This will be a thumping.

It might be a thumping but that's a better Force team on paper than I was expecting.

Talk of a 50k crowd at Optus.

Should be fun.

A shame Tizzano isn't playing this game, he was my favourite player in Super Rugby this year and would have loved for him to teach Pollock a thing or two.

A must-win game for the British and Irish and South African and Kiwi and Aussie Lions. If they lose their first two games, then their tour will be in utter chaos when it's hardly just begun. Big pressure on them.

A short interview with Alex Harford

He qualifies for Aussie because of his mother and he's committed to the Force now

@sparky said in Force v British Lions:

A must-win game for the British and Irish and South African and Kiwi and Aussie and Tongan and Samoan Lions. If they lose their first two games, then their tour will be in utter chaos when it's hardly just begun. Big pressure on them.

FIFY

Tried watching the UK coverage on Stan but quickly turned it off - the audio is hopelessly out of sync.

Here's hoping we have a game without cards.

Aussies commentators saying this is the pinnacle of Rugby Union…. ummm pretty sure that’s the World Cup.

Forward pass not called

96 seconds and Lions are in. Force giving far too much ground in passive tackling.

Fantastic start to this game. Force hit back.

Force strike back after securing the restart.

Man that was dumb by Beirne

It's raining tries in Perth.

And it's ended up with the Force on the BIL line.

Irish Lions infringing like mad.

Looked like he fucked up the kick there, bit lucky

Big Prinsep on to fuck shit up.

2x penalties on their own line, and numerous other infringements that could be called. Pretty cynical stuff.

Cracking start. Really quick and Force playing as they shoukd against a new combo team. Ball in hand expecting gaps to appear.

Working a treat. Great to watch.

Force too silly to take the easy 3 points on offer against an infringing Lions.

The Lions are struggling with the pace the Force play the game at.

@Donsteppa I thought the same.

But I guess they have a game plan where 3s don’t work. Must be expecting to concede lot, so want to score a lot

For all their early play, also a few little moments as a reminder of why the Force were off the pace in Super Rugby.

That was finished excellently.

Nice line by Pollock.

Class from Pollock. What a talent

@sparky said in Force v British Lions:

The Lions are struggling with the pace the Force play the game at.

Think both sides defensively struggling with offensive pace.

Pollock serves notice. He's the real deal IMHO.

It was one good play against the Force. Let's keep grounded with the praise.

@antipodean said in Force v British Lions:

It was one good play against the Force. Let's keep grounded with the praise.

Was about to say this, he has talent but let’s see what he’s got when he comes up against tougher opposition.

Never thought I'd see a Lions scrum marched backwards by the Western Force of all teams.

Crunch. Lower ribs smashed

Matty P doesn’t look good.

Atmosphere seems flat. I guess it’s an afl stadium so crowd are half a mile from the action

Daly scores a third tries for the BILs.

Force on their heels not watching

Great work by Finn Russell to set that try up. He has to be in the 10 jersey in the tests

Dylan Pietcsh is having a blinder of a game.

@sparky said in Force v British Lions:

Pollock serves notice. He's the real deal IMHO.

The notice is made of yellow cardboard.