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Sat 19 Nov: Women's RLWC Final: Australia v New Zealand KO 1.15pm

John Drake

By John Drake
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Who will win?  

20 members have voted

  1. 1. Who will win?

    • Australia by 13 points or more
      7
    • Australia by 7 to 12 points
      4
    • Australia by 1 to 6 points
      1
    • New Zealand by 1 to 6 points
      5
    • New Zealand by 7 to 12 points
      3
    • New Zealand by 13 points or more
      0

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Farmduck

Farmduck

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6 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

The future will very much mirror the men’s game IMO with a professional women’s league in Australia meaning they will dominate for decades to come.

Well with 4 new teams coming in next year there are plenty of opportunities for women from other countries to give it a shot in the Sunburnt Country


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Dunbar

Dunbar

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Brianna Clark has been the best of the Kiwis today for me.  She doesn't deserve to be 38-0 behind.

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"If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris

Futtocks

Futtocks

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Try for the Ferns, and the crowd comes alive.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Futtocks

Futtocks

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6 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

Absolutely but also playing in the same side and developing understanding. They didn’t look connected as a side.

The most recent article I found suggests that the Warriors won't return to the WNRL 'til 2025 at the earliest. They could be well off the pace by then.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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Futtocks

Futtocks

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Raecene McGregor down and looking in a lot of pain. Just what the Ferns didn't need.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dunbar

Dunbar

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Just looking at the team stats on NRL.COM. 

As would imagine, Australia dominating pretty much all of them, particularly run metres, post contact metres and set distance.

But the one that really stands out is kick return metres which is 209 to 33 to Australia. 

Just shows the discipline and effort of the Aussie defence and kick chase, particularly when you have the likes of Apii Nicholls collecting the ball for the Kiwis who has been excellent all tournament. 

"The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby.

"If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris

Farmduck

Farmduck

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1 minute ago, Futtocks said:

The most recent article I found suggests that the Warriors won't return to the WNRL 'til 2025 at the earliest. They could be well off the pace by then.

I don't know all of them but at least 7 of this NZ team played in the WNRL this year. Kiwis don't need the Warriors for individuals to play in WNRL.

 

Dunbar

Dunbar

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Kennedy Cherrington isn't big at all but she doesn't half run hard.

"The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby.

"If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris

Futtocks

Futtocks

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2 minutes ago, Farmduck said:

I don't know all of them but at least 7 of this NZ team played in the WNRL this year. Kiwis don't need the Warriors for individuals to play in WNRL.

But a NZ-dominated Warriors squad would significantly grow the NZ talent pool at the highest level and also provide a pathway for those players who, for whatever reason, can't relocate to Australia.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Farmduck

Farmduck

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3 minutes ago, Mark S said:

Api Nichols is going to have a shiner to rival Cunningham!

She's a cop so I don't think it will be her first black eye.

Futtocks

Futtocks

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2 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

Kennedy Cherrington isn't big at all but she doesn't half run hard.

You can say that again. No, really, you can - she's just scored another almost immediately.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bedford Roughyed

Bedford Roughyed

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Hufaga from superstar to anonymous in 6 days.

With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on!

Futtocks

Futtocks

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I know Pelite's monstered everyone in the tournament, but that was loose tackling. I think some of the Ferns were expecting a whistle.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Guest

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Just now, Bedford Roughyed said:

Hufaga from superstar to anonymous in 6 days.

Been completely shocking.

Couldn't tackle a thing today and looks to have jacked it in.

Farmduck

Farmduck

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1 minute ago, Futtocks said:

But a NZ-dominated Warriors squad would significantly grow the NZ talent pool at the highest level and also provide a pathway for those players who, for whatever reason, can't relocate to Australia.

There are ways around that. The first NRLW season was only 4 teams because they wanted to compress all the Kiwi Test and OZ Test and Origin players into 4 teams to keep the standard as high as possible. NZRL could have a short end-of-season season where all the players are concentrated into 4 teams.

In that first NRLW season the 10-team Sydney/NSW comp was effectively condensed into 2 Sydney NRLW teams. Plus there was also a Qld league and both of these State leagues played their seasons before the NRLW season started. Players had the chance to play themselves into a NRL squad.

 

Futtocks

Futtocks

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Just now, Bedford Roughyed said:

Hufaga from superstar to anonymous in 6 days.

She has very little RL experience. I reckon a WNRL team will pick her up and do some work to build skills on top of her natural talent.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gomersall

Gomersall

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18 minutes ago, Farmduck said:

Well with 4 new teams coming in next year there are plenty of opportunities for women from other countries to give it a shot in the Sunburnt Country

True but that’s also the same for the men’s game but Australia continues to dominate that too.

Farmduck

Farmduck

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2 minutes ago, Bedford Roughyed said:

Hufaga from superstar to anonymous in 6 days.

Because they took my advice and kept running at Hall and Hufaga for the first 20 minutes.

Dunbar

Dunbar

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Hufaga and Hall are superb in tough physical games but the Australians are just too fast and too clinical, they have had them chasing their shadows.

"The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby.

"If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris

Dunbar

Dunbar

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Not a close game but the Jillaroos are a pleasure to watch. Congratulations to them.

"The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby.

"If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris

Futtocks

Futtocks

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Ali Brigginshaw gets Player of the Match, just like she did in the last World Cup Final. And just as deserved this time around.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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5 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

True but that’s also the same for the men’s game but Australia continues to dominate that too.

It's a far bigger sport in Australia than anywhere else. Tough to do much about that.

But we keep trying !

Gomersall

Gomersall

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1 minute ago, Leonard said:

It's a far bigger sport in Australia than anywhere else. Tough to do much about that.

But we keep trying !

I don’t disagree Leonard, I was just saying that the Jillaroos will dominate the women’s game certainly in the way the Kangaroos did in the 1970s to the 1990s IMO. 

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4 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

I don’t disagree Leonard, I was just saying that the Jillaroos will dominate the women’s game certainly in the way the Kangaroos did in the 1970s to the 1990s IMO. 

Yes - and fair play to them.

But, to me at least, smacks a bit of Ireland getting excited about winning a hurling or Gaelic football world cup.

However, it's up to other countries to play the women's game and to challenge them. But that could be decades away outside of England and NZ.

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