19 Nov: RLWC2017 Q/F: England v Papua New Guinea - Match Thread

[GeordieSaint]

9 hours ago, GeordieSaint said:

Don’t need an alarm; I have two kids under 2yrs old... glutton for punishment.

I wasn’t wrong... a horrendous teething nappy was awaiting with the eldest daughter whilst the other had lost her dummy... both at around 0415hrs... the perfect alarm clock! 

[Sports Prophet]

2 hours ago, jacksy said:

Where is the Eng V Oz girls game???

Cronulla

[GeordieSaint]

Come on lads... let’s get this done professionally.

[Sports Prophet]

Surprised that PNG didn't get a home quarter final.

[Forestgravy]

1 minute ago, Sports Prophet said:

Cronulla

dahn at shaaahk paaahk

[Tommygilf]

Come on England!!!!

[JohnM]

7 hours ago, snapski said:

Early night. Dog out for a walk at 4am. Can’t wait.

Did you go with it? ?

[Forestgravy]

Just now, Sports Prophet said:

Surprised that PNG didn't get a home quarter final.

I think AAMI in Melbourne is the single worst place they could have picked for this game. Put it in Townsville or Cairns and there'll be tons coming out to see it, and a number of PNG fans too. In a 30k stadium outside a heartland state with two teams that don't have much in the way of fans... poor organisation.

[Man of Kent]

Good moaning.

[Man of Kent]

Great planning by World Rugby League 

[Sco77]

Morning gents! I'm well exited for this. Come on lads! 

[snapski]

Come on lads

[Sports Prophet]

Considering that the Kiwis and other Pacific Island nations get to do their war cry before the game, why don't England get their chance to do YMCA before every game?

[JonM]

1 minute ago, Forestgravy said:

I think AAMI in Melbourne is the single worst place they could have picked for this game. Put it in Townsville or Cairns and there'll be tons coming out to see it, and a number of PNG fans too. In a 30k stadium outside a heartland state with two teams that don't have much in the way of fans... poor organisation.

Townsville & Cairns have hardly bothered to turn up for previous games, why would this one be different? Looks like mostly England fans in the ground right now.

[Sco77]

I'm made up that Widdop is back at 1. 

[deluded pom?]

FFS. An English ref.

[Just Browny]

Let's go boys. Something very intimate about watching a game at this time of the morning, feels like Chappers and co are in my front room.

Must feel quite intimate at the ground too, since only England fans seem to have bothered. I can only repeat the point I made the other week about RL not really taking off in Australia.

[Sports Prophet]

Just now, JonM said:

Townsville & Cairns have hardly bothered to turn up for previous games, why would this one be different? Looks like mostly England fans in the ground right now.

I wouldn't be expecting anyone else but English with a minor sprinkling of PNGers

[GeordieSaint]

Good first defensive set by us; PNG will find it much harder this week.

[Forestgravy]

Just now, JonM said:

Townsville & Cairns have hardly bothered to turn up for previous games, why would this one be different? Looks like mostly England fans in the ground right now.

knockout, close to PNG geographically, England much bigger attraction for neutral than Wales, Ireland and USA

[Man of Kent]

Crowd doesn’t look THAT bad. Not as bad as Wellington, anyway 

[Man of Kent]

Gale the butcher. Lovely sausages 

[Gray1967]

OUCH!!!!

[wackojacko]

Gale??? 

[Wellsy4HullFC]

That would have been a red card had it been Liam Watts...