Internationals 2024

[CozDragon]

The one that caught my eye the most and if I was coach I would be furious.
Game on the line tired or not..how he bawked / stopped twice on Tapine..let him run under the posts
It is those efforts that make a player become part of a champion team we want to be

Yeah that was pretty disappointing.

 

[RedVee]

Watching the final. What happened to Suli? I can’t remember noticing him all game.

 

[st.phil]

Watching the final. What happened to Suli? I can’t remember noticing him all game.

Dropped for Koula

 

[RedVee]

Dropped for Koula

thanks, I was wondering if he’d got replaced with an injury.

 

[denis preston]

As much as the commentators wrapped Samoas 7, their halves were generally clueless. Also their 1 was great with ball in hand but made Sloan look like Dugan on defence comparison.

 

[TheRev]

thanks, I was wondering if he’d got replaced with an injury.

He might be injured, we dunno.. certainly hope not though... hard to believe its mid november and we have blokes in the previous season still.

 

[Dea]

Keano Kini had another great game for the Kiwis. Ran for over 300 metres. A young fullback who just keeps getting better.

 

[BLM01]

He might be injured, we dunno.. certainly hope not though... hard to believe its mid november and we have blokes in the previous season still.

Dropped..dont blame the coach and last weeks poor defensive effort multiple times

 

[Jubilee]

Dropped..dont blame the coach and last weeks poor defensive effort multiple times

Funny bcs Suli can tackle strongly one-on-one.

 

[redv13]

Funny bcs Suli can tackle strongly one-on-one.

Yep, I think Suli was let down by Lolohea last week, the kiwis targeted Tui big time in the 2nd half and Suli was trying to practically cover 2 players a lot the time.

 

[BLM01]

Funny bcs Suli can tackle strongly one-on-one.

Yeh agree, when they run into him, it was movement efforts that was the issue

 

[Victoire]

Yep, I think Suli was let down by Lolohea last week, the kiwis targeted Tui big time in the 2nd half and Suli was trying to practically cover 2 players a lot the time.

Absolutely the reason for it. He was running ragged trying to cover Lolohea's deficiencies and suffering from fatigue late in the game. The match was a corker yesterday, what an atmosphere at Commbank. Love to see it

 

[BLM01]

Yep, I think Suli was let down by Lolohea last week, the kiwis targeted Tui big time in the 2nd half and Suli was trying to practically cover 2 players a lot the time.

Onl;y partly to blame for the 1st try - 2nd half, but watch the last 2 especially Topine's try again. It was poor effort twice to keep him out wide where he should of scored instead of running under the posts and an easy kick for 24 all.
Its Ok fellas every one has a bad game, but he was dropped for a reason and I wasnt the coach

 

[CozDragon]

Onl;y partly to blame for the 1st try - 2nd half, but watch the last 2 especially Topine's try again. It was poor effort twice to keep him out wide where he should of scored instead of running under the posts and an easy kick for 24 all.
Its Ok fellas every one has a bad game, but he was dropped for a reason and I wasnt the coach

He didn't have a good half but it he was not alone in that. Their middle fell apart in that second half and as mentioned by others Suli was severely hampered by the very poor defence of Lolohea inside him yet he was the only one dropped.

I agree that Koula should have been in the side, should have been there from the beginning but at fullback. I thought they really missed Suli's strong carriers out of their redzone because the rest of the back 5 provided very little in that aspect.

 

[BLM01]

He didn't have a good half but it he was not alone in that. Their middle fell apart in that second half and as mentioned by others Suli was severely hampered by the very poor defence of Lolohea inside him yet he was the only one dropped.

I agree that Koula should have been in the side, should have been there from the beginning but at fullback. I thought they really missed Suli's strong carriers out of their redzone because the rest of the back 5 provided very little in that aspect.

Does not matter what anyone else thinks. Suli was dropped. Lets ask the coach why

 

[CozDragon]

Does not matter what anyone else thinks. Suli was dropped. Lets ask the coach why

Probably the same reason why he left Koula out of the side for the first 2 games, he's got no clue.
Needs to find a new 6 & 9 too if they genuinely want to have any chance of beating the Aussies.

 

[BLM01]

Probably the same reason why he left Koula out of the side for the first 2 games, he's got no clue.
Needs to find a new 6 & 9 too if they genuinely want to have any chance of beating the Aussies.

It’s not NRL club land
You can’t just find Tongan reps

 

[BLM01]

Did my eyes deceive me on Sun arvo
Where were the Aussie supporters?

 

[Hound of Dracula]

Did my eyes deceive me on Sun arvo
Where were the Aussie supporters?

We were outnumbered 7 - 1
There was red and white everywhere in Parramatta (Which I loved)
but the Tongans provided an awesome atmosphere.

I was there, where were You?

 

[BLM01]

We were outnumbered 7 - 1
There was red and white everywhere in Parramatta (Which I loved)
but the Tongans provided an awesome atmosphere.

I was there, where were You?

Central coast visiting family since u asked
You might of enjoyed the atmosphere so that’s good I suppose
but as a Aussie supporter at home is it concerning?
Is that where the international game is at on home shores.. or was it the underdog thing
Good luck to Tonga