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| I quite enjoyed the first thirty minutes, there was some great defence from England, although N.Z didn’t have a clue how to break them down.
The only try of the game was fortuitous but how did Graham fail to score to equalise?
The game seemed to get scrappier as it went on & I was glad when the ref blew up for the end, if that’s the best the sport can muster, God help us.
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| Quote: Nozzy "With a few minutes to go Chris Hill and Roby were the top 2 tacklers on the pitch despite only playing about 40-45 mins each. Surely some of the back rowers who played 65-70 mins should have been picking up some of that slack. It isn't exactly like they were offering anything useful in attack. Also think it was stupid to drag Roby off in a close game with 12 mins to go. Our halves were appalling so our best chance of somebody producing some magic was surely Roby?'"
We were saying exactly the same thing Hill and Roby good defensive efforts, the half backs were not running up to the line there was only Roby running up before passing so McBanana took him off.
Overall two poor teams with one of them with a reasonable kicking game, best player for England I would probably say Chris Hill. I don't rate Widdop at all, had 2 good kicks in the first half and that was it, he didn't help George Williams at all as a partnership. Lastly we must have a better than Bateman in the centres stick him in the back row where he belongs.
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| Rubbish game. Rubbing reffing. Rubbish coaching.
Made our sport look slow and boring on national tv.
Bateman's not a centre. God only knows why McNamara put him there.
Williams isn't ready.
Widdop isn't good enough.
The backrow was poor and did sod all. Starting with Hodgson isn't working. It's taking us too long to get into the game. We need Roby on from the start as we only move forward when he's at hooker.
God knows why McNamara took him off for the end of the game. He was the only one who looked like he'd do anything.
NZ did a number on Hall this week but we need someone else in the back 5 who can drive it out of our own half. Poor choice of backs there from McNamara. And the backrow and halves have got to pull their fingers out and start helping drive it out of our half and start backing up some forward runs.
Oh and McNamara needs to get out there and start complaining about VR decisions. NZ did it last week and it worked for them this week.
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| With that lack of service Wadkins must be looking for Bath's phone number. He may as well get paid handsomely for being a bystander on a rugby field.
Also i doubt the coach will drop anybody.
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| Quote: Mightygiants1895 "Williams is being caught with ball in hand too many time. He shouldn't of been picked for this series, he's had one good season for Wigan and all of a sudden England's hopes are seeming to be thrust upon his shoulders. He is going to be a good player, I just hope this series doesn't dent his confidence. I personally would have assessed Williams after next season'"
He's got no passing game at all. He's just a good runner of the ball which, in SL, makes you look like a fantastic player at international level, well, doesn't!
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| Awful from England. We have the players but they are being coached so poorly. I don't belive dropping Widdop or Williams and playing Luke Gale is going to solve our problems. It's the coach that's the issue. Look at Hardaker. Been absolutely brilliant all season, but was bang average today. Offered nothing in attack. Every time he got the ball he passed it almost instantly. Don't think he drew a man in all game!
McNamara should have gone after the 2013 World Cup.
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| Quote: BuckleyStreetWire "He's got no passing game at all. He's just a good runner of the ball which, in SL, makes you look like a fantastic player at international level, well, doesn't!'"
McGuire lacked quite a few things when he was tried at International level but was exciting running the ball and a terrific support player.
Now he's become a more rounded and complete HB, but dropped off in those exciting qualities above due to age/loss of speed they won't consider picking him.
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| Quote: ThePrinter "McGuire lacked quite a few things when he was tried at International level but was exciting running the ball and a terrific support player.
Now he's become a more rounded and complete HB, but dropped off in those exciting qualities above due to age/loss of speed they won't consider picking him.'"
In each of the last two years McGuire has been the best player on the pitch in a major final. Yet he's even overlooked for the squad, never mind the starting XIII, and Matty Smith gets in the squad.
Williams may end up being a very good player, but he's not one yet. McGuire is, yet is nowhere to be seen.
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| I'm not sure we were rubbish we are just England, what I mean by that is I've lost count of the number of times England or GB have won the opening test which surprisingly basically guarantees the next two sell out. Only to lose the second and get destroyed in the third. (call me a cynic "maybe I am but I've seen it all before"icon_wink.gif.
I purposely watched the body language of the Kiwi's after last weeks performance and TBH they didn't look to bothered to me.
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| Worst game of RL I've ever been to. It made a poor game of union look exciting.
No line speed or depth in attack. We may have a great pack but the took the ball standing still.
Even when we tried to move the ball wide our timing was all out and passes were awful.
No dummy runners no decoys no idea.
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| Worst game of RL I've ever been to. It made a poor game of union look exciting.
No line speed or depth in attack. We may have a great pack but the took the ball standing still.
Even when we tried to move the ball wide our timing was all out and passes were awful.
No dummy runners no decoys no idea.
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| Some of us said McBanana was a mistake when he was first appointed.
I remembered being attacked for calling him Mcbanana by one of the posters talking about how shambolic England were today.
McBanana is a crap coach and always has been .
Yet it still seems the English RL cannot get their heads around this.
This is a woeful NZ team shorn of half it's first teamers and yet we still cannot win.
Their should be wholesale changes for next week.
Gale and Cudjoe in and probably McGilvray.
I would be unsure about him under the high ball but NZ dont have a good kicker so less of a problem than it might be.
The team needs a bit of a buzz and some fresh players might be needed.
I would drop Hodgson as well.
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| Quote: BuckleyStreetWire "In each of the last two years McGuire has been the best player on the pitch in a major final. Yet he's even overlooked for the squad, never mind the starting XIII, and Matty Smith gets in the squad.
Williams may end up being a very good player, but he's not one yet. McGuire is, yet is nowhere to be seen.'" Agree we should pick the best we have in every position. Maguire should be there with Widdop (one of the best halfbacks in the NRL) Gale as backup & williams around the squad for the experiance. Magilvary is up the top of the try scoring & should be played outside Cudjoe. John Bateman is not a centre he could cover if a centre is taken off during the game. I think he will be a terrific international second row in a couple of seasons but at the moment we have better. I have allways thought it a mistake to pick players out of position. I am a fan of Josh Hodgson but I would start with Roby & bring josh on to spell him but off the bench he can cover loose forward or second row at a push if injuries occour allowing three big forwards on the bench as well.
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| My picks for worst player were Williams who didn't seem to be able to actually hold onto the ball and Bateman who just didn't seem to have any strength, clattered into tackles and was floored immediately with no progress made.
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| Quote: Beverley red "Agree we should pick the best we have in every position. Maguire should be there with Widdop (one of the best halfbacks in the NRL) Gale as backup & williams around the squad for the experiance. Magilvary is up the top of the try scoring & should be played outside Cudjoe. John Bateman is not a centre he could cover if a centre is taken off during the game. I think he will be a terrific international second row in a couple of seasons but at the moment we have better. I have allways thought it a mistake to pick players out of position. I am a fan of Josh Hodgson but I would start with Roby & bring josh on to spell him but off the bench he can cover loose forward or second row at a push if injuries occour allowing three big forwards on the bench as well.'"
It's ironic that mcguire used to be selected all the time when he was less of a complete standoff and more of a runner, then in his twlight years when he has honed his skills and become a real chief and creator, he is nowhere near the set up.
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