4 Nations game 5 - england v NZ

[roughyedspud]

discuss.....



england are facing a major reshuffle in the forwards with ellis,graham & peacock all carrying knocks after wembley.....assume they are out we'll have to bring in ryan bailey,gareth carvell & carl abblet...


1 to 5 picks itself....though kirk yeaman needs to book his ideas up

6. sinfield
7. chase - McNamara won't change it......personally i'd be tempted to stick maguire @ 7

8-13/17 is where it all changes...i've gone

8. ryan bailey
9. james roby
10. gareth carvell
11. chris heighington - only playing due to injuries otherwise i'd stick him on the plane
12. ben westwood
13. jon wilkin

14. widdop
15. morley
16. jjb
17. carl ablett

 

[typicalfan]

As much as i felt Sinfield and Chase were ordinary you have to stick solid. Only other alternative imo is to bring Widdop into the 6. Otherwise you are setting yourself up to fail.

 

[Parra Pride]

Even with injuries, surely there is someone better than Heighington?

 

[roughyedspud]

Even with injuries, surely there is someone better than Heighington?

nope....thats every forward we have apart from a replacement hooker...the rest of the players in the squad are backs

 

[Parra Pride]

Surely you have a back up half beside Widdop? Move them to 6, Sinfield into the 13, Heighinton farks off.

 

[roughyedspud]

Mcnamara won't change sinfield & chase

 

[Fast Eddie]

Graham and Ellis out=us favourites. Those two play=England slight favourites. Going to be a close game, hoping we step up and put in our first good performance. Won't be much more than 6 points in it either way.

 

[TommyGun]

Sinfield could play off the bench as a second hooker. I reckon Roby would be pretty devastating through the middle of the field in the last 10-15 minutes if he got a break during the game. This way Widdop could play 5/8

 

[timka4]

As much as i felt Sinfield and Chase were ordinary you have to stick solid. Only other alternative imo is to bring Widdop into the 6. Otherwise you are setting yourself up to fail.

They weren't too bad. But yes if England changed now it'd be the end for them. With all the injuries in the forwards to key forwards, it's probably the end anyway.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Let the cripple fight begin.

 

[ozbash]

Let the cripple fight begin.

f**k off noddy.

The winner of this game will be 4 Nations champs..

Aussie were shown up today.

 

[roughyedspud]

Sinfield could play off the bench as a second hooker. I reckon Roby would be pretty devastating through the middle of the field in the last 10-15 minutes if he got a break during the game. This way Widdop could play 5/8

for all of the 2nd half yesterday we had sinfield,chase,widdop on the field at the same time

 

[RedVee]

What happened to the big bloke from Huddersfield? (Crabtree?) was he injured as well?

 

[TommyGun]

for all of the 2nd half yesterday we had sinfield,chase,widdop on the field at the same time

I think sinfield was moved to lock. I dont know that its good for a team's structure changing your halves combination halfway through a game

 

[roughyedspud]

we only had 15 fit players so could'nt be helped

 

[roughyedspud]

What happened to the big bloke from Huddersfield? (Crabtree?) was he injured as well?

think so

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

So, if this ends in a draw, what's the protocol?

 

[Chook Norris]

So, if this ends in a draw, what's the protocol?

Wales win 4 nations by default

 

[roughyedspud]

So, if this ends in a draw, what's the protocol?

i think i goes on most points scored which is why england are above NZ in the table

england points for 62 to NZ 48

 

[TommyGun]

wouldnt it go on points differential?