Sat 19 Nov: Men's World Cup Final: Australia v Samoa KO 4pm

[MatthewWoody]

Let's hope it's an unforgettable final

[Moe syszlak]

This result is not going to be in doubt after about half an hour unfortunately. Aussies will be 3 scores ahead.

[Midlands hobo]

2 hours ago, The Future is League said:

This might be the best chance of Samoa ever winning the world cup as it's rumoured that come the 2025 world cup all countries will have to have at least 5 players from their own competition, or players that have been products of their own competition in an effort to encourage countries to produce players and not rely on heritage players

That an Australian rule is it.

[MatthewWoody]

2 hours ago, The Future is League said:

This might be the best chance of Samoa ever winning the world cup as it's rumoured that come the 2025 world cup all countries will have to have at least 5 players from their own competition, or players that have been products of their own competition in an effort to encourage countries to produce players and not rely on heritage players

I can't see it happening. 

[Farmduck]

2 hours ago, The Future is League said:

This might be the best chance of Samoa ever winning the world cup as it's rumoured that come the 2025 world cup all countries will have to have at least 5 players from their own competition, or players that have been products of their own competition in an effort to encourage countries to produce players and not rely on heritage players

Rumoured by whom? Where? I even checked the Bible of All Things That Are 100% True, Twitter, and couldn't find any reference, rumour or reference to a rumour or rumour of a reference.

[DimmestStar]

I can only see a comprehensive win for Australia.

The real final was last Friday Australia v NZ.

 

[duracell]

I will be there with twelve others frenchs guys. We bought our tickets more than two months ago with no chance to see a french team in this double header. Hope to see two great games.

[MatthewWoody]

16 minutes ago, DimmestStar said:

I can only see a comprehensive win for Australia.

The real final was last Friday Australia v NZ.

 

if it's so, it means we (England) never had a chance to become World Champions. 

[graveyard johnny]

1 hour ago, MatthewWoody said:

Let's hope it's an unforgettable final

isn't that a U2 album?

[graveyard johnny]

1 hour ago, DimmestStar said:

I can only see a comprehensive win for Australia.

The real final was last Friday Australia v NZ.

 

yep - that should have been the final but not so because it was set up for the hosts to get a helping hand there and they couldn't even take that easier route 

[johnh1]

4 hours ago, shrewsbury roughyed said:

I’m going. Bought my ticket in a state of euphoria after the quarter final. Felt numb and was about to throw my toys out of the pram after the semi but hey- how many rl World Cup finals will I get the chance to see? And how many times as an Oldham fan will I go up Old Trafford? And the England RL women might even be there. I’m swallowing my pride and making a day of it. Come on Samoa!!!

That's the spirit SR. Let's all get behind Samoa and make it a great atmosphere. It's a Rugby League World Cup Final. Probably the last one that I will see live. Hopefully a great match.

 

 

[doc]

Got my tickets before Covid mucked things up. This'll be my fourth and fifth World Cup Final. Six if you include the Student WC Final in 89.

[Tippytoe]

4 hours ago, jacksy said:

Aussies i just hope they don't butcher the Samoans.

Praying and fingers crossed for Samoa to make it a great game.

They might have a shot if the Aussies stay on side,but they won't.

[Balmainboy]

7 hours ago, The Future is League said:

This might be the best chance of Samoa ever winning the world cup as it's rumoured that come the 2025 world cup all countries will have to have at least 5 players from their own competition, or players that have been products of their own competition in an effort to encourage countries to produce players and not rely on heritage players

did you just make that up? I haven't seen a single reference to it. 

[The Future is League]

10 hours ago, Blind side johnny said:

"Rumoured"!

So, only about 8 countries will be competing, at most.

There is no future for Rugby League in countries where them countries use heritage players year in year out. For Example how many of the Scottish and Irish teams players were products of their domestic leagues?

Greece and Jamaica have only started playing in recent years and have leagues up and running and used players from their domestic leagues in their squads. How many players from the Scottish and Irish leagues were in their world cup squads?

[The Future is League]

3 hours ago, Balmainboy said:

did you just make that up? I haven't seen a single reference to it. 

It's coming.

Its a joke that a team that reaches the world final doesn't have one player from their domestic league in their squad, or a single player in that squad is a product of that teams domestic league

[The Future is League]

7 hours ago, Farmduck said:

Rumoured by whom? Where? I even checked the Bible of All Things That Are 100% True, Twitter, and couldn't find any reference, rumour or reference to a rumour or rumour of a reference.

Its coming for the very reason that a team has reached a world cup final without a single product of its domestic league, and not a single player from their domestic league in their squad.

[The Future is League]

8 hours ago, MatthewWoody said:

I can't see it happening. 

It will. Its embarrassing for a world cup that Samoa don't a single player in their squad from their domestic league and not one player who is a product of that league

[The Future is League]

8 hours ago, Midlands hobo said:

That an Australian rule is it.

It will be. All the Samoan team are products of Australian and New Zealand. Not a single one is a product of the Samoan domestic league.

[SalfordSlim]

Hey TFiL... just to clear up any confusion, how many of the current Samoan squad are products of their domestic league? Thanks in advance.

[Niels]

16 minutes ago, The Future is League said:

It will. Its embarrassing for a world cup that Samoa don't a single player in their squad from their domestic league and not one player who is a product of that league

They are a poor, small Island with a large neighbour. It is natural progression that they work and move to Australia. 

But it doesn't mean they lose their identity or culture.

I just feel uncomfortable with the scenario of limiting the identity of people. 

[The Future is League]

43 minutes ago, SalfordSlim said:

Hey TFiL... just to clear up any confusion, how many of the current Samoan squad are products of their domestic league? Thanks in advance.

Says the man who's team don't have an academy, if fact they have but scrapped it by choice. A club also with the lowest crowds in Super League, and rely on away sport support to raise they crowd average.

[UTK]

5 hours ago, The Future is League said:

Its coming for the very reason that a team has reached a world cup final without a single product of its domestic league, and not a single player from their domestic league in their squad.

So what you're really saying is - this 5 person quota isn't a rumour but rather something you've made up based on your opinions on the subject.

[Mojo]

6 hours ago, The Future is League said:

It will be. All the Samoan team are products of Australian and New Zealand. Not a single one is a product of the Samoan domestic league.

Is that you SydneyRoosters?

[Mojo]

7 hours ago, The Future is League said:

It will. Its embarrassing for a world cup that Samoa don't a single player in their squad from their domestic league and not one player who is a product of that league

The only one embarrassed here is you. No one's saying anything like that about the Samoan team but yourself.