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| Quote ="Seth"No, games like these if he were picked would improve him as a player.'"
Absolutely, testing himself against the best forwards in the World will make him a better player, sitting in the stands watching won’t.
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Australia Ease Into The Semi-Finals With Win Over Lebanon
The Men´s World Cup entered the quarter final stages which what appeared, on paper, to be the most one-sided of the four games as Australia took on Lebanon at the John Smith´s Stadium in Huddersfield on Friday night.
Australia were handicapped by forty-four points on the coupon, a loss unthinkable and you could get odds of 40/1+ on The Cedars springing a surprise and eliminating a Kangaroos side which coach Meninga had stated was his first choice starting thirteen.
To create the close spectacle that people now craved from the World Cup it would need to be a night where everything went right for Lebanon while the Australians had a very bad night at the office. The cold weather and English referee Chris Kendall were a couple of unknowns thrown into the equation.
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Australia Ease Into The Semi-Finals With Win Over Lebanon
The Men´s World Cup entered the quarter final stages which what appeared, on paper, to be the most one-sided of the four games as Australia took on Lebanon at the John Smith´s Stadium in Huddersfield on Friday night.
Australia were handicapped by forty-four points on the coupon, a loss unthinkable and you could get odds of 40/1+ on The Cedars springing a surprise and eliminating a Kangaroos side which coach Meninga had stated was his first choice starting thirteen.
To create the close spectacle that people now craved from the World Cup it would need to be a night where everything went right for Lebanon while the Australians had a very bad night at the office. The cold weather and English referee Chris Kendall were a couple of unknowns thrown into the equation.
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I’m still not sure whether Mik is 100% fit after his late season shoulder injury.
I think he needs to improve a bit next year; he has been overplayed at Leeds for years and he will do better with some support from other players in the pack.
Don’t overly rate Cooper but Mik could make his case stronger too.
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"Absolutely, testing himself against the best forwards in the World will make him a better player, sitting in the stands watching won’t.'"
Depends. It won't if he believes the blue and amber hype that he ought to be a shoo-in. But if he recognises he needs to stand out better against all SL packs then he'll be better placed to make that step up against the best in the world in years to come. Might sound harsh but there's still more he needs to do imo.
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Beat me to it, Jim.
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| Quote ="Clearwing"Beat me to it, Jim.'"
Yep. By his own admission he didn't have his best game against France, and that was his opportunity to shine. He'll come again and nail down a starting spot I'm sure. I bet Luke Thompson is gutted to be missing out to Cooper. BTW - the blue and amber hype comment counts double for Harry Newman. Bags of potential, but needs to improve his all round centre play in order to compete with Watkins and Farnworth. When he gets fit I'm sure he will. |
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I agree and feel Mik has been above average in nearly all of the Leeds games he played in.
Nothing brilliant and not poor.
This is probably down to the amount of minutes and games he has played and having to carry an underperforming pack for the last 2 years.
All that said he is much better than Cooper.
I did think picking Hill was a mistake but he has stood up so far in the games he`s played.
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England Cruise Past the Ravens And Into The Womens Semi-Finals
In the first match of an England double header at the DW Stadium in Wigan it was the England Women who took on Canada in the opening round two match of the Women´s World Cup. England were looking for a second victory to almost guarantee their progression to the semi-finals, Canada needed the victory to keep their hopes alive after losing to Papua New Guinea in the opening round.
The hosts are ranked as World number three side while the Ravens are sixth, but the bookies and pundits were predicting a walkover for England as they were handicapped by forty-six points on the coupon, Canada 25/1 for the win with England an unbackable 1/500.
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England Cruise Past the Ravens And Into The Womens Semi-Finals
In the first match of an England double header at the DW Stadium in Wigan it was the England Women who took on Canada in the opening round two match of the Women´s World Cup. England were looking for a second victory to almost guarantee their progression to the semi-finals, Canada needed the victory to keep their hopes alive after losing to Papua New Guinea in the opening round.
The hosts are ranked as World number three side while the Ravens are sixth, but the bookies and pundits were predicting a walkover for England as they were handicapped by forty-six points on the coupon, Canada 25/1 for the win with England an unbackable 1/500.
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You can only play what's in front of you but the international game is nowhere near strong enough to have a world cup in this format. How many truly competitive games have there been? 1?
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The only close call is whether to stick around for the second stanza or go midsomer murders instead..
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Easy Does It for England Over The Kumuls
Following a comprehensive win for the Women over Canada in their group match it was the turn of the men to impress on the great surface at the DW Stadium as they took on Papua New Guinea in their quarter final match with the prize on offer a semi-final against either Tonga or Samoa.
It was Papua New Guinea´s fifth game against England with them having lost on every previous occasion, PNG did however beat a Great Britain Lions side in 2019 when they met them in Port Moresby in a tour match.
England were big favourites for the win, The Kumuls getting a twenty-four-point lead on the coupon, but Shaun Wane wasn´t taking the challenge lightly. An England loss was surely unthinkable.
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Easy Does It for England Over The Kumuls
Following a comprehensive win for the Women over Canada in their group match it was the turn of the men to impress on the great surface at the DW Stadium as they took on Papua New Guinea in their quarter final match with the prize on offer a semi-final against either Tonga or Samoa.
It was Papua New Guinea´s fifth game against England with them having lost on every previous occasion, PNG did however beat a Great Britain Lions side in 2019 when they met them in Port Moresby in a tour match.
England were big favourites for the win, The Kumuls getting a twenty-four-point lead on the coupon, but Shaun Wane wasn´t taking the challenge lightly. An England loss was surely unthinkable.
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PNG Orchids Book Semi Spot in Second World Cup
Papua New Guinea’s men had a shock against England in Wigan, but no-one expected the Orchids women’s team to do anything other than march over newcomers Brazil in the first game of the Hull double header - despite having no World Cup win to their credit before this tournament.
It was the women from PNG who had been the newcomers in the last World Cup, back in 2017, but their 34-12 win of Canada - semi finalists in ’17 tournament - in the last round.
After a baptism of fire against England in the first round, the Amazonas made a number of changes, bringing in new players to the match day 17 and moved others around, particularly looking at strengthening their edge defence.
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Papua New Guinea’s men had a shock against England in Wigan, but no-one expected the Orchids women’s team to do anything other than march over newcomers Brazil in the first game of the Hull double header - despite having no World Cup win to their credit before this tournament.
It was the women from PNG who had been the newcomers in the last World Cup, back in 2017, but their 34-12 win of Canada - semi finalists in ’17 tournament - in the last round.
After a baptism of fire against England in the first round, the Amazonas made a number of changes, bringing in new players to the match day 17 and moved others around, particularly looking at strengthening their edge defence.
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| Quote ="Clearwing"Fiji NZ have both turned up though'"
The lad playing full back for Fiji is a real firecracker. Only two games in the NRL. Stick him on the 2024 shopping list. |
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fiji been shafted here. terrible, terrible decision. I'm embarrassed for the video referee
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Terrible decision, but Fiji lost composure with the ball in that final quarter
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Glad they did in a way, to go out on the back of that VR call would be unbearable
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New Zealand Scramble Into Semis After Fijian Scare
New Zealand - ranked No 1 in the world - took on Fiji in the third rugby league World Cup quarter final of this weekend, with the winner facing Australia in the semis.
The Black and Whites were clear favourites, despite the Bati’s famous 2017 win at the same stage, that dumped the Kiwis out of the competition that year, and their own failure to convincingly gell as a team in the tournament so far.
New Zealand kicked the game off, after both teams initially went to the wrong ends. Both teams exchanged steady opening sets, with the the Kiwis making slightly more territory - and promptly surrendering that advantage by being caught offside.
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New Zealand - ranked No 1 in the world - took on Fiji in the third rugby league World Cup quarter final of this weekend, with the winner facing Australia in the semis.
The Black and Whites were clear favourites, despite the Bati’s famous 2017 win at the same stage, that dumped the Kiwis out of the competition that year, and their own failure to convincingly gell as a team in the tournament so far.
New Zealand kicked the game off, after both teams initially went to the wrong ends. Both teams exchanged steady opening sets, with the the Kiwis making slightly more territory - and promptly surrendering that advantage by being caught offside.
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| Quote ="Clearwing"Glad they did in a way, to go out on the back of that VR call would be unbearable'"
Wasn't it Tom grant who bolloxed up yesterday for the England try that had to go to captains challenge when the PNG FB dropped it?
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Tom Grant.
Didn`t he mess up in a Leeds game last season too?
Terrible decisions today and should show why he is not fit to referee.
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| Quote ="chapylad"I agree and feel Mik has been above average in nearly all of the Leeds games he played in.
Nothing brilliant and not poor.
This is probably down to the amount of minutes and games he has played and having to carry an underperforming pack for the last 2 years.
All that said he is much better than Cooper.
I did think picking Hill was a mistake but he has stood up so far in the games he`s played.'"
You cant say that on here - you do know Mik is the greatest forward in SL and he can walk on the surface of the River Aire down at Kirkstall if you believed the hype on here.
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Ahead of Hill or Burgess - take your blue&amber specs off. Time for a reality check - he just isnt as good as many on here think |
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I like Mik. He has the ingredients to be a good quality prop, but he has some developing to do. Seems to play within himself at times, like he doesn't want to let rip. McDermott said it once that he needs to remember he's a prop. But he is young (24). Burgess 30, Hill 35, Cooper 34, Thompson 27, Lees is also 24.
I'd be more disappointed as Luke Thompson not being picked over Cooper
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| Quote ="D4mo78"I like Mik. He has the ingredients to be a good quality prop, but he has some developing to do. Seems to play within himself at times, like he doesn't want to let rip. McDermott said it once that he needs to remember he's a prop. But he is young (24). Burgess 30, Hill 35, Cooper 34, Thompson 27, Lees is also 24.
I'd be more disappointed as Luke Thompson not being picked over Cooper'"
I agree with you Thompson's stats were the best of all the props not getting selected must be disappointing
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To be fair on Mik he's also been pretty short handed in terms of other supporting front rowers. Leading the pack on his shoulders at 24, not bad and for what it's worth I think he will continue to improve, largely due to his attitude.
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