was allowed by a poor defensive line, dog legged and not taking their man created space.

It could of been stopped had Smith and McGuire not been the worst defenders I have seen in 18 years of watching international RL!

Hudds have shown on a few occasions how to defends against it when they beat saints.

Smith kept coming in and leaving gaps it was laughable.

Said it on the ground..........Burgess had to show himself to prove he could play NRL (as Ellis did last year). He was the only player imo that can hold his head high and say he beat the aussies

McGuire was just as bad but people have been blinded with how bad he was in attack

I totally agree our line speed is slow and well not a line.

I don't agree he was the only one, there was a few, apart from in the first half!
We shouldn't forget we got a 40 minute thumping but the second half was one to be proud of.

Yes, because the Aussies really played the game in the 2nd half

They just needed to hold there position and not run out the line. A friend of mine last week told me Sam wasn`t good enough for england because of the way he runs out of the line a Leeds fan would you believe.

Tomkins and Eastmond for 6 & 7 is excellent and Crabtree was IMo our best forward.
No doubt, knowing Smith as we do, he'll drop the three of them for next week.
We could well beat the Kiwis next week if that 2nd half performance can be repeated. Then the following week would bring another England V Australia clash.
Of the players to day who shouldn't play McGuire and Roby and the two most vulnerable but Smith will probably stick with them.

You didn't, i'm just saying that people are getting carried away with our 2nd half

Was it not encouraging? They could have quit in the dressing room at half time, they didn't!

Again....I guess so.

My opinion of the game was that we lost it in the 1st half due to lack of forward power and played in the 2nd.

Sam might as well have sat with me the ball he got in the first half. If we want to play Sinfield at first man then give him the 7 jersey and play Westerman at 13. It looked as though Smith wanted to make him look biz.

Good, he deserves it the tit.