Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:40 pm  

giddyupoldfella wrote:

The game was there for Saints in that second half, they played well enough to give themselves a chance, they just couldn't get through that brick wall.

Agreed missing a Sculthorpe, Long or Cunningham to make the difference. It was there but as usual clinical finishing from our Aussie friends when it mattered.

Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:42 pm  

Not sure when a European side will win this again.

Without that Extra quality from Australia SL sides used to get it's a struggle.

Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:48 pm  

It was a good game , commendable effort from saints , roosters just about deserved the W. Defended superbly.

It's a shame when this game often leads to a bashing of SL, why not just appreciate a good game today and say fair play to the winners and applaud the game ?

Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:51 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

It was a good game , commendable effort from saints , roosters just about deserved the W. Defended superbly.

It's a shame when this game often leads to a bashing of SL, why not just appreciate a good game today and say fair play to the winners and applaud the game ?

Absolutely if Roosters had played anything less than 100 percent tonight they wpuld have lost.

Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:52 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

It was a good game , commendable effort from saints , roosters just about deserved the W. Defended superbly.

It's a shame when this game often leads to a bashing of SL, why not just appreciate a good game today and say fair play to the winners and applaud the game ?

It was. They just have a bit more quality. Remember this is their first game and that should be an advantage for SL but I don't think it is anymore.

St Helens beat everyone in SL playing like that comfortably.

Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:52 pm  

puroresu_boy wrote:

Not sure when a European side will win this again.

When the Sharkies win another G.F?

St's blew it, they had a shed loads chances in the third quarter of the game. That cheap penalty given by Thompson was a killer.

Enjoyed that.

Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:55 pm  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

When the Sharkies win another G.F?

St's blew it, they had a shed loads chances in the third quarter of the game. That cheap penalty given by Thompson was a killer.

Enjoyed that.

Roosters defence is legendary. You watch them in the NRL and it's superb.

Robinson is an amazing coach.

Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:58 pm  

puroresu_boy wrote:

It was. They just have a bit more quality. Remember this is their first game and that should be an advantage for SL but I don't think it is anymore.

St Helens beat everyone in SL playing like that comfortably.

Yeah I'd agree with that.

Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:22 pm  

the artist wrote:

Can't see an official thread for the game so here's this one. Looks like rlfans is following most of the media in pretty much ignoring it. Anyways a close game in the offing but I fancy the Roosters for this one. Roby should be back for saints and easts have a new halfback combo. I went to last year's and it seemed much more high profile than this game. Wonder why?

Roosters by 8

Well done.

Re: The ignored World CC thread : Sun Feb 23, 2020 12:07 am  

Enjoyed the game. Unbelievable effortfrom the Roosters given they hadnt even had a pre season game yet.
Thought the youg full back for Saints was way out of his depth. Makinson had a shocker as well