NRL 2023 + Internationals

@mariner4life said in NRL 2023 + Internationals:

International league is a poach-a-thon.

There is a guy from a Subbies club here in Sydney. Anglo surname, white as fuck.

Playing an "international" for Chile v Malta tomorrow.

I reckon the Malta team would have far more Maltese in it - Borg, Camilleri, Farrugia, Zammit, Galea - they're fucking everywhere!

I know nothing about League, but when I saw this pic, I knew there would be a Hopoate involved

Leo Thompson leading the Kiwis' haka.

Great atmosphere here at AAMi. Not quite Mt Smart, but plenty of Kiwis

The Mexican stare off.

@Stargazer said in NRL 2023 + Internationals:

Leo Thompson leading the Kiwis' haka.

I find it interesting that the newbie is leading the haka. Would be like if Tamaiti Williams led it in his first text.

Kiwi’s on their heels in defence.

Poor exit (hopefully that’s the last time I write that in the next 12 hours)

We are playing poorly. Look a bit disorganised in attack. Aussie ball runners are hitting the line with some venom

Sweet move by Jerome.

In rugby that would be a YC too I reckon. Blatant after the kick take down. Poor organisation by the Aussies in defence there.

The knock on rule in league changes week to week. A straight drop down like that was a knock on last week.

Dylan Edwards is a gun player. For a winger he gets so involved in the play. Not the biggest guy either.

Haha just after I write that he drops the ball right down where I’m sitting

The stitch up is on.

The Roos defence has been awesome. Getting lots of numbers in and slowing our play of the balls.

There is an enormous gap in ability between the two teams.
This looks like tests from the 90s where we would start full fo aggression and bluster and then get pumped

What a catch and try!

Mulitalo has some bunnies. Great try

Wayne Bennett has done wonders for Isaako

@mariner4life said in NRL 2023 + Internationals:

There is an enormous gap in ability between the two teams.
This looks like tests from the 90s where we would start full fo aggression and bluster and then get pumped

A key difference from those dark days is that at least our forwards are fit these days.

It’s the work of the spine where Aussies are all over us. Getting Joey more involved will help us.

The injection of Grant has put us on the back foot

After everything, we're only 6 down...

If Aus picked a decent fullback they would go a lot better

Imagine Ponga or Walsh out there?

Line speed from the Aussies is excellent.

That was awesome from Hammer

Aussies doing a brilliant illegal job at lying on our side and just making it hard for us to get quick play of the balls

They really push the 10m as well.

Watching Munster live, he’s even more of a whinging idiot than when watching the TV

We have no attacking shape at all

@mariner4life said in NRL 2023 + Internationals:

We have no attacking shape at all

Yeah we don’t have any general’s out there. Jahrome is a decent player but we need SJ out there to control the play.

We make a half break and no one is on the shoulder.

Basic stuff, protect the play of the ball area.

Hughes a shocking miss.

Eek, it's getting embarrassing now.

Although, I'm still kind of confident for next week. I haven't seen a recent Kiwis team this flat. This is like an early 90s team.

Our cricket team better….

Thank fuck for horse racing or this is looking an ugly 24 hours for NZ

@mariner4life said in NRL 2023 + Internationals:

Thank fuck for horse racing or this is looking an ugly 24 hours for NZ

I'm not a horse guy so I'm now pinning everything on the ABs to restore national pride ... there goes my previous feeling of calm before that match.