Huge defence
Great effort from Kiwis. Couldn't ask for more.
Well done, Aussies. Cool as Fonzies when it mattered most.
@booboo said in Rugby League World Cup:
Where's Mathieu Raynal when you need him?
Nowhere near thank fuck
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby League World Cup:
@booboo said in Rugby League World Cup:
Where's Mathieu Raynal when you need him?
Nowhere near thank fuck
But time-wasting...
@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby League World Cup:
Few kiwi forwards with hands on hips walking
Kiwis need to learn from the ABs about conditioning.
ABs need to learn from the Kiwis about defence.
@sparky said in Rugby League World Cup:
@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby League World Cup:
Few kiwi forwards with hands on hips walking
Kiwis need to learn from the ABs about conditioning.
ABs need to learn from the Kiwis about defence.
Nail. Hammer. Head.
How can you play Australia in the Semi Final, yet have a referee who is Australian? That seems a bit fucked up. Other codes have only refs from neutral countries at World Cups.
@sparky said in Rugby League World Cup:
How can you play Australia in the Semi Final, yet have a referee who is Australian? That seems a bit fucked up. Other codes have only refs from neutral countries at World Cups.
Chosen the best
He was excellent
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby League World Cup:
@sparky said in Rugby League World Cup:
How can you play Australia in the Semi Final, yet have a referee who is Australian? That seems a bit fucked up. Other codes have only refs from neutral countries at World Cups.
Chosen the best
He was excellent
We got hosed by the video ref on that try early in the second half
@canefan said in Rugby League World Cup:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby League World Cup:
@sparky said in Rugby League World Cup:
How can you play Australia in the Semi Final, yet have a referee who is Australian? That seems a bit fucked up. Other codes have only refs from neutral countries at World Cups.
Chosen the best
He was excellent
We got hosed by the video ref on that try early in the second half
Nah
Offside
Clear
Just watched the delayed coverage. All the comments about the Kiwis poor fitness and conditioning are so true. Papalii was about the only forward who was good to play 80 mins.
I thought that shoulder charges were now penalised in RL? Obviously not.
Well that was a great final to finish of the tournament with the two best teams battering the shit out of each other. Oh wait. This was just a semi final. 
Congrats to Aussie. My preference for winning the whole thing is now Samoa, Oz, then England.
The only thing about the penalty on Smith that annoyed me was that same play of tackler not moving quick enough happens all over the field but it only gets penalised close to the line.
@booboo said in Rugby League World Cup:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby League World Cup:
@booboo said in Rugby League World Cup:
Where's Mathieu Raynal when you need him?
Nowhere near thank fuck
But time-wasting...
It's bogan rugby, time wasting is an expected part of the game.
@Bovidae said in Rugby League World Cup:
I thought that shoulder charges were now penalised in RL? Obviously not.
I assume Oz v NZ follows Origin rules and anything goes for the 80 minutes.
@Nepia said in Rugby League World Cup:
@Bovidae said in Rugby League World Cup:
I thought that shoulder charges were now penalised in RL? Obviously not.
I assume Oz v NZ follows Origin rules and anything goes for the 80 minutes.
You miss a bit in real time even the commentators jokingly suggest “captains challenge” which is an NRL rule only.
Fair point though that they were missed
Was an entertaining game regardless, a pity as @Nepia said it wasn’t the final.
Loved the intensity and the fact we didn’t back down.
Thought we blew it in the 72 minute with our break and Hughes puts the kick in for Hiku in the corner. We still had tackles up our sleeves and an opportunity for a repeated attack.
Anyway enjoyable watch, hope this kiwi team turns up for future clashes. Good luck Samoa.
It was a fantastic final and we were right in the whole game which you can’t asked for more when playing the Aussies. Both teams looked stuffed in the last couple of minutes.
That kick when we made that break was an argh moment but and I would’ve like to have set up a higher percentage play than that with tackles up our sleeve, despite having them on the back foot.
Have to take your hat off to the Kangaroo defence.
@Machpants said in Rugby League World Cup:
Because they were never going to win
Is that a subtle sling at the officiating or superb hindsight?
With no disrespect to Samoa , Australia will win that with ease .
Nz v Australia was always going to be the game of the tournament and should have been the final , surely when preparing your fixture , your 1 and 2 ranked sides should be set up to meet that way without upsets . 3 set up to meet 2 , and 4 set up to meet 1 in the semis etc .
@kiwiinmelb haven't England had the better of New Zealand recently?
@Bones said in Rugby League World Cup:
@kiwiinmelb haven't England had the better of New Zealand recently?
NZ were ranked number one. (Don't ask me why exactly).
Two sensational semi finals.
Final doesn’t have a hope in hell of matching the semis.
Aus will win something like 36-10.
What a turnaround from Samoa. That 60 point hiding means nothing to England now.
@Bones said in Rugby League World Cup:
@kiwiinmelb haven't England had the better of New Zealand recently?
We beat Great Britain twice in 2019. England beat us the year before 3 games to one (but we beat Australia).
I despise when good things happen to Jerome luai
And thus I hope Australia win the final by 30
That said, the very best chance international league has of doing anything (that chance is .5%) is Samoa winning.
So Samoa by 10.
@mariner4life said in Rugby League World Cup:
I despise when good things happen to Jerome luai
And thus I hope Australia win the final by 30
That said, the very best chance international league has of doing anything (that chance is .5%) is Samoa winning.
So Samoa by 10.
Where does your Luai hate come from? 
I dislike him for captaining the Junior Kiwis and then switching to Origin and Samoa, but, I'd much rather Samoa win even with him.
I'm just glad I have a team to support in the final now instead of hate watching both teams.