Hope I’m wrong but I can’t see anything but a convincing Aus win.

Mystic Joe says

We beat Australia by 2 scores.
We beat PNG by less than the Aussies did
Final is England vs NZ.
We win by 24 points to ten.

or I hope any way.

In fact, if i am hoping for stuff. I hope we stuff everyone and then Warrington signs Graham and swaps Hodgeson's contract for William slater's.

This is do-able guys.

Both England and Australia haven't got 100% ideal squads. Play hard and stay focused. Don't put the heads down and focus on the desire to do one over the Aussies and we are home free.

"William Slater's"

being shown at the bel air plus you can get some breakfast.

It's worse than that, I don't think the 3/4s would beat Saints either. We used to have centres who could hold their own against the Aussies and wingers like Robinson and Offiah who were at least the equal of their opponents, but from the start of SL things have been in a steep decline.

For the last 4 or 5 years in particular the English/British 3/4 line up has been very poor but this appears to be plumbing new depths.

Tomkins and the constantly injured Eastmond aside do we currently have any backs who are international standard?

I really hope I'm proved wrong, but I fear that the only way we can avoid a 40+ point pummelling is for the game to be turned into a forward battle. We can have no other strategy.

Lockers will tackle everything that moves (and still get criticised) I'm sure but in the forwards we need massive performances - Graham to be firing, Fielden to step up a couple of gears and the boys playing in the NRL to justify their big reputations.

We need to forget trying to win the game and set out to hurt the Ozzies (legitmately, but with the odd massive punch up if possible!).

We need to face facts: other than the genius of Tomkins we have nothing to offer in the backs whatsoever. The only thing I would want from Robinson is for him to have the best kicking game of his life.

If he does that and his distribution is average but the forwards perform we will stand a chance of keeping the defeat down to an unembarrassing margin.

Is it me or is this all a bit depressing?

Thank God we have the WCC to look forward to!

We're going to get battered.

At WCC?

I wasn't going to say out but ... I agree.


Nah just trolling

No mention on BBC North West Tonight on the game thank the lord for ITV Granada who showed around 45sec.

Aus 52-4 Eng. Something horrible like that I reckon.

Just out of interest Whats the biggest margin England have lost by.....?

The result in Melbourne in the WC I think. 52-6 (sure that was it. Watched 60 mins from the bar tbh)

Well kids its beltin down here in Melbourne so it should be a leveller. Aussies are mega confident and the England team havent been given a second in the local media.
Looks like the Storm have the same problem as us with the local football team, went to watch Melbourne Victory last neet @ the Eithad arena and they were singing anti-Storm songs. Seems like the nutbag tendances have trancended 11K miles as they were setting flares off and giving the travelling Adelaide fans plenty of grief. The football on show was something akin to what you see on Fosters fields.
Look out for the WIGAN RLFC flag tomoz with Tommy, Harry, Scotty and Tony on.