All I can say to every person on hear that thinks we can, or can not win is





for a win any sort of win will do me

I rate Widdop and Whitehead, but Gale/Brown have been turd. Don't think we need to discuss Senior vs Bateman playing centre!

on TalkSport a moment ago, they started talking about the Union internationals. Bob Mills who is on the show said that he was talking to one of his mates in London on Sunday and he asked if he saw the Rugby. Turns out Bob was talking about the England union game and his mate was talking about the game against Tonga. Danny Murphy then said "England are through the League World Cup Final but we havent even talked about that" Bob Mills then replied to say the reason for that is because James (The producer of that radio show) was a public school boy! Even the media acknowledge the reason for our limited news worthiness

stan james

true

i put my money on england finishing runners up though at 2/1 a few weeks back

If Lockers is fit, we might have a chance. They're going to come out and try to blow us off the park in the first 20. We need to live with them and smash them back. My heart says England, but my head says their 1, 6, 7 and 9 are just too far ahead of ours. Slater's speed worries me, and Roby's great, but he hasn't got Smith's kicking game. If Aus get within 10m they rarely leave without scoring. England on the other hand, have looked less capable of scoring the closer they get to the oppo line. What I do know is that Bennett is settled on his team and no amount of whinging over Bateman etc is going to change anything. It's time to get behind the lads!

Sorry, I meant Bateman! Not on best form since visiting hospital mast week.

We can, but I don't think we will. We need to rough them up IMO, an undisciplined game suits us much more than them. The big difference for me is how well they win the quick ptb in attack, and (legally) slow us down in defense. Then they get close to our line and force repeat set after repeat set, whereas we look for the wonder-ball on 2nd tackle.

I hope they are doing everything they can to help Lockers recover, he would be a massive miss for us. I'm less bothered about Hodgson, I'd have Roby doing 80 and add Taylor to the bench, suspect Bennett will use Williams though.

Good. Get the beer in?

We need them to be underdone or complacent and suffer a bit of a setback e.g. a game ending injury early on to Cronk, Smith or Slater. Then if we're playing out of our skins we can do it. It'll take an upset bigger than any we've had before and if it happens Her Maj should start doling out the knighthoods.

I've only seen three away wins versus the Aussies in the 37 years I've watched the game (88, 92 and 06) so perhaps that suggests we're due one in the next 3 years or so.

Not a chance in hell.