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Sat 28th Oct: International: England v Tonga KO 14:30 @ Huddersfield (BBC)

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  1. 1. Who will win?

    • England by 13 points or more
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    • England by 7 to 12 points
      13
    • England by 1 to 6 points
      12
    • Tonga by 1 to 6 points
      7
    • Tonga by 7 to 12 points
      7
    • Tonga by 13 points or more
      7

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Futtocks
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Oh, and congratulations to Mike McMeekan, who just let slip he's getting married tomorrow! Cue several pages of "rubbish ceremony, lousy choice of hymns, the organist hit a wrong note in the rece

daz39
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Well i enjoyed the occasion, i forgot to count the seats and couldn't care less how many there were there, the game wasn't the best but I saw International rugby league again with 2 committed teams an

Northern Eel
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Isn't it great that we are talking about a test series on English soil that could go either way?

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graveyard johnny

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Currie and Ashton due to replace injured players - should be a banker for Tonga - Series leveller  1-1 - surely Mikey Lewis cant play that well again? or can he?

see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile 

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England lose a fair bit without Makinson's carries from the backfield.  And Knowles was strong in the middle last week and despite Currie getting the call up to the 19, you expect Mulhern to get the nod in the game day squad.  Either way, we lose a ball handling middle to rotate with Radley and so it may hinder our shift plays.

Less nervous about this one as there is the safety net of a decider so just hoping for a  cracking game.

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14 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

England lose a fair bit without Makinson's carries from the backfield.  And Knowles was strong in the middle last week and despite Currie getting the call up to the 19, you expect Mulhern to get the nod in the game day squad.  Either way, we lose a ball handling middle to rotate with Radley and so it may hinder our shift plays.

Less nervous about this one as there is the safety net of a decider so just hoping for a  cracking game.

I honestly don't think Knowles is a loss as a ball handler....not compared to last year anyway ...I'd have Mulherne over him anyway ...pleased he'll be playing 

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23 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

Currie and Ashton due to replace injured players - should be a banker for Tonga - Series leveller  1-1 - surely Mikey Lewis cant play that well again? or can he?

I'll say it again but Ash Handley should be ahead of Ashton for me.....equally as quick but stronger, better carrier of the ball and generally safer ....they are both weaker in edge defence compared to Makinson I'll admit though 

 

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3 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

I'll say it again but Ash Handley should be ahead of Ashton for me.....equally as quick but stronger, better carrier of the ball and generally safer ....they are both weaker in edge defence compared to Makinson I'll admit though 

 

liam marshall? is he injured?

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26 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

I honestly don't think Knowles is a loss as a ball handler....not compared to last year anyway ...I'd have Mulherne over him anyway ...pleased he'll be playing 

Is Mulhern a passing option, I haven't seen enough of him.

The point with Knowles is that the shift play shape was there and even if he didn't pass, the option took some commitment away from the Tongan defence and so he had good metres.

I don't think we will win the middle just by running at them.

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"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

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Bedfordshire Bronco

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9 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

Is Mulhern a passing option, I haven't seen enough of him.

The point with Knowles is that the shift play shape was there and even if he didn't pass, the option took some commitment away from the Tongan defence and so he had good metres.

I don't think we will win the middle just by running at them.

Mulherne can do both for me....great hands and bigger than Knowles ...agree we'll need to move it around them at times at least 

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12 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

are you suggesting running "away" from them?

Are you suggesting evasion and creating space for runners is not a part of Rugby League?

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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

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Looking forward to this, 6 of us going for brekky then a few jugs pre match, nothing happening at the ground i don't believe which is a shame really but i suppose the RFL are skint and very reluctant to shell out a few quid.

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1 hour ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

I'll say it again but Ash Handley should be ahead of Ashton for me.....equally as quick but stronger, better carrier of the ball and generally safer ....they are both weaker in edge defence compared to Makinson I'll admit though 

 

Nah. Both good players. I dunno what you mean by 'safe', Ashton has been superb all year.

I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly.

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Hopefully England have been practicing their attacking plays this week, one man rugby up the middle  for every tackle in a set just won't cut it. 

Tonga looked dangerous when they did things right too, so hoping for more quality attack from both this week.

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