beez
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Post by beez on Oct 7, 2009 14:37:34 GMT 10
AUSTRALIAN FOUR NATIONS SQUAD
Petero Civoniceva (Panthers)
Cooper Cronk (Storm)
Robbie Farah (Wests Tigers)
Israel Folau (Broncos)
Paul Gallen (Sharks)
Kurt Gidley (Knights)
Ben Hannant (Bulldogs)
Jarryd Hayne (Eels)
Nathan Hindmarsh (Eels)
Justin Hodges (Broncos)
Ryan Hoffman (Storm)
Greg Inglis (Storm)
Michael Jennings (Panthers)
Darren Lockyer [c] (Broncos
Luke Lewis (Panthers)
Josh Morris (Bulldogs)
David Shillington (Raiders)
Billy Slater (Storm)
Cam Smith (Storm)
Sam Thaiday (Broncos)
Johnathon Thurston (Cowboys)
Trent Waterhouse (Panthers)
Anthony Watmough (Sea Eagles)
Brett White (Storm)
They look vulnerable up front again, it'll be interesting to see how Civoniceva goes after such a long break.
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Post by sportsmad on Oct 7, 2009 17:31:14 GMT 10
Samoa once again look very strong. TBH if i didnt witness last years world cup i would go as far as installing thema s favourites for the pacific cup.
i ocasionally ask steve macoud a few questions on his blog and he came back with an interesting read this week. ive posted the alst part of it below.
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Post by sportsmad on Oct 8, 2009 19:55:41 GMT 10
Tonga Squad to take on NZ NEXT wEDNESDAY:
Tonga squad: Paki Afu, Richard Fa'aoso, Sam Huihahau, Toshio Laiseni, Tevita Leo-Latu, Epalahame Lauaki, Siuatonga Likiliki Pita Maile, Willie Manu, Viliami Mataka, Feleti Mateo, Eddie Paea, Nafe Seluini, Ukuma Ta'ai, Joel Taufa'ao, Sione Tovo, Etuate Uaisele, Siosia Vave, Atelea Vea, Tony Williams.
some hard names to pronounce in there but a strong squad
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Post by jim on Oct 8, 2009 21:18:40 GMT 10
France 23 man squad
Full squad (Catalans unless stated): Jean-Philippe Baile, Kane Bentley, Thomas Bosc, Remi Casty, Vincent Duport, Olivier Elima (capt), Jamal Fakir, David Ferriol, Mathieu Griffi (Toulouse), Romain Gagliazzo (Carcassonne), Cyril Gossard, Clint Greenshields, Maxime Greseque (Pia), Casey McGuire, Sebastien Martins, Christophe Moly (Carcassonne), Dimitri Pelo, Sebastien Raguin, Teddy Saddaoui (Carcassonne), Cyril Stacul, Julien Touxagas, Frederic Vaccari (UTC), Constant Villegas (Toulouse).
Really suprised not to see Tamghart, Rinaldi or Anselme there. Also Interesting that Carcassone have more players than Toulouse (3:2) and Elite champs Lezignan have zero.
1. Greenshields
2. Pelo
3. Baille
4. Raguin
5. Duport
6. Bosc
7. Greseque
8. Ferriol
9. McGuire
10. Martins
11. Elima
12. Gossard
13. Griffi
14. K Bentley
15. Casty
16. Fakir
17. Saddaoui
Will suffer without Mounis, Guisset, Rinaldi and Anselme IMO but overall alot better than the team they put out in June.
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Post by ashulster on Oct 9, 2009 5:22:41 GMT 10
Really looking forward to this now. Have got everything booked for the final and hopefully England will be there.
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Post by sportsmad on Oct 10, 2009 10:30:54 GMT 10
can anyone else see a clear case of nepotism with robbie farah's inclusion in teh australian team?
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Post by supersteve on Oct 12, 2009 8:51:26 GMT 10
Folau is now definately out of the whole tournament, Brett Morris has come in as replacement. Big doubts over Brett White, Hindmarsh and Kurt Kidley aswell.
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beez
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Post by beez on Oct 12, 2009 14:30:54 GMT 10
Gee wow.... but I am sorry I dont accept Moimoi in there... he has to just make up his mnd and pick Tonga  Found an interesting quote from NZ selector Tony Kemp: "The first thing is that you've got to want to wear the black jersey, that is the culture we want to continue to develop. If you are umming and ahhing about which country to play for then you are probably not the right person to pick in a New Zealand side." That's exactly the kind of attitude NZ need, & that kind of passion has allowed us to punch above of weight in the past. A shame they didn't stick to this when picking Moimoi & Goodwin. |
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Post by Marv on Oct 21, 2009 18:48:46 GMT 10
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Post by sportsmad on Oct 24, 2009 9:32:44 GMT 10
wow! 12-4 at half time! could have been one of the biggest upsets in league history. the crowds of over 11,000 was
the highest for an anglo french test since 1952"
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Post by supersteve on Oct 24, 2009 16:06:22 GMT 10
Yeah it was great stuff. Scoreline wasnt really a true reflection of the game. The French were absolutely all over the Poms in the first half. I was very impressed to read that also sportsmad, about it being the biggest crowd since '52. That is fantastic. The quicker we get these annual tournaments into a successful competition financially the quicker we can inject funds back into the world game.
Ive never really seen so much International League getting as much publicity as it is this season. Right now Im watching Fiji V Cook Islands from Port Moresby, and its fantastic. These matches would never get any sort of coverage. NRL.com has really impressed me this season with the amount of International news and results theyre showing, something they never really did in the past besdies the fixtures with Australia in it.
The comps are all picking up sponsorship too, with even the America V Jamaica series picking up a sponsor, which is huge. Forgive me for rambling, but im excited about the way International League is going!.
When was the last time you saw Fiji V Cook Islands talked about, let alone televised in Union?.
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Post by supersteve on Oct 24, 2009 16:10:51 GMT 10
Something else I thought about whilst watching the England V France game this morning, who thinks Tony Smith is the right man for the England coaching position?. The poms clearly have some skilled players and a good forward pack, I cant help but feeling its the coaching letting them down. I personally feel as though there must be an Englishman capable of taking the reigns.
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Post by Druzik on Oct 24, 2009 17:05:53 GMT 10
Something else I thought about whilst watching the England V France game this morning, who thinks Tony Smith is the right man for the England coaching position?. The poms clearly have some skilled players and a good forward pack, I cant help but feeling its the coaching letting them down. I personally feel as though there must be an Englishman capable of taking the reigns. Where's Bobby Goulding!   ;D The french certainly seem to have picked up some of Bobby's moungrel. |
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Post by supersteve on Oct 24, 2009 17:06:59 GMT 10
What about Brian Noble?
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Post by Druzik on Oct 24, 2009 17:09:51 GMT 10
It was a jest remark ... Bobby's coaching the French and they seemed to have improved Look probably a few coaches out there that could do the trick I guess... Nobles not that popular ATM i font think. |
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