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The bloke who lost to Tonga?DCE must be the hafback for the final.
The bloke who lost to Tonga?DCE must be the hafback for the final.
Disastrous result for rugby league.
I have not watched one single minute of this World Cup. I actually forgot this game was even on because international rugby league has been a joke for 40 years. Australia just wins everything. It is unhealthy and Australia NOT being in the final would have been by far the best result for rugby league.
Everyone knows Australia will easily beat England in the final and international rugby league will continue to be joke.
You could make a case that the Kiwis coach may have lost them that game.
Firstly, FISHER-HARRIS and LEOTA should have started together which was why Penrith ran away with the grand final.
Secondly, he messed up the hooker rotation and gased the cheese which is why he made a simple miss on the line. There was a few like that. Nelson was lefton for too long and that fatigue led to an error.
Best pack of the comp was used ineffectively.
It's true, this game was his best of the tournament.DCE must be the hafback for the final.
And yet 8 times out of 10 that kick works for Hughes. If if had come off you'd be blowing his praises.Jahrome Hughes absolutely murdering Rapana’s great work to get the Kiwis down the field was the key moment.
What a dumb, dumb decision to put that kick in on tackle 1.
The whole NZ forward pack were dragging thier legs for the last 20 minutes.Definitely, Smith was gone five minutes before that try, it was obvious he was struggling to keep up.
Very clear cut offsideWhat was the the opinions of the Rapana offside ? I had the sound down so couldn't hear what the commentators were saying. The fact no one is blowing up I'm guessing everyone is fine with the decision?
I wasn't suggesting Maguire was perfect at all, just mentioning the comparison to the previous coach. We wouldn't have got within cooee of the Kangaroos under that barely functioning idiot.England have looked better than the kiwis so it worked out well enough for this game to be the semi. Besides if it was done off ranking or qualification positions there is every chance Australia & NZ weren’t 1&2 at the time of the draw, NZ lost to Fiji & Tonga and missed the semis last World Cup while England made the final. Australia hardly play so and lost to Tonga in 2019 so their ranking has slipped.
Maguire made some questionable choices and the Kiwis looked slightly off all tournament until today. Not using Kris while playing back rowers and a reserve grader from the same club at centre being the glaringly obvious one, I would have picked Timoko but that’s another matter. Leota & JFH should have been starting too, I get Bromwich is Captain so that would have been a big call.
What was the the opinions of the Rapana offside ? I had the sound down so couldn't hear what the commentators were saying. The fact no one is blowing up I'm guessing everyone is fine with the decision?
Is that the rule/always been the rule? Genuinely asking as I don't know, previously I would have assumed one foot behind would have been enough which appears to be wrong.The Video REferee said straight up he was looking at the offside, and he said that both feet had to be behind the kicker. Rapana had one foot in front, which is why it was no try.
50-50 call. Ref was well positioned.What was the the opinions of the Rapana offside ? I had the sound down so couldn't hear what the commentators were saying. The fact no one is blowing up I'm guessing everyone is fine with the decision?
Nowhere to be seen when a huge overlap saw Mulitalo break clear leading to the Brown try. Holmes had to go for the centre, Cleary was next man defending inside. Could have lost them the game right there.Wighton might be a good player, but he is not a centre. His defence is atrocious out wide, and if you were a winger depending on him to feed you, you'd starve to death before fulltime. He is one of the few changes I'd make.