Also thought that JJB gave an excellent account of his self,

I though the whole team really played well

Yes we can beat them, if they turn up and play badly, will we then beat Aus, not a chance.
Nothing will change untill we stop second rate imports and develope our own, that means time and money and will take years.
Go back to the roots of the game and get it right or carry on every few years with false hope and excuses.

Sort the half backs out the yes.

Because at Melbourne he plays next to Cooper Cronk in the halves. Cronk is the organiser of the pair, with widdop doing the running off of the back of that. But personally, I would prefer to see Widdop starting but I dont really know if we have another half to play alongside him. Rangi Chase had a shocker against Aus, Sinfield wouldnt be anywhere near my halves and I dont think we have another organising half in our squad. Would of like to have seen Brough and Widdop have a crack together though.

To beat the kiwi's we need to iron out our defence, get close on the halves, and turn pressure into point.. something we seem to struggle with.

Fingers Crossed!

That's the magic combination for me - I think they'd combine really well.

I'm not sure how I feel about watching Rangi line up against the man who was partially responsible for turning him English, but I can't help thinking that he's going to get schooled; as I said on the Cas board, Chase was made from the bits that were left over when god created Benji.

I hope he proves me wrong, but I can't see it.

What about something radical like playing a scrum-half at 7, a stand off at 6 and a loose forward at 13, maybe even use 4 props over the 80 minutes? Nah, can`t see that ever working...........

Are you mental?

Absolutely ridiculous. Next you'll be suggesting that we make sure the players wearing those ENGLAND shirts are ENGLISH.

At least Roger will have plenty to prove and hopefully this will bring out the best in him.
However, if he has a great game, what are the chances of NZ trying to claim him back.

Tickets booked for Saturday, going to be a great atmosphere at the KC with over 20000 tickets sold.

Might go to the final, if it its gonna be a game, so thats if its Aus v NZ.

Thing is if we do a job on the Kiwis today (which I think we will), I really cant see us getting close to Aus.
Just more false hope.

Can we beat the Kiwi's?

IMO: No, not with the coach we have.