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The Australian halves have been very poor so far, terrible kicking game from Thurston and Cherry-Evans

That was a big try as well. At 10-2 if Fiji score first in the second half it really is game on, now they have to score 3 to overturn the deficit which will be very difficult in these conditions

fiji doing well, very few errors and now have wind on their backs

Fiji are playing very well.
Australia are just too good at finishing when close to the line, but apart from that the Fijians are keeping them honest.
The England Fiji game will be a good contest if Fiji can keep playing to this standard.

Haha, aus playing into p!ssing rain, come on Fiji!

australia have just done the basics well, waited for the opportunities on fiji's line, and then takem them.

You could count the number of incomplete sets in their own half, and penalties on one hand from australia, they've barely given fiji a sniff.

I think fiji will struggle to score a try in the game and they'll do well to keep australia below 40 as they've laid the groundwork and they'll cut loose.

big injury to Lewis by the looks.

Looks like another tanking is on the cards. Third one in 3 days...

How on earth has Thurston picked up the MoM award from this? Must be for his goal kicking because the rest of his game was poor

only a dislocated shoulder for lewis typical soft australian

Australia have had bigger wins against top 3 sides.
Amazing effort from Groome and Noilea for Fiji. They didn't look out of place against the Kangaroos, and these guys are basically 3rd grade weekend footballer who have had a few months of intensive training.
Two big games for Fiji now.
I expect they will have a closer scoreline against England, then a good game in the quarters that they may be able to win to make top 4 again.

Australia vs. Fiji games

It was 66-0 to Australia in 1995, 66-8 in 2000 and 52-0 in 2008

34-2 tonight. Nothing from this game has changed my opinion that this is one of the poorest Australian squads I have seen

Nothing to do with Fiji getting better then?

OK, maybe that was a bit disrespectful of the Fiji team. Yes, the Fijians have got better and the Australians have got worse

How many turned out to watch?

Cancel last. Someone on another thread said it was just over 14,000.

Not bad, for what was always going to be a one-sided game on a Saturday night with terrible weather.

I don't think that's bad considering

a) england game was earlier and it would have been a logistical challenge for many to get to both
b) shocking weather
C) by all acount saints did absolutley nothing and made no effort to promote the game

14,000 is excellent.

Still waiting for our first really dissapointing crowd of the comp yet. The HKR one for France vs PNG was probably as close to one as we've had yet but even that wasn't too bad.

Just got back from the game atrocious weather, not a game for throwing the ball about, most of it one man rugby. Aussie line speed excellent not allowing Fiji to go out wide to the big wingers
Agree with Thurston MOM made about 4 line breaks but he made a few errors as well.
Attendance 14100, not sure what the RFL were doing about ticketing for the South stand, tried to buy some tickets 2 weeks over there but were unavailable, when I looked across tonight the seats in that part of the stand were still empty.

I'm on way back now.

Weather horrible. Was always going to make a difference.
Aussies were conservative and just worked their chances.
Fiji were full of effort but never looked like making breaks to me.
They are better all round than some other WC teams but I think they'll struggle against England too.

Thurston deserved MoM. He was their main threat.

Would have sold a lot more pies and burgers if they'd been organised too.
Sts not the Aussies.....

Just got back, Awful conditions, Sad to say I left a few minutes early. Not really as good an atmosphere as the Warrington game but conditions won't have helped. Just starting to get the feeling back in my fingers, god only knows how awful it must have been for the players.

14,000 is good considering but with one stand as good as empty I didn't think it was that many, What is the capacity?

Well played Fiji.... Tough conditions and a decent game...

On the Lewis injury, I am knowledgable about the application of the legislation in NSW, but I am interested who is accountable under Uk law for the provision of a safe work place... It seems clear that the risk involved with regards to the advertising hoardings was not forseen nor mitigated.

Under EEC laws it was a reckless attack by Lewis to an innocent advertisement hoarding.