What if the unthinkable happens ?

[GUBRATS]

And PNG beat us tomorrow ?

[Mr Frisky]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

And PNG beat us tomorrow ?

Don't worry, we went through all this with the NRL Samoa lovers saying Samoa would win- just like that we will be ok. 

[moorside roughyed]

God knows. England will have they're wits about them in this game. I'm sure coach will have them well drilled.

[Jughead]

It wouldn’t completely be a bad thing for the game. For the tournament and the short-term, perhaps, but for the game here, just as IMG take charge and have a focus area on the international game, it wouldn’t be as disastrous as some would probably think it would be. 

Plus, can you imagine the scenes in Port Moresby where they’d be a game from a final?

[Davo5]

39 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

And PNG beat us tomorrow ?

PNG play Tonga/Samoa for a place in the final,we go on holiday.

[Archie Gordon]

No problem. 

I have a PNG shirt and tickets for the semi and final.

[Man of Kent]

We cheer on the girls and wheelchair boys

[The One]

Would be good for the credibility of international rl and it’d be great to see one of Tonga, Samoa and PNG in the final.
 

It would kill a lot of England/potential England fans interest in the tournament though.

[Sports Prophet]

1 hour ago, GUBRATS said:

And PNG beat us tomorrow ?

That would be a spanner 

[bratman]

1 hour ago, Davo5 said:

PNG play Tonga/Samoa for a place in the final,we go on holiday.

That would be a good semi final! But... c'mon England! This is the best side we've had in a while and Wane seems like a good motivator for the big matches.

[tjhrads93]

Yeah, I love rugby league and want it to be huge but this is England in a home World Cup and I have tickets to the final…

Put it this way, it would ruin my weekend!

[N2022]

If it's a fair win, I'll say well done and hope they go all the way and win. Can then say I saw the champions play live at the ground - much rather them than Oz again or NZ.

[Maximus Decimus]

Imagine the unthinkable - if PNG got within 30 points!

[DoubleD]

3 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

And PNG beat us tomorrow ?

Is it unthinkable, when you’ve already thought it?

[Big Picture]

54 minutes ago, Maximus Decimus said:

Imagine the unthinkable - if PNG got within 30 points!

FYI England has never beaten PNG by more than 30 points.

[Chrispmartha]

I still think its a potential banana skin for England, we played an under prepared Samoa side, a French side that’s been poor and a side that is playing its first world cup, we haven’t been under pressure once yet.

[Snowys Backside]

2 hours ago, Big Picture said:

FYI England has never beaten PNG by more than 30 points.

The coupon doesn't say England will either !

[Big Picture]

32 minutes ago, Snowys Backside said:

The coupon doesn't say England will either !

They might manage it at home, we'll see tomorrow.  In their four previous meetings since 1975 (all in the southern hemisphere) they've posted an average winning margin of 23.5 points and they'll probably want to better that.  We'll see if they can manage it.

[RS]

I’m normally not particularly nationalistic for England teams and ordinarily wouldn’t be bothered if PNG won but I would really love to see us win a World Cup or even an Aussie Ashes series.

I was gutted when Sinfield dashed out of the line when we were the better team in the semi v NZ and that ankle tap in Brisbane. 

[Dave T]

6 minutes ago, RS said:

 

I was gutted when Sinfield dashed out of the line when we were the better team in the semi v NZ

We don't talk about that round here. 

Reported. 

[jim_57]

14 hours ago, Maximus Decimus said:

Imagine the unthinkable - if PNG got within 30 points!

PNG to put in a slightly disappointing performance and only win by 2 this time instead of 18.

[Guest]

16 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

And PNG beat us tomorrow ?

Then we support anyone playing Australia.

Simple.

I am specifically going to Elland Road in the hope the Kiwis give them a pasting.

Edited November 5, 2022 by Leonard

[Maximus Decimus]

16 hours ago, Big Picture said:

FYI England has never beaten PNG by more than 30 points.

Just call me prophetic.

[RP London]

19 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

And PNG beat us tomorrow ?

Think we're alright..  

[arcticchris]

3 hours ago, Leonard said:

Then we support anyone playing Australia.

Simple.

I am specifically going to Elland Road in the hope the Kiwis give them a pasting.

I am going to that match as well and I hope Australia win if we do as nothing could be more satisfying in Rugby League than us beating Australia in a World Cup final.