Quote: jinkin jimmy "I would argue that given the amount of handbags in both games that the Aussies take it very seriously indeed. In both games they behaved with a lot of petulance, almost like spoiled brats. They don't like it up 'em!'"
yeah plenty of handbags , stick a boxer in a ring with no sparing and youll see the same but he will probably get ktfo, they might take it seriously but the timings just dont allow for both teams to be at there best , its all a bit watered down , I remember the old GBv Aussies test series's they where epic , now we have England v Oz hardly the same buzz or intensity , it needs to be worth winning , it should be like the state of origin but UKs best V oz best.
Imagine playing Real Madrid at home in the CL final 3 weeks before your season starts add in 21 hours extra travel and jet lag and you can kind of see why its not taken very seriously.
Last year they kicked us hard and it was expected , this year we won , but do you honestly think SL is a stronger league than the NRL now ? never in a million years , the game is a poor benchmark for where we actually stand.