PM XIII - Fiji V Australia, Suva

[Lemon Squash]

Poor read by Fergo there

 

[_snafu_]

out by a mile, lol...

Mercy rule in effect.

 

[2 weeks]

Dude was in row 7 but whatev's

 

[_snafu_]

Is that McGregor coaching Fiji?

 

[_snafu_]

Ferguson has changed his name to Graham. How?

 

[eagles4eva]

Oh my...that was an attempt to tackle???

 

[2 weeks]

The dude in charge of this broadcast is the greatest troll of all time.

To find 2 commentators this inept takes a conscious effort imo

 

[eagles4eva]

what's the Kangaroo's highest score

 

[_snafu_]

The dude in charge of this broadcast is the greatest troll of all time.

To find 2 commentators this inept takes a conscious effort imo

It's Caribbean Premier League quality commentating.

 

[eagles4eva]

110 - 4 vrs Russia in 2000, that should be safe

 

[jim_57]

what's the Kangaroo's highest score

104-0?

This isn't the Kangaroos though, nor is it Fiji Bati.

 

[jim_57]

Would be good to see the nations at least collaborate on these games. If Fiji are going to pick all local players at least give some Under 18's and QLD/NSW Cup players a run for Australia.

 

[2 weeks]

What number is the Fijian guy that lives on the street they were talking about at the start of the game?

 

[AJB1102]

What number is the Fijian guy that lives on the street they were talking about at the start of the game?

The fullback was it?

 

[eagles4eva]

Did hear it mentioned, cant recall the player

 

[kiwileaguefan]

26-4 @ halftime is a pretty decent effort for a side of amature players vs nearly a full professional rep side.

 

[AJB1102]

26-4 @ halftime is a pretty decent effort for a side of amature players vs nearly a full professional rep side.

Less of a mismatch than Eels v Broncos final

 

[yakstorm]

Considering how poorly they started as well, to have held the score to 26 - 4 is even more impressive. Admittedly Australia is showing a lack of respect to the opposition in some of the decisions they're making (hopefully they'll bring this attitude to the Tests and Nines), but fair play to the Fijians, they are really trying.

 

[Lemon Squash]

 

[yakstorm]

Crowd is super ordinary, even with was lowered expectations. Might be only a few thousand.

We do ourselves no favours, firstly we leave promoting and selling a game to an organisation which arguably have zero experience in ever drawing a decent crowd to a game in the FNRL (a body made up mainly volunteers and people use to coordinating RL competitions, not promoting games).

Secondly we set the game up as a mismatch of Professionals vs Amateurs, and finally, we play it on a Friday night.

I'm sure playing this on a Saturday or Sunday would have at least helped draw a larger crowd, and same if there had been at least 1 or 2 Fijian NRL players join the squad.