NRL 2017

[Sneakdefreak]

In NRL news, Auckland Rugby League have withdrawn from talks in taking over the Warriors.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=11944290

[Higgins]

Is it too much to hope for a miraculous Toa Samoa win tonight? The NZ TAB are not currently accepting wages on an Australian victory and have Toa Samoa at $21.00 head to head so I guess that Indian bookmakers are the only ones that could possibly make it happen.

[Higgins]

A surprising try awarded to Australia there given that virtually everytime a ball touches your hand and hits the ground anywhere it is ruled a knock on almost without fail. Not in this instance though but probably not going to have any affect on the overall result in must be confessed. A bit of a blow to the confidence and morale for the Samoans though with it happening within ten minutes of kick off.

[Sneakdefreak]

30-0 to the Aussies before halftime. The Samoans are struggling in Darwin.

[Sneakdefreak]

@sneakdefreak Australia win 46-0. Samoa were very poor this RLWC, expected them to be better.

[Higgins]

The Tongan National Anthem performed by the delightfully (and most definitely aptly) named Lady Fatz

[mikedogz]

@higgins said in NRL 2017:

Lady Fatz

A bit far for the Auckland Tongans to drive down in their vans and people movers. I thought it would have a better crowd. Still loud though.

[No Quarter]

Watched the first half of the match last night, looked.... very hot. Aus a class above, if they just do the basics well they'll take this WC.

On another note it sucks that PNG don't have a home quarter. If England had to take them on in Port Moresby that'd be a whole new ball game, as it is they'll be too strong in Melbs without the heat sapping their big boys energy.

[mimic]

@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2017:

@sneakdefreak Australia win 46-0. Samoa were very poor this RLWC, expected them to be better.

I didn't expect much from them tbh.
I would've expected more if not for injuries and if we had players join Samoa like Tonga did.

[Nepia]

Lebanon have just scored a try to be within 2 points of Tonga with 10 minutes to go.

24-22 to Tonga

[Anonymous]

@kiwiinmelb said in NRL 2017:

I would still like to know , why it is a blessing in disguise , they lost ? I didnt quite catch the reason ,

Doesnt it now mean they should have to play a semi against the Aussies in Australia , rather than England at home ?

It was a blessing in disguise as they would have lost to Lebanon.

[No Quarter]

Phew, cracking game of footy that, Lebanon played the game of their lives! Thought they were very hard done by with the disallowed try. Tonga do just enough to advance but less than convincing...

[Donsteppa]

I wonder what blessings in disguise David Kidwell has for us tonight...

[Gunner]

What’s with all the fucking around with team passing drills and more team huddles after the haka and Fijian song before kicking off???

[Higgins]

Waiting for the last 50 people held up at the entrance turnstyles to get into the ground to see visible boost in the crowd numbers in attendance.

[Nepia]

I find it odd Fiji sing a song from a religion that only came to their country a couple of hundred years ago ....

And yep, we're looking as shit as last week.

[Gunner]

@higgins does seem strange that there is no quarter final in Auckland where the majority of NZs (and the PI’s) league fans are.

[Donsteppa]

More shithouse Kiwi’s defence to carry on from last week. Luckily the ball was lost at the last.

[Nepia]

@gunner said in NRL 2017:

@higgins does seem strange that there is no quarter final in Auckland where the majority of NZs (and the PI’s) league fans are.

They'd get a bigger crowd on the West Coast.

[Gunner]

@nepia said in NRL 2017:

@gunner said in NRL 2017:

@higgins does seem strange that there is no quarter final in Auckland where the majority of NZs (and the PI’s) league fans are.

They'd get a bigger crowd on the West Coast.

Aussie aren’t even playing and the majority of the crowd are dressed in yellow. Real weird.