2 Nov: New Zealand v Great Britain KO 4am (UK Time) (TV)

[John Drake]

Discuss New Zealand v Great Britain here.
KO 4am (UK Time) (BBC Two)
at Eden Park, Auckland

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

Should be a tasty curtain raiser for the clash of the titans that is Tonga v Australia 

[DavidM]

We need to be a whole lot better ... they need to be a whole lot better . So I don’t know , home advantage may be decisive with not much between the sides 

[Rupert Prince]

41 minutes ago, DavidM said:

We need to be a whole lot better ... they need to be a whole lot better . So I don’t know , home advantage may be decisive with not much between the sides 

It's too easy to forget home advantage in places like this. 

[Rage]

Looking forward to this match. I shall be up early on Saturday morning (4am) for this!! Alarm set for 3am.

[graveyard johnny]

alarm set for 3.56

[Clogiron]

Being a insomniac I might watch it live but will record it in case I can get a descent night's sleep, I expect the Kiwis to win despite how inept they were last time out. Never overestimate GB/England as I have learned over many years of defeats to Southern Hemisphere sides

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

Will the Tongan fans be supporting New Zealand or England?

[graveyard johnny]

lomax at fb instead of Hardaker ? madness!!!!!!!!!  if sj and bm hit their stride at half back for nz this could be embarrassing 

[dunno much]

5 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

lomax at fb instead of Hardaker ? madness!!!!!!!!!  if sj and bm hit their stride at half back for nz this could be embarrassing 

SJ's out KF in

[graveyard johnny]

1 minute ago, dunno much said:

SJ out KF in

whats up with sj?

[dunno much]

Dropped

[Lowdesert]

11 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

whats up with sj?

You’ve been told on 2 threads now Johnny.  I don’t think you’ll get away with SJ on the Bradford thread either

[graveyard johnny]

2 minutes ago, Lowdesert said:

You’ve been told on 2 threads now Johnny.  I don’t think you’ll get away with SJ on the Bradford thread either

my computer skills are not lightning speed, interesting to see how that decision goes -massive call by nz

[DavidM]

SJ out BM in KF in for NZ , LC out at FB , JL in at FB for GB ...but could switch to SO with GW to FB . WTF is going on ? FWIW IMO some good some bad 

[Clogiron]

36 minutes ago, DavidM said:

SJ out BM in KF in for NZ , LC out at FB , JL in at FB for GB ...but could switch to SO with GW to FB . WTF is going on ? FWIW IMO some good some bad 

What about CNK & JWH, RTS & AB, In or out? Can you send the reply in morse code pls

[DavidM]

6 minutes ago, Clogiron said:

What about CNK & JWH, RTS & AB, In or out? Can you send the reply in morse code pls

I’ll have to learn it first , and if it’s owt like how my Italian lessons are going it might take several decades 

[Clogiron]

17 minutes ago, DavidM said:

I’ll have to learn it first , and if it’s owt like how my Italian lessons are going it might take several decades 

Prego

[Oliver Clothesoff]

Squad is as expected given injury and performance in the Tonga game. Probably the best NZ squad we’ve faced in a while too. Should make for a good game. 

Are there any highlights for this at a normal time?

[DavidM]

12 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said:

Squad is as expected given injury and performance in the Tonga game. Probably the best NZ squad we’ve faced in a while too. Should make for a good game. 

Are there any highlights for this at a normal time?

1.15

[Oliver Clothesoff]

4 minutes ago, DavidM said:

1.15

Cheers. 

[Futtocks]

33 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said:

Squad is as expected given injury and performance in the Tonga game. Probably the best NZ squad we’ve faced in a while too. Should make for a good game. 

Are there any highlights for this at a normal time?

The BBC1 highlights programme is over an hour long, but the full match should be on iPlayer by the time normal folks get out of bed anyway.

[Chris22]

Think moving Lomax in for Coote is sensible. Coote works well at St Helens as he takes more responsibility for organising and kicking. GB already have Widdop and Hastings to fulfil that role, so having more of a runner at full back is sensible.

Lomax hasn't played regularly at full back since 2017, so that is a risk, but when he has been asked to slot in before he has done so seamlessly.  Hardaker could come in at full back, but is tied in at centre due to the lack of specialists.

Pleased that Daryl Clarke is in on the bench too, who offers a different option to Hodgson.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

5 hours ago, Rage said:

Looking forward to this match. I shall be up early on Saturday morning (4am) for this!! Alarm set for 3am.

Stick it in on record mate and watch 'as live'..... Surely??? 

[southwalesrabbitoh]

7 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

 

Probable GB side :- Lomax, McGilvary, Hardaker, Connor, Hall, Widdop, Williams, Hill, Hodgson, Burgess, Whitehead, Bateman, Graham Interchange - D Clark, A Walmsley, J Philbin, J Jones