The Rugby League World Cup 2017

Status
Not open for further replies.

Kempsey Dog

Kennel Immortal
Premium Member
SC Top Scorer
Tipping Champion
Joined
Apr 29, 2014
Messages
23,486
Reaction score
24,813
England played like us tonight, good defense but cant score to save their lives.
Nah, they played hard and fast from dummy half straight through the middle. Des hated that stuff.
I really hope under Pay that we do play like england did tonight throughout the season (minus the woeful halves). They played hard and fast and were entertaining at times, limited wrestle and thats the direction the game should be heading imo.
 

Kempsey Dog

Kennel Immortal
Premium Member
SC Top Scorer
Tipping Champion
Joined
Apr 29, 2014
Messages
23,486
Reaction score
24,813
I was impressed with Watkins defence, hes still pretty young, 27 soon. would like to see a NRL club pick him up, would be sweet if we did. I havent seen much of him, but liked the look of that Currie bloke off the bench for England
 

OITENTA-E-NOVE

Kennel Enthusiast
Joined
Dec 23, 2008
Messages
4,635
Reaction score
271
if you instill sam burgess mindset in every player not in a key position you would win every game he is the classic meat head its either you or me
 

Kila R Ralai

Kennel Enthusiast
Joined
Aug 16, 2012
Messages
1,229
Reaction score
381
I was impressed with Watkins defence, hes still pretty young, 27 soon. would like to see a NRL club pick him up, would be sweet if we did. I havent seen much of him, but liked the look of that Currie bloke off the bench for England
I really rate Watkins, with better halves he could be damaging in attack as well.
 

doggieaaron

Kennel Immortal
Premium Member
Joined
Nov 11, 2011
Messages
15,617
Reaction score
11,274
Englands halves were average and burgess boys hands for feet
 

Kempsey Dog

Kennel Immortal
Premium Member
SC Top Scorer
Tipping Champion
Joined
Apr 29, 2014
Messages
23,486
Reaction score
24,813
I really rate Watkins, with better halves he could be damaging in attack as well.
There are some handy backs over in the ESL, some fade in and out (eg Sarginson) but the way Watkins man handled Gagai on numerous occasions tells me he 100% has the goods.
 

Kempsey Dog

Kennel Immortal
Premium Member
SC Top Scorer
Tipping Champion
Joined
Apr 29, 2014
Messages
23,486
Reaction score
24,813
Englands halves were average and burgess boys hands for feet
I think they should have went with G.Williams or tried to get Albert Kelly on rescidency
1. Widdop / Lomax
6. Kelly / Widdop
7. Williams
would have been far more raw and unpredictable. Brown and Gale are old and shit.
 

Wahesh

The Forefather of The Kennel
Joined
Dec 6, 2007
Messages
24,798
Reaction score
12,077
Did anyone else find this weird in the Tonga vs Samoa game...

Firstly, one of the most beautiful moments in the tournament, where players from both teams joined in a big circle, arm in arm, and did a unity prayer...


And then seconds later... one of the moment intense, psyched-up haka face-offs...

 

Nate DAWG

Kennel Legend
Joined
May 31, 2012
Messages
10,614
Reaction score
24,198
Did anyone else find this weird in the Tonga vs Samoa game...

Firstly, one of the most beautiful moments in the tournament, where players from both teams joined in a big circle, arm in arm, and did a unity prayer...


And then seconds later... one of the moment intense, psyched-up haka face-offs...

Why did you find it weird? Most Pacific people are devout Christians of various denominations..hence the prayer as a sign of unity as a result of the all the tensions that was created by social media flag burning and street brawls in NZ. The Siva Tau and the Sipi Tau have been performed at the same time before, but on this occasion they were performed at the same time to take the fan confrontation out of it in case rival fans decided to not respect the cultural challenge of either team.

What I found weird was the Toa Samoa team seemed disinterested in the entire tournament and that despite all the issues, most Samoans i Know jumped on the Tongan bandwagon - including myself! lol This was the first time I had ever supported Tonga in anything! TOKOUSO!!!
 

Wahesh

The Forefather of The Kennel
Joined
Dec 6, 2007
Messages
24,798
Reaction score
12,077
Why did you find it weird? Most Pacific people are devout Christians of various denominations..hence the prayer as a sign of unity as a result of the all the tensions that was created by social media flag burning and street brawls in NZ. The Siva Tau and the Sipi Tau have been performed at the same time before, but on this occasion they were performed at the same time to take the fan confrontation out of it in case rival fans decided to not respect the cultural challenge of either team.

What I found weird was the Toa Samoa team seemed disinterested in the entire tournament and that despite all the issues, most Samoans i Know jumped on the Tongan bandwagon - including myself! lol This was the first time I had ever supported Tonga in anything! TOKOUSO!!!
Well that explanation sums it up pretty well - thanks.

I liked the unity prayer, but I mean it's what I thought was weird was 2 teams arm in arm then having an intense haka - as in from one extreme to another.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top