Fri 4 Nov: RLWC: Australia v Lebanon 19:30

[Dunbar]

9 minutes ago, DavidM said:

They’ve had it all their own way and in defence and attack have just done what they do .  But you do feel if a team can match up to them and give them something back to deal with there are areas there to exploit and previous sides had much more of an aura about them .

Yes, when they have James Fisher-Harris, Tapine and big Nelson tearing through them in the middle and Manu and Hughes creating it will be a big test for them.

[graveyard johnny]

2 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

I think one point of weakness for Australia is Cameron Munster. He has been prone to many, many judgement errors in the closing weeks of the NRL and has bumbled that opportunity to put the ball dead on that occasion.

goes from genius to liability in the toss of a coin

[ehbandit]

Backwards!!

[Tex Evans Thigh]

Another great decision. Never has a ball gone more backwards.

[The One]

How can they say that went forwards?

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

Just now, ehbandit said:

Backwards!!

Certainly was and Aus are in again off the back of it.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

Ten yards offside from that kick, doesn’t even check it 

[GeordieSaint]

Just now, ehbandit said:

Backwards!!

And the Aussies score…

… utterly frustrating. Wighton and Grant earlier did the same as that Lebanese player but were allowed to play on. Utterly frustrating.

[Spidey]

Is the Hudds pitch always short?

[DavidM]

Yeh ive not commented on  on the ref but that was a poor call when Lebanon had a restart and some momentum 

[Just Browny]

Shocking from Kendall that.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

Just now, GeordieSaint said:

And the Aussies score…

… utterly frustrating. Wighton and Grant earlier did the same as that Lebanese player but were allowed to play on. Utterly frustrating.

Spoils it for me. I knew Aus would win obviously but when the ref can’t even understand the difference between forwards and backwards I just get angry. Kendall is pathetic, always is, every game. 

[GeordieSaint]

He nearly let Grant get away with a knock on there…

[ehbandit]

He wasn’t gunna give that knock on either!!!

[Davo5]

3 minutes ago, ehbandit said:

Backwards!!

Kendall has had a poor game but that’s harsh.

[WN83]

Proof tonight (if needed) that we’re probably better just having an Aussie reffing us if we play them. Kendall has been like a star struck schoolgirl. 

[johnh1]

Aussies allowed to push the marker away at the play the ball now.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

He actually let the grant knock on go. F me 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

4 minutes ago, Tex Evans Thigh said:

Another great decision. Never has a ball gone more backwards.

The worst ref in SL

[bratman]

1 minute ago, ehbandit said:

He wasn’t gunna give that knock on either!!!

He missed one!

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

Just now, Tex Evans Thigh said:

He actually let the grant knock on go. F me 

Exactly.....joke

[The One]

Hope Lebanon can get some more points, they’ve looked good.

[GeordieSaint]

3 minutes ago, Tex Evans Thigh said:

Spoils it for me. I knew Aus would win obviously but when the ref can’t even understand the difference between forwards and backwards I just get angry. Kendall is pathetic, always is, every game. 

I think it was Dunbar and Futtocks getting grumpy with us. But our frustrating is justified. The Aussies are way better. We know that. But they get away with murder. Every time they play. The hands in the play the ball to slow it down is the one that does me. Crichton is the worst for it.

Edited November 4, 2022 by GeordieSaint

[Sports Prophet]

3 minutes ago, Padge said:

We don't have rules we have laws, captains challenge is not in the international laws of the game. All the extra bits are protocols added, and added usually because the Aussies won't play unless they get their way. The are an absolute disgrace as a sporting nation who only ever any good at anything by making sure the control the narrative.

You could see in the wheelchair game yesterday they were already breaking the sporting norms of that version of the sport with ridiculous sportsmanship

Is that what happened? Did the NRL enforce the Captains Challenge on the IRL? Rules, Laws, same bloody thing mate. 

I love your hate for the Aussies Padge and many others on this forum for that matter. We need more passion in our sport. If we are talking about “the narrative”, it’s a great shame that the hate for Australia hasn’t been a part of the narrative of this tournament and improved the turnstile figures.

[graveyard johnny]

2 minutes ago, WN83 said:

Proof tonight (if needed) that we’re probably better just having an Aussie reffing us if we play them. Kendall has been like a star struck schoolgirl. 

hes got his bay city rollers socks on