Jacob Preston is very underrated, a great player.
He’s very Steve Menzies like.
2026 Rugby League World Cup fixtures - October/November
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He’s very Steve Menzies like.
Siberian Kitten
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Imagine being the ref and seeing Samoa flout the rule about staying their own side of halfway in the war dance. Teams have overstepping this tournament but none pushed it to the limits. That's the reason the admins ruled that war dances need to be conducted behind the line.
What message does that send the refs? Even subconsciously, refs would be thinking they will have to carefully watch Samoa for more flouting of the rules.
Luai continues to fail as a leader. Glad he's left. Parra and PNG have bought a dud.
What message does that send the refs? Even subconsciously, refs would be thinking they will have to carefully watch Samoa for more flouting of the rules.
Luai continues to fail as a leader. Glad he's left. Parra and PNG have bought a dud.
Siberian Kitten
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I'm not so confident. That Kiwi front row - starters and interchange - is maybe the best ever. Their interchange props are better than our starters. So I see Kiwis as favourites. They'll probably learn from Samoa's mistakes and play proper footy.
I thouìght the same at the time watching at the game...and no doubt Gee wouldve been thinking likewise
Kiwis forwards had emotion last time against the Australians and dominated them. Australia only hung on. I thought last night Munster kept on over playing his hand and could not get ball out to the centre.
If Nat Whyte plays and Ponga is fit think the Kiwis would be favourites.
gallagher
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Do they players think the war dance intimidates the opposition? Some of the faces they pulled were just comical.
Social.media everywhere calling ref bias against Samoa...and calls for neutral ref
Lots of pressure on whoever gets the gig next week...i thought the pommy ref when ive seen him has missed a fair bit
Lots of pressure on whoever gets the gig next week...i thought the pommy ref when ive seen him has missed a fair bit
pawsandclaws1
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At our local cafe, the chef who gives me a hard time because I support WTs was whining about the ref. I asked him whether he'd heard of taking a loss with dignity albeit we've had a lot of practice supporting WTs. He doesn't quite get that I don't take a loss too seriously, after all there is always next year👌.
Jedi_Tiger
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australia will get better
kiwis have hit there best and couldn't get it done when kangaroos were very clunky
kangaroos are deserved favourites at $1.70
I thought Munster had a great game
Grant is key if he gets room he gets all the players going forward.
Tucker
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Yeah he’s been a bit of a forum favourite for a couple of years now as some of us identified the dog in him a few years ago. I’m not sure he is under rated, but I certainly saw a lot say he didn’t deserve his spot after the NZ game and that was wrong as he kept going at them all night.
One thing that’s been noticeable though is that he doesn’t hit the left edge gap as hard as he does in clubland. That says either Galvin has elite level deception at the line or the rep halves don’t fully trust him yet. Either way, he is growing every week and was one of our best last night.
Tucker
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There is a difference between playing with emotion and going the extra step to be a dirty grub. Samoa kept going backwards last night because they deserved to.
NZ beat our pack but I’d stop short of saying they dominated them. Our pigs kept fighting and held their own as they game wore on. Our pack are playing far better footy now, so the Kiwis will not get their own way in the middle.
Munster had Samoa shitting themselves all night and they were rushing on his outside so he ran it more than usual. It was effective.
Ponga is the key for sure. Pressure him and the wheels can fall off.
hank37w
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Bring back the Grasshopper. 🤣
hank37w
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I think he called the ref a monkey. 🤣
hank37w
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mtd#2
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7 runs
16 tackles
2 errors
Lets blame adam gee.
Good riddance.
16 tackles
2 errors
Lets blame adam gee.
Good riddance.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Man, Luai could really use a haircut, I suspect he will keep on growing it in readiness for PNG.
If his head ends up shrunken on a witchdoctors shrine, the long hair will take the attention away from the sunken cheekbone area.
Best decision Wests Tigers have ever made was getting rid of that grub.
mtd#2
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Dont agree with you often, but i do here.
And their worst decision was acquiring him in the first place
FinestTigers
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Adrian Morley was the Founding Father, he’d get sent off in 12 seconds just to set the tone for the afternoon.
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves turned it into a science, launching elbows, shaking stadiums, and walking out of the judiciary with a $1,500 fine paid out of Uncle Nick's petty cash tin.
Victor Radley added the high-voltage chaos, tackling with zero self-preservation and practically taking out a seasonal lease in the sin bin.
Spencer Leniu, who brings such terrifying bench energy that opposition playmakers start reviewing their life choices mid-game.
The difference? While any other club's prop gets four weeks on the sideline for breathing heavily, the MRC rules it "unavoidable change in height by the ball carrier.
The Roosters have simply mastered the art of controlled aggression, just like they've mastered salary cap compliance with 13 international superstars across the park.
