Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:16 am  

Australians should be embarrassed by that refereeing performance.
No complaints with the result. Better team won but when you’re playing the best team in the world and the ref, you’ve no fcuking chance.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:17 am  

luke ShipleyRed wrote:

Thought England played well in the 2nd half, after Australia dominated the 1st by miles. We're just not clinical enough when we get the opportunities. McGilvery & Hall excellent. Roby changed how we played in the 2nd half, also thought Bateman was fine but needs to be in the pack. Our pivots didn't really do anything. Lomax was poor.
Disappointing but not unexpected start, offers some hope going forward.
Can't help but feel though if he actually picked form players (i.e Shaul), we could have won. As Australia were average by there standards.

agree with Shaul but at the risk of going over old ground i can't help thinking Sneyd would have been a good partner for widdop - leave him to do most of the the kicking and let widdop use his running game more. hope they will at lease look at this potential partnership in the next couple of years

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:18 am  

FlexWheeler wrote:

There could be 90k there and there'd still be no atmosphere from the Australian "fans".

This kind of statement is only the second most prevalent behind "our forwards are lots harder than yours" or some such crap, both these sentiments get trotted out every time we play, boring as poop

If you think that the atmosphere is terrible, blame yourselves for not being able to produce any competition, i'm in my late 40s & i have no idea what its like to be beaten by England in any substantial capacity, you've made it boring, your team fails to inspire, you won't find too much better atmosphere in RL than state of origin, thats because the english can't play it, thank god

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:18 am  

Tharg The Mighty wrote:

Australians should be embarrassed by that refereeing performance.
No complaints with the result. Better team won but when you’re playing the best team in the world and the ref, you’ve no fcuking chance.

Oh look, another one

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:20 am  

pmarrow wrote:

Ok sounds good. Maybe we will in exchange teach you how to lose your virginity.

errrrrrr i don't think this is the time or place for you to proposition me old chap, i'm not that kind of boy, have you got a sister???

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:21 am  

downo wrote:

This kind of statement is only the second most prevalent behind "our forwards are lots harder than yours" or some such crap, both these sentiments get trotted out every time we play, boring as poop

If you think that the atmosphere is terrible, blame yourselves for not being able to produce any competition, i'm in my late 40s & i have no idea what its like to be beaten by England in any substantial capacity, you've made it boring, your team fails to inspire, you won't find too much better atmosphere in RL than state of origin, thats because the english can't play it, thank god

Well looky what we have here

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:21 am  

puroresu_boy wrote:

I didn't think the ref was bad. Let the game run and rarely used his whistle. Yeah a couple of decisions were debatable but the ref was good.

I agree. There were things he didn't give that could easily have gone in Australia's favour. I don't think we can have any complaints. It's just unfortunate that the O'Loughlin one led to a try.

I thought we were superb in the 2nd half and the scoreline flatters Australia a bit. Overall it's hard to be too disappointed though. In the past we've been steamrollered by them many times. I feared at half time that might have happened but it didn't. If only we could have scored when it was 10-4. That would really have made things interesting.

Great effort by all the England players. No shame in losing when you've given everything like they did today.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:23 am  

Boring in the first half. BORING!

Some players didn’t turn up defensively when the rest of the team were tackling their hearts out.

Kicking game was so poor!

The ref was appalling!

Second half much better. But still lacked a killer instinct and purpose on play6.

Ref still appalling!

A bit embarrassing for our sport to see a small stadium with empty seats in a World Cup game between the two favourites that was about 1/5 England fans.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:24 am  

The ref let the game flow, what more do you want, if he'd blown the pea out of it, you'd still be whinging, he gave both teams every chance to show their wares, yet, we still have all this butt hurt whinging, sad

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:26 am  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

Lots to take away from that, not many changes needed, but Lomax shouldn't play, embarrassingly slow. I wouldn't be surprised if Widdop moved to FB and Williams brought in at 6. Also, I'd play Roby for the full 80, and have another prop on the bench.
Whitehead with about 2 carries all game, he's a flat track bully

I thought Whitehead went ok, 7 runs for 52 metres, but made 51 tackles. Thought Hodgson was poor, Roby twice the Hooker and would play him for the full 80. Currie to stay in the 17 for me, drop Heighington and bring in Taylor and Walmsley. One more chance for Lomax, but if he messes up again then Widdop to 1 and Williams to 6