The Four Nations.

Dozen Wicked Words · 07-11-2009 10:32pm

I was working so only just watched the game now, brilliant game. I love watching the Kiwis but they weren't at their best today. England outplayed them for 75% (not a scientific percentage!!) of the game, brilliant defence, comfortably holding them off for one goal line drop out after another, good atmosphere, first time England have beaten New Zealand for a while so they should be full of confidence next week.

Don't think Alibert is a great ref, but he is not biased just poor, part of his problem is touch judges in RL are mute and almost totally superfluous, they offer no support at all to the ref. He needs to ref more domestically before he is let away in internationals. Fair play to the Kiwis to agreeing to him, the Aussies never agree to anyone other than English or Australian.

I think it will be a great game next week but don't think the Aussies will be as bad under the high ball as the Kiwis were at times today though. Presume it will be an Aussie ref for this game as it was an English game for the first Eng v Aus game. Heart says England, head says narrow win for the Aussies.

toomevara · 08-11-2009 8:40am

WakeyTyke wrote: »

A packed Elland Road will have a wonderful atmosphere and if England play as well as they did against NZ and in the second-half against the Aussies the place will rock.

This is RL at very highest level. If you have the opportunity go, go, go.

QFT, can't really put it any better than that....!

couerdelion · 10-11-2009 1:32am

A bit of a row brewing about the ref choice...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/8351127.stm

The Aussies went for Ganson last time so can't complain if he's there again. If it's a southern hemisphere ref I think England will lose as they aren't used to their liberal application of the holding down in the tackle rules.