The Kiwiferns have beaten England 52 to 4 and will play in the Final next weekend. The commentators just said that the Kiwiferns have made every final since the inaugural women's RLWC in 2002. I expect the Aussies to win the other semi, so it should be another trans- Ta$man final.
Honey Hireme scored three tries in this game and is the leading tournament try scorer with 11 tries. Other players who impressed were Fotu-Moala, Maumau and Murray.
@taniwharugby said in NRL 2017:
so there is a protest on Queens Street right now by Tongan fans...
Rocket scientist congregation.
@taniwharugby said in NRL 2017:
so there is a protest on Queens Street right now by Tongan fans...
That should get the decision overturned , all problems solved 
@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2017:
I'm 50/50 on whether it was a strip or Fifita just carried the ball loose, but the ref should have gone to the TMO to double check.
Australia V England. Prediction: Australia 47 England 6
Thats what I thought , one of those rare ones where you could make an argument for both cases ,
but they shouldve gone upstairs to check it , but I dont believe the controversy wouldve ended there
@kiwiinmelb looks like the Tongans are giving us a lesson on what we should have done in 2007, protests through the streets of Paris!
@taniwharugby said in NRL 2017:
@kiwiinmelb looks like the Tongans are giving us a lesson on what we should have done in 2007, protests through the streets of Paris!
I would have done it outside Barnes's house. With my turkey frying gear on his front porch.
@taniwharugby said in NRL 2017:
@kiwiinmelb looks like the Tongans are giving us a lesson on what we should have done in 2007, protests through the streets of Paris!
'Give us our win , give us our win " ..... so effective
Damm, why couldnt we think of that ?
@taniwharugby said in NRL 2017:
so there is a protest on Queens Street right now by Tongan fans...
Twats
3rd night of ignorant fluffybunnies honking their horns for hours on end. It went on for 7 hours last night and we are at 5 hours so far tonight.
Oh cool the media is talking up the passion retardation
Where are the police? Well it’s a bit like the hecklers veto but this time with the fear of violence.
Worst part is , do they actually understand the ref may be right ?
What the fuck are they actually protesting about and what do they hope to achieve. ?
@kiwiinmelb said in NRL 2017:
Worst part is , do they actually understand the ref may be right ?
What the fuck are they actually protesting about and what do they hope to achieve. ?
I don’t think it has much to do with the game anymore.. the later evening crowd is just enjoying the disruption and anti social behaviour. It’s a really scummy group out there right now
Most other groups would have been dispersed. The cops are waiting it out because they are worried about violence.. which makes sense when there is no negative media coverage. That lack of negativity means there is no pressure for them to do their job
Tough shit for the thousands that live in the city and pay the cops salaries..
Barrister Nalesoni Tupou is petitioning the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) to award Tonga a try and a conversion for the play, which would gift Tonga a 24-18 victory and send them into Saturday's final against Australia.
:thinking:
Is it just me, or do people see racism everywhere nowadays? And is the Tongan team/union risking to be seen as sore losers by hiring a lawyer? Can they even achieve what they want?
This is becoming absurd. Has anyone from the team come out and said thanks for the support, but we had 80mins and didn't score enough points?
@antipodean said in NRL 2017:
This is becoming absurd. Has anyone from the team come out and said thanks for the support, but we had 80mins and didn't score enough points?
Yup
Then this is probably symptomatic of a broader issue. Because I sincerely doubt being next to lose (badly) to the Kangaroos means that much to anyone.
@antipodean said in NRL 2017:
Then this is probably symptomatic of a broader issue. Because I sincerely doubt being next to lose (badly) to the Kangaroos means that much to anyone.
Like Duluth said, just an excuse for a bunch of idiots to be as disruptive as they can be.
Imagine staying in the hotel while that horde were down below outside acting as they were.
Bloody Tongans, you'd never get this from Samoans.....
just trolling...
Pack mentality mixed with a little bit of not understanding how things work and you end up with this shit. Not an indictment on Tongan people, there's ignorance everywhere.
What made me laugh was the hopelessness of it. The referee is Australian, neither team is from where the game was played and the governing body is based in London....protesting in NZ achieves what? Ms Adhern isn't going to call WRL and request a review, it wasn't the Kiwi's that played. Other than having multiple NZers play for Tonga and having the game here, NZ plays no part in any of this. Its hilarious to me.
Old Mitchy Pearce decides to sign a $4 million deal with the Knights. Newcastle needed to meet the salary cap limit so threw a ton of cash at Pearce to get there. Not a bad player for them to pick up and looking at their 2018 roster I don't think Newcastle will win the wooden spoon.
@raznomore said in NRL 2017:
Bloody Tongans, you'd never get this from Samoans.....
Pack mentality mixed with a little bit of not understanding how things work and you end up with this shit. Not an indictment on Tongan people, there's ignorance everywhere.
What made me laugh was the hopelessness of it. The referee is Australian, neither team is from where the game was played and the governing body is based in London....protesting in NZ achieves what? Ms Adhern isn't going to call WRL and request a review, it wasn't the Kiwi's that played. Other than having multiple NZers play for Tonga and having the game here, NZ plays no part in any of this. Its hilarious to me.
Yeah its a combination of funny and stupid ,
the worst part is ,with all the over reaction, the decision wasnt that bad .
@raznomore said in NRL 2017:
Bloody Tongans, you'd never get this from Samoans.....
I've course not, the Samoans would never get close in the semi finals ... neither would the Kiwis :(.
This is fucken ridiculous
@raznomore said in NRL 2017:
@virgil I think they should open an inquiry in to the state of Fifita's mental state. He has an ongoing battle of mental illness and he may not have been the right person to make that last carry in a pressure situation....
he's also a fat grub, so fuck that guy.
at least they dropped legal action
@mariner4life said in NRL 2017:
@raznomore said in NRL 2017:
@virgil I think they should open an inquiry in to the state of Fifita's mental state. He has an ongoing battle of mental illness and he may not have been the right person to make that last carry in a pressure situation....
he's also a fat grub, so fuck that guy.
I might be wrong but I feel you commented without knowing the context of my comment but I like the intensity. If this was american sport you'd get a pat on the arse.
@raznomore i don't need much of an excuse to have a crack at that grub to be honest.
But yea, your point was good too...
@mariner4life now i feel like the guy that came last and still got an award...
Fafita ruined my MMT love affair to be honest. Everytime I watched Tonga I'd be happy they were doing so well and then he'd come into the play. It was a serious conflict for me. Hating Kidwell and Blair took up alot of my hate quota but I still had enough to actually be happy it was him who had the "loose carry".
@raznomore when Tonga played up here he copped a monumental amount of abuse from the Aussies in the crowd. Then promptly went on the field and played like shit. Dropped the ball, and gave away 4 straight penalties
@mariner4life said in NRL 2017:
@raznomore when Tonga played up here he copped a monumental amount of abuse from the Aussies in the crowd. Then promptly went on the field and played like shit. Dropped the ball, and gave away 4 straight penalties
Fucking up 2 big moments/plays, couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy
@raznomore said in NRL 2017:
@mariner4life now i feel like the guy that came last and still got an award...
Fafita ruined my MMT love affair to be honest. Everytime I watched Tonga I'd be happy they were doing so well and then he'd come into the play. It was a serious conflict for me. Hating Kidwell and Blair took up alot of my hate quota but I still had enough to actually be happy it was him who had the "loose carry".
Fifita didn't help, but the fans ruined it for me, well, the ones that carried on like dickheads anyway. A couple of my Tongan mates were actually pretty embarrassed by it all.
But yeah, hating Kidwell took up most of my mate. It almost reached Hammettuer levels (apologies @Chris-B if you alert went off), but it was the car crash I could see happening months out which kind of took the edge off I guess.
@raznomore said in NRL 2017:
@mariner4life now i feel like the guy that came last and still got an award...
Fafita ruined my MMT love affair to be honest. Everytime I watched Tonga I'd be happy they were doing so well and then he'd come into the play. It was a serious conflict for me. Hating Kidwell and Blair took up alot of my hate quota but I still had enough to actually be happy it was him who had the "loose carry".
Fifita didn't help, but the fans ruined it for me, well, the ones that carried on like dickheads anyway. A couple of my Tongan mates were actually pretty embarrassed by it all.
But yeah, hating Kidwell took up most of my mate. It almost reached Hammettuer levels (apologies @Chris-B if you alert went off), but it was the car crash I could see happening months out which kind of took the edge off I guess.
On the plus side, if Kidwell really has done a Hammett, then pretty much any of us should be able to coach them to a four nations victory next year.
Unfortunately, I fear the systems Kidwell has put in place - "the We is the Key" - might not quite be what's required.
(Well, you did purposely trigger my alarm!)
I always thought Kidwell was a bit over rated as a player as well ,
An average centre at the roosters , an ok second rower at the storm where he played his role ok , surrounded by great players ,
Then his big moment in the kiwi jersey was that tackle on Mason , but the reality was , it was an accidental head clash that dropped Mason , top of Kidwells head accidentally hit Masons on the cheekbone , his technique running into the tackle was actually horrible , thought he got way too much credit for something flukey .
Honey Hireme is a machine! Has already scored two tries in the final, bringing her tournament try talley to 13.
Kiwiferns lead 10 to 6 after 22 minutes.
@kiwiinmelb said in NRL 2017:
I always thought Kidwell was a bit over rated as a player as well ,
An average centre at the roosters , an ok second rower at the storm where he played his role ok , surrounded by great players ,
Then his big moment in the kiwi jersey was that tackle on Mason , but the reality was , it was an accidental head clash that dropped Mason , top of Kidwells head accidentally hit Masons on the cheekbone , his technique running into the tackle was actually horrible , thought he got way too much credit for something flukey .
Sure as shit aint over rated as a coach..
I hope Kidwell gets shown the door as this would be karma after the role he and Roy Asotasi played in getting rid of Gary Kemble as KIwis coach.
Half time: Australia lead 12 to 10, but this score doesn't reflect the game. Kiwiferns were dominant for most of the 40 minutes, but should have scored more. Aussies got two chances and took them.
Aussies walking away with it now. Kiwiferns not getting into the game in this 2nd half. Aussies lead 22-10 after 57 minutes.
