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Quite a fun slate of games today

Obviously England vs Wales women won't be close, but I could see France giving the PNG women a game despite knowing nothing about the French girls since PNG suck and on the mens side Lebanon are competitive on paper with PNG here and have shortened a ton despite being underdogs still and obviously England vs Tonga should be competitive

I like Tonga to get the job done this time despite their bad form last year against Samoa etc and I think Lebanon are going to give PNG a game
 
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SwoopAE said:
Quite a fun slate of games today

Obviously England vs Wales women won't be close, but I could see France giving the PNG women a game despite knowing nothing about the French girls since PNG suck and on the mens side Lebanon are competitive on paper with PNG here and have shortened a ton despite being underdogs still and obviously England vs Tonga should be competitive

I like Tonga to get the job done this time despite their bad form last year against Samoa etc and I think Lebanon are going to give PNG a game
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In the likely event of a Aus vs NZ final, as assuming Ponga is fit to play, it's going to be like an Origin game. Allowing NZ heritage players to play for QLD or NSW and NZ was definitely a good move. Test match league is a thing again.
 
Ponga is prob out for the World Cup with the injury

I think anyone should be eligible to play for QLD or NSW if they played any junior football in the state personally, if you've played before you graduate high school or before you turn 18 that should be enough it's pretty harsh Herbie for example isn't eligible for QLD when he moved to QLD at age 14 and in theory we should want the best possible players representing QLD/NSW as well as NZ Tonga Samoa England and the other countries etc

Interesting 1h in this game, Lebanon were hopeless and are definitely cannon fodder for Tonga next week, but the intercept right before the half has them within a try despite being awful for the first 30 mins

PNG lots of go forward and the forwards from Lebanon have been awful, but PNG's poor execution in attack means they're only up a try when they should probably be up at least two or three tries

Expecting PNG to win by 12-18 or so off what we saw in the first half but this could be anything from a Lebanon outright win if they can get some good field position since PNG's defence is let's say iffy to PNG by lots if they dominate field position again with the wind behind them

Also lol at how slow Tony Francis for a winger, it's such a waste he has a lot of traits of an NRL level winger but he is the slowest moving winger i've ever seen especially considering he isn't fat.
 
SwoopAE said:
Ponga is prob out for the World Cup with the injury

I think anyone should be eligible to play for QLD or NSW if they played any junior football in the state personally, if you've played before you graduate high school or before you turn 18 that should be enough it's pretty harsh Herbie for example isn't eligible for QLD when he moved to QLD at age 14 and in theory we should want the best possible players representing QLD/NSW as well as NZ Tonga Samoa England and the other countries etc

Interesting 1h in this game, Lebanon were hopeless and are definitely cannon fodder for Tonga next week, but the intercept right before the half has them within a try despite being awful for the first 30 mins

PNG lots of go forward and the forwards from Lebanon have been awful, but PNG's poor execution in attack means they're only up a try when they should probably be up at least two or three tries

Expecting PNG to win by 12-18 or so off what we saw in the first half but this could be anything from a Lebanon outright win if they can get some good field position since PNG's defence is let's say iffy to PNG by lots if they dominate field position again with the wind behind them

Also lol at how slow Tony Francis for a winger, it's such a waste he has a lot of traits of an NRL level winger but he is the slowest moving winger i've ever seen especially considering he isn't fat.
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They are saying Ponga will likely be back for the final if NZ make it.
 
George Williams just set up that England try

Izzy set up the Tonga one in the first half

Good signs, finish the job please Tonga but good to see Williams get one.
 
Another one for George Williams

Herbie's looked dangerous a lot mostly in 1h but is being marked by Toia who is probably the 2nd best centre in the game

Katoa's been doing his job with the boot goal kicking at 100% so far too
 
Williams was England's best playmaker and set up both of their tries with good passing

Donoghoe in action now as Fiji's five-eighth, after 7 minutes he already set up a line break and also set up their first try

We are going to have some serious playmaking next year with Plath playing the first 20 at lock to take the sting out, then Donoghoe at lock for 60 with Williams and Katoa all setting up our insanely good outside backs
 
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Ponga is prob out for the World Cup with the injury

I think anyone should be eligible to play for QLD or NSW if they played any junior football in the state personally, if you've played before you graduate high school or before you turn 18 that should be enough it's pretty harsh Herbie for example isn't eligible for QLD when he moved to QLD at age 14 and in theory we should want the best possible players representing QLD/NSW as well as NZ Tonga Samoa England and the other countries etc

Interesting 1h in this game, Lebanon were hopeless and are definitely cannon fodder for Tonga next week, but the intercept right before the half has them within a try despite being awful for the first 30 mins

PNG lots of go forward and the forwards from Lebanon have been awful, but PNG's poor execution in attack means they're only up a try when they should probably be up at least two or three tries

Expecting PNG to win by 12-18 or so off what we saw in the first half but this could be anything from a Lebanon outright win if they can get some good field position since PNG's defence is let's say iffy to PNG by lots if they dominate field position again with the wind behind them

Also lol at how slow Tony Francis for a winger, it's such a waste he has a lot of traits of an NRL level winger but he is the slowest moving winger i've ever seen especially considering he isn't fat.
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Pretty sure Herbie moved after finishing his GCSE's which would make him 16 as they are at the end of year 11 in the uk so end of uk summer (2016) meaning he would have arrived at the broncos in sept/oct 16 . but i agree he is definiately the product of the broncos system.
 
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really well
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I think really well is pushing it. well is about right. I said before and it holds true the group has been set up to spare Englands embarrassment. They will not play Samoa and only the top 2 teams go throug. Tonga play Samoa later on.

You'd imagine Samoa win all thier games they go top of the group. England win all their other games with decent scores they go second on points difference.

Tonga then play Samoa, so if Samoa win Tonga are out having lost 2 if Tonga Win they are top and its between Samoa and England for Second but you'd imagine the Samoa Tonga game will be closer so England through on points difference. Its a disgustingly soft draw to have England get to the semi finals.
 
I had a day out Yesterday, I drove over to watch Wales v USA in Merthyr Tydfil. The welsh team was mainly welsh players (mainly) the USA team were very well not american.

Tokoaitua Owen from the Broncos junior system made his International Debut and had a decent game.
 
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I think really well is pushing it. well is about right. I said before and it holds true the group has been set up to spare Englands embarrassment. They will not play Samoa and only the top 2 teams go throug. Tonga play Samoa later on.

You'd imagine Samoa win all thier games they go top of the group. England win all their other games with decent scores they go second on points difference.

Tonga then play Samoa, so if Samoa win Tonga are out having lost 2 if Tonga Win they are top and its between Samoa and England for Second but you'd imagine the Samoa Tonga game will be closer so England through on points difference. Its a disgustingly soft draw to have England get to the semi finals.
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ceriainly played better than smith really dont see what all the hype is on that kid
 
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