The World Cup

[Mojo]

4 minutes ago, SydneyRoosters said:

Does he like his dad or no. 

“I had this trick where I’d throw the knife out,” John says, motioning away from his body with the right hand. “Then catch it again with my left.

 

“And mostly, it worked. But that one day, I guess my left hand was a little slow …”

 

 

“So I told him to walk it off.”

 

“No,” Tyson interjects, “you blamed me.

 

“I was crying, knife in my chest, and you said it was my fault because I started the game.

 

“But I knew the truth … you were just worried about what mum would say”.

 

“Absolutely, I was,” dad agrees. “Because your mother has always babied you”.

Crazy right there. And mothers are always the loving ones

[DavidM]

Can’t believe his mother babied him just coz he had a knife sticking out of his chest . Or I’m dreaming this whole tangent 

[Damien]

Well this thread has gone off on a bizarre tangent

[SydneyRoosters]

27 minutes ago, Mojo said:

“I had this trick where I’d throw the knife out,” John says, motioning away from his body with the right hand. “Then catch it again with my left.

 

“And mostly, it worked. But that one day, I guess my left hand was a little slow …”

 

 

“So I told him to walk it off.”

 

“No,” Tyson interjects, “you blamed me.

 

“I was crying, knife in my chest, and you said it was my fault because I started the game.

 

“But I knew the truth … you were just worried about what mum would say”.

 

“Absolutely, I was,” dad agrees. “Because your mother has always babied you”.

Crazy right there. And mothers are always the loving ones

Oh ok that makes a lot more sense I thought he dad just stabbed him because was crazy or something

[DavidM]

3 minutes ago, Damien said:

Well this thread has gone off on a bizarre tangent

I lost it at Sua’ali’i getting stabbed by Dwayne Johnson 

[StandOffHalf]

Circus trick gone wrong. The poor kid must have been shítting bricks.

[Damien]

Just now, DavidM said:

I lost it at Sua’ali’i getting stabbed by Dwayne Johnson 

Our lads don't stand a chance in the World Cup against these hardened madmen.

[SydneyRoosters]

Anyways this would be my Australian 24 Man Squad

James Tedesco

Dylan Edwards

Joseph Suaalii

Josh Addo-Carr

Selwyn Cobbo

Valentine Holmes

Latrell Mitchell

Dane Gagai

Cameron Munster

Ben Hunt

Daly Cherry-Evans

Nathan Cleary

Payne Haas

Patrick Carrigan

Reuben Cotter

Tino Fa’asuamaleaui

Reagan Campbell-Gillard

Harry Grant

Damien Cook

Cameron Murray

Jeremiah Nanai

Angus Crichton

Kurt Capewell

Issah Yeo

Injured Players-

Ryan Papenhuyzen

Tom Trbojevic

Christian Welch

Kalyn Ponga

Jake Trbojevic

what do you guys reckon?

[Number 16]

22 minutes ago, SydneyRoosters said:

Anyways this would be my Australian 24 Man Squad

James Tedesco

Dylan Edwards

Joseph Suaalii

Josh Addo-Carr

Selwyn Cobbo

Valentine Holmes

Latrell Mitchell

Dane Gagai

Cameron Munster

Ben Hunt

Daly Cherry-Evans

Nathan Cleary

Payne Haas

Patrick Carrigan

Reuben Cotter

Tino Fa’asuamaleaui

Reagan Campbell-Gillard

Harry Grant

Damien Cook

Cameron Murray

Jeremiah Nanai

Angus Crichton

Kurt Capewell

Issah Yeo

Injured Players-

Ryan Papenhuyzen

Tom Trbojevic

Christian Welch

Kalyn Ponga

Jake Trbojevic

what do you guys reckon?

Jack Wighton's versatility should ensure him a spot. With Holmes and Mitchell in the squad Edwards is not needed as back up to Teddy. 

[DavidM]

30 minutes ago, SydneyRoosters said:

Anyways this would be my Australian 24 Man Squad

James Tedesco

Dylan Edwards

Joseph Suaalii

Josh Addo-Carr

Selwyn Cobbo

Valentine Holmes

Latrell Mitchell

Dane Gagai

Cameron Munster

Ben Hunt

Daly Cherry-Evans

Nathan Cleary

Payne Haas

Patrick Carrigan

Reuben Cotter

Tino Fa’asuamaleaui

Reagan Campbell-Gillard

Harry Grant

Damien Cook

Cameron Murray

Jeremiah Nanai

Angus Crichton

Kurt Capewell

Issah Yeo

Injured Players-

Ryan Papenhuyzen

Tom Trbojevic

Christian Welch

Kalyn Ponga

Jake Trbojevic

what do you guys reckon?

However off form or inconsistent I’d have Fifita in a 24 man squad because he’s so freakish and capable if you need something extra , even if it’s intermittent 

Edited August 16, 2022 by DavidM

[SydneyRoosters]

17 minutes ago, Number 16 said:

Jack Wighton's versatility should ensure him a spot. With Holmes and Mitchell in the squad Edwards is not needed as back up to Teddy. 

Fair enough it was between him or Gagai 

[Dunbar]

1 hour ago, Number 16 said:

Jack Wighton's versatility should ensure him a spot. With Holmes and Mitchell in the squad Edwards is not needed as back up to Teddy. 

I would agree with that.  The suggested squad on the whole looks good but with DCE, Hunt and Cleary as more classic 7's, if Munster were unavailable there would be an imbalance in the halves with no significant running threat.

Wighton offers cover in the centre and at 6 so I would add him over Edwards.

Edited August 16, 2022 by Dunbar

[MattSantos]

1 hour ago, Dunbar said:

I would agree with that.  The suggested squad on the whole looks good but with DCE, Hunt and Cleary as more classic 7's, if Munster were unavailable there would be an imbalance in the halves with no significant running threat.

Wighton offers cover in the centre and at 6 so I would add him over Edwards.

Mitchell could also play 1 so there's no point in Martin as a back up.

[graveyard johnny]

with the wc just round the corner our biggest worry has to be a lot of the names been put forward for eng on this forum are either currently injured- way off form or past their peak 

[graveyard johnny]

Selwyn Cobbo could be a good bet for the wc top try scorer if selected - just watching  him scoring for fun against the knights 

[Dunbar]

1 hour ago, graveyard johnny said:

Selwyn Cobbo could be a good bet for the wc top try scorer if selected - just watching  him scoring for fun against the knights 

It wouldn't be boring that's for sure.  He is a line breaking and tackle busting machine.  Plus the highest number of errors of any NRL winger so its rocks or diamonds, but never boring.

[Number 16]

2 hours ago, MattSantos said:

Mitchell could also play 1 so there's no point in Martin as a back up.

Martin?

[graveyard johnny]

3 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

It wouldn't be boring that's for sure.  He is a line breaking and tackle busting machine.  

mitchell and cobbo at 4 and 5 ? 

[MattSantos]

13 hours ago, Number 16 said:

Martin?

I meant Dylan Edwards. I shouldnt really be on here and attempt to work at the same time

[DavidM]

Josh Schuster makes himself unavailable for Samoa to concentrate on 2023 

[Spotty Herbert]

I am slightly surprised that nobody has mentioned Nicho Hynes to be in the Aussie squad on the basis that he can cover every position from 1 to7.

The Oz pack can't compete with the NZ one and for once NZ has a reasonable spine (Smith, Hughes, Brown, Manu) and that combination might be enough to make up for a less inspiring three quarter line.

[Mojo]

2 hours ago, DavidM said:

Josh Schuster makes himself unavailable for Samoa to concentrate on 2023 

I don't think he's fit enough to play nrl and international level. I'm glad he took it off because he looked really unfit this season

[David Dockhouse Host]

I'm a volunteer, need to sort my training out

[StandOffHalf]

I wouldn't mind seeing Lewis Murphy in white - erm blue.

Might be good to have a dash of youth on the flank. The kid looks to have a bucket-load of confidence at the moment.

[DavidM]

Hudson Young reported as being a bolter for the Kangaroo’s squad