Club coaching and international coaching are very different. Club coaches have to be concerned with conditioning, maintaining performance across a season, negotiating salaries to fit within the cap, development of players, day to day contact with players, continuous pressure to name a few.

International coaches have to select the right players and blend them into a team for just a few matches.

Both roles are difficult and require and require good coaching skills. Bean good are bad in one role will not necessarily into the other.

This series Macnamara has done well up to press. If we remain competitive in the final I will be happy and it will show that for this international series Macca has coached well.

I don't think its confined to just Elland Road, football grounds in general are like that, specialy premier league stadium. Old Trafford's a nightmare and I'm only 5'8"!

Noble and Smith did have similar teams in finals at international level both got beat, At least McNamara's team was still in it at half time, unlike his illustrated predecessor at Odsal!

Old Trafford is bad as is Anfield. I went to see the Great Britain test at the City of Manchester stadium and that ground is smart. Went to see the record breaking HTFC play Arsenal in the cup last year and have to say the Emirates has the best seats of any ground in Britain. It just lacks any atmosphere like most of the new grounds. I reckon that Stamford Bridge is the best I've been to in terms of atmosphere and comfort.

Read a few comments around that say the John Charles stand is the best and that's the oldest part of Elland Road. The sorry thing is though where else could they have it? None of the SL grounds are big enough and I can't see Manchester City allowing another RL match there. Similarly Old Trafford is used for the Grand Final. Would we be able to get a decent turn out anywhere further afield? The Wembley Double header did ok I suppose so maybe St James' park or Villa Park? Possibly even Wembley again?

What the sport really needs is a proper ground with a Rugby League heritage, able to match the traditional ground's atmosphere but with modern facilities, a community project and a beacon for the city is based in. With great access to the country's motorway network at site somewhere near something like the Staithgate Roundabout. Sounds impossible that though.

How we were within 2 points at half time was beyond belief. There seemed no plan or structure to our attack. International players supporting the ball player then dropping the pass because they were not expecting it. Whereas the Ausies attack at pace was awesome.

Not entirely the coaches fault though. As the man on the pitch if you see this happening you do something abouit it by occasionally giving the ball to the dummy runner.