]

Lebanon will have to be on their game to keep up.

 

[Burns]

Fiji are going to win 100-0. That Lebanon set was amateur.

 

[mxlegend99]

Fiji are going to win 100-0. That Lebanon set was amateur.

Felt the same after the first sets. Floodgates will open quickly

 

[Foreign Legion]

Does anyone remember in the mid 90's on the Footy Show the "Go Go Lebanon" song lol good times.

 

[2 weeks]

Shaun Kenny Kikau

 

[SBD82]

Lol. Kikau. That play had everything.

 

[SBD82]

If farah’s skill matched his vision he might have made a good halfback.

 

[2 weeks]

Watching this game is like going to a party where you only know 1 or 2 people there.