Re: Aussies picked for GB : Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:10 pm  

I don't like the rule but if the rest of the game does it you can't blame us for doing the same.

Australia and New Zealand have been doing this for years.

Personally I think you should have to hold a national passport to qualify, but until it is across the board then we have to use the same rules as everyone else and not shoot ourselves in the foot.

Re: Aussies picked for GB : Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:01 pm  

musson wrote:

There isn’t a single team in the world that doesn’t use players that play via herratige

That doesn’t make it right, does it!

musson wrote:

I want to see us put the best available team out
To be vexed of by it is bizzare at best.......

World hunger, rape, murder, famine, incurable illness are all things that upset me and mickey me off

Seeing someone play for GB who’s mum or nan emigrated over to Australia at some point isn’t an issue is it really..........

Get a grip, people on this forum talk relatively, no one’s saying what your suggesting!

Re: Aussies picked for GB : Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:02 am  

Beverley red wrote:

Why contrived? If people are happy to represent the country they choose what’s the problem, the boring code of our game seem to have no problem with it or with teams being way out of their depth. In fact they have made a big occasion out of their international set up which I am sure will attract yet more people into their game. All our fans seem to do is hunt out every negative they can find. The Aussies can’t even be bothered to play a touring side this year ( only a game against NZ as they were contracted to) I really do despair for the game I have followed for 60 years. I hope you have a good trip I was hoping to go but things have cropped up, at least it’s on TV.

Exactly.
The Japanese 30 man squad for the current collapsathon cup contains 12 "foreign" born players, from the Islands, NZ, Australia and South Africa, but do you hear Rugga fans bemoaning this use of foreign talent? Of course not, they applaud the team for topping their group and the Japanese fans have taken these foreign players as their own. Given Britain ruled half the planet, it's hardly surprising that their are heritage "foreign" players willing to put their hands up and if their good enough, then why not pick the best available.

Re: Aussies picked for GB : Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:11 am  

AXE2GRIND wrote:

Exactly.
The Japanese 30 man squad for the current collapsathon cup contains 12 "foreign" born players, from the Islands, NZ, Australia and South Africa, but do you hear Rugga fans bemoaning this use of foreign talent? Of course not, they applaud the team for topping their group and the Japanese fans have taken these foreign players as their own. Given Britain ruled half the planet, it's hardly surprising that their are heritage "foreign" players willing to put their hands up and if their good enough, then why not pick the best available.

Smashing, wonderful for Japan it is just a Basterdisation they and that silly game employ, its not for me Axe, if you wish to accept it fair enough, personally I think we have enough player's to pick from without employing people who have no emotional connection with our country, for me you need passion and pride in abundance, to these guy's I don't believe it is anymore that a job of work, it is just another jersey they will put on, if you suggest that they will have that same emotional connection with putting that kit on than a true Brit would have then I don't believe it.

Re: Aussies picked for GB : Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:00 am  

Harry Stottle wrote:

Smashing, wonderful for Japan it is just a Basterdisation they and that silly game employ, its not for me Axe, if you wish to accept it fair enough, personally I think we have enough player's to pick from without employing people who have no emotional connection with our country, for me you need passion and pride in abundance, to these guy's I don't believe it is anymore that a job of work, it is just another jersey they will put on, if you suggest that they will have that same emotional connection with putting that kit on than a true Brit would have then I don't believe it.

Dead right. Also, Tongan and Fijian teams etc are weakened by Australia and New Zealand nicking their best players, perhaps if they didn't, we wouldn't one-sided world cup matches.

Re: Aussies picked for GB : Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:28 pm  

I don't think Liam Watts could have done much more to get in, if he can't get in on his performances this season, then why would he ever get in?

No O'Loughlin or Big Sam for loose forward. So I'm reckoning he's gonna play Thompson there, with Tom Burgess and Graham as the starting props and Hill, Walmsley or Philbin from the bench. Suprised Knowles didn't get a look in.

Whitehead and Bateman pick themselves in the second row, Jones or Hughes may get a bench spot, with maybe Bateman moving in to loose.

Hodgson starts with Clark likely to be coming of the bench.

Jerry and Hally look set for wing spots, I assume Gildart would be covering on the wing if needed.

Connor, Gildart and I expect Hardaker was taken as a three quarter, for centre spots.

1, 6, 7? God knows, seven players battling for three places. My best 3 would be Lomax, Widdop and Hastings. Which leaves out Coote, Austin, Williams and Trueman.

Of course Bennett may change the team around for different games.

Team I expect Bennett will pick

Coote
McGillvary
Hardaker
Connor or Gildart
Hall
Widdop
Hastings
T Burgess
Hodgson
Graham
Whitehead
Bateman
Thompson

Walmsley
Hill
Lomax
Clark or Jones/Hughes

Re: Aussies picked for GB : Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:53 pm  

As I correctly predicted in another thread, Bennett didn’t pick Watts because his defense isn’t good enough and Bennett loves a good defender.

Would have Gildart at centre over Connor personally

Re: Aussies picked for GB : Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:06 am  

Shifty Cat wrote:

I bet he means Taylor, I used to get those 2 mixed up a bit.

I did in deed mix the two up

Defo taylor

Although I am pleased we’ve signed green

Re: Aussies picked for GB : Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:23 am  

Watts senior will be writing into the league express again, he will be furious...

Not too sure what he has to do to get picked tbh, okay his discipline isn't great but neither is Hills or Grahams for that matter and it does not stop them getting picked. I would go as far to say he was the best prop in SL this year, I just wonder how much of these players Bennett actually watches?

Re: Aussies picked for GB : Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:02 pm  

The Avenger wrote:

doesn’t make it right, does it!

That’s my point it does make it right

It’s the norm and totally legal and there for it is right

Why shouldn’t they play? Because a few hacks on social media are not ok with it

The Avenger wrote:

Get a grip, people on this forum talk relatively, no one’s saying what your suggesting!

Ok, I’ve got a grip
Read the OP, it’s bordering on hysterical