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| How many turned out to watch?
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| 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.
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| Quote ="The Video Ref"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
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Would have sold a lot more pies and burgers if they'd been organised too.
Sts not the Aussies.....
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| 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?
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| Quote ="roopy"big injury to Lewis by the looks.'"
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.
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| Quote ="Old Blighty"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.
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| Quote ="Robbo"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?'"
18K, but each stand appears to have a 4-5K capacity? so one stand being empty and 14k in sounds about right. I'm sure a Saints fan can confirm.
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| Quote ="Judder Man"Under EEC laws it was a reckless attack by Lewis to an innocent advertisement hoarding.'"
I don't know how that approach has failed to convince a high court judge... It's like trying to joke with an immigration officer in the USA... Not a good idea
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| There were still about 1,000 in the south stand, albeit mostly stuffed into one side of it. The north and west were close to capacity and the East was about 3/4 full at its busiest.
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| Each end is about 4k
The sides are similar with about 1k in the corners, if memory serves.
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| Quote ="Dunbar"OK, maybe that was a bit disrespectful of the Fiji team. Yes, the Fijians have got better and the Australians have got worse'"
This Aussie team is there for the taking. They're not the youngest squad and I don't recall seeing a Kangaroo team make so many errors - tonight and at Cardiff. In the past the ball always seemed to stick and they always got the bounce - but that little bit of magic appears to be lacking this year.
Rarely have we ever seen teams making yards down the middle against Aus defences or stop their hugely powerful forwards in their tracks - but we've seen that in this competition.
I don't believe they're easing off at all, it just seems they haven't 'clicked' yet. Problem is, when they do they'll be back to their best. As in 2004 when GB went into the final high on confidence and we all know what happened over the first 40 minutes.
If England can eliminate errors and penalties, and play like they did in their best spells at Cardiff, they've got them.
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| Quote ="Cronus"This Aussie team is there for the taking. They're not the youngest squad and I don't recall seeing a Kangaroo team make so many errors - tonight and at Cardiff. In the past the ball always seemed to stick and they always got the bounce - but that little bit of magic appears to be lacking this year.
Rarely have we ever seen teams making yards down the middle against Aus defences or stop their hugely powerful forwards in their tracks - but we've seen that in this competition.
I don't believe they're easing off at all, it just seems they haven't 'clicked' yet. Problem is, when they do they'll be back to their best. As in 2004 when GB went into the final high on confidence and we all know what happened over the first 40 minutes.
If England can eliminate errors and penalties, and play like they did in their best spells at Cardiff, they've got them.'"
Mmm wont we have to get past NZ first assuming we get to the semi finals
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| Quote ="j.c"Mmm wont we have to get past NZ first assuming we get to the semi finals'"
Correct.And on current evidence the Kiwis could well be a tougher task.
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| Quote ="PopTart"Would have sold a lot more pies and burgers if they'd been organised too.
Sts not the Aussies.....'"
Life at Langtree Park has been the same for two years now. I don't think Saints can be bothered improving the stadium catering. It's utter garbage. The corporate stuff is great, and that appears to be where Saints' sole focus is.
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| Quote ="Old Blighty"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.'"
I can't imagine Saints building a brand new stadium (only two years old) and not first consulting with lawyers on the H&S requirements of the build.
However, the hoardings weren't the problem per se. It was the steel railings they are attached to that will have caused the problems.
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| Just watched the game again, and I get the feeling Fiji went into the game thinking they couldn't win and were just concentrating on putting in a good defensive effort with good discipline.
I hope they throw caution to the wind and get stuck in with passion against England.
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| What did people think of Apisai Koroisau? He's contracted to Souths, but was their reserve grade's (North Sydney) player of the Year.
To think I used to strap him in the U18s. Bless him. Good player. I expect to see him in first grade for the Bunnies next season, injuries permitting.
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| You a strapper Rooster?
I thought you were Trent Robinson.
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| Quote ="SaintsFan"I can't imagine Saints building a brand new stadium (only two years old) and not first consulting with lawyers on the H&S requirements of the build.
However, the hoardings weren't the problem per se. It was the steel railings they are attached to that will have caused the problems.'"
The fixtures are part of the stadium and the liability will probably lie with the owners of the ground.
They can chase suppliers if they wish.
I think Lewis should take advice and pursue a claim, its the biggest event in his Sporting life and he may have been robbed of forfilling his dream because of unsafe advertising hoardings to close to the pitch.
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| I've not been impressed too much by the Kiwis either to be honest. They let in 5 tries against the Samoans. Their defence isn't all there. Yeah they billed the French, but the French couldn't score in a brothel that night!
There doesn't seem to be the same unstoppable nature of the Aussies and Kiwis that there's been at the previous two World Cups. We just need to make sure we're not as useless as we've been at the last two World Cups!
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| I diont think that was a full strength Australia team they did have a few players missing, salter, cronk and tate among others, and they dispatched fiji what looked like easily think they only had 2-3 actual scoring chances - chief among which was the attempt which would have been a try if the grass was an inch longer, amazing strength from the 2 aussie defender to pull the fijian player up from the goal line to prevent him scoring.
2 or 3 plays or a couple of quick passes and the the aussies are past you, that what you have to watch they may not be the youngest but they know how to win and i got the impression they dont think they hit top gear through that game and when they went up a gear they scored, dont know what some where watching but thurston and C-E's kicking game was great with the weather.
TBH i cant see past austalia againe this year, i hope england win but i cant see how they can be beat, they did start sluggish for the first 10 mins or so but then kicked into gear, fiji could have done with more than the penalty they kicked.
But well played to them they didnt let their heads go down and the partisan support for them may have pushed them along abit, they can hit hard aswell.
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