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| What a small club mindset.
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| Not worth going if Penrith are going to play a NSW Cup team, can't believe I'm agreeing with Saints fans but I am in this case
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| Quote ="apollosghost"Not worth going if Penrith are going to play a NSW Cup team, can't believe I'm agreeing with Saints fans but I am in this case'"
I kind of agree but the records books will show a UK win. Plus it would be a good experience for the Saints youngsters...
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| I’m all for us playing it if it’s a full strength team we are playing and they take it seriously. Do I think we’d beat them over there? Probably not but I’d like to see us test ourselves and give a good account.
If they are playing half a side then it’s a long way to travel and disrupts our season bearing in mind we’d have started the season.
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| Don’t blame them in the slightest if Penrith feel like they can throw a bone and treat an English club like a warm up act.
If they want a proper game and a Saints fan would rather leave it, then I’d have a go.
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| yes massively disrespectful of Penrith to say (before the game has even been agreed) that they would be playing the youngsters basically making it a training run. If the WCC is going to be treated like that by the Aussies, i would rather it not played at all.
Only way i would go if i was Saints with that knowledge, is if Penrith agreed to pay for the trip. No chance of that like but if they want to take the mickey...
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| I think Saints should go.............................. and send their Academy team, valuable experience for the youngsters.
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| It's always a pre season game for the Aussies, isn't it?
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| looks like it totally backfired on the OP lmao
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| It wasn't a preseason game in 1994...
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| Talk about clutching at straws to try and have a pop at Saints/their fans. Hurry up next season we need something real to talk about!
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| Saints need to ask the Superleague organisers to give them a Thursday fixture before they fly out and a Sunday fixture when they fly back to give them the best preparation time. Another option would be to play the game in Perth as there are direct flights from/to the UK but I can't see Penrith agreeing to that.
I do hope both teams field their strongest teams possible, for the sake of the sport.
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| Would be a really interesting game if full strength sides are played - Saints would definitely have a chance.
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| Quote ="MadDogg"Would be a really interesting game if full strength sides are played - Saints would definitely have a chance.'"
Playing it at the end of the season just gone I’d have said no chance but Saints will be stronger than in the GF and even at full strength, Penrith will be weaker. The Samoan lads showed that they may well have a couple of overrated backs and then Kikau and Korisau are big big losses. If Penrith go strong and take it seriously you’d back them by 12-14 points I reckon but Saints first 17 won’t be easy beats. The issue Saints have is that their salary cap seems to be stacked in to the first 17/18 players and if they pick up a couple of injuries prior to that game, the drop off is pretty big, certainly in a game against a side that good.
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| Quote ="MadDogg"Would be a really interesting game if full strength sides are played - Saints would definitely have a chance.'"
Am I missing something or are some on here suggesting Saints full strength are in a similar class to one of the greatest NRL teams in a generation?
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| Quote ="Smalls"Am I missing something or are some on here suggesting Saints full strength are in a similar class to one of the greatest NRL teams in a generation?'"
I don't know. Only way to find out is to play the game. As NK says the timing of the game helps the SL club. It would certainly mean more to Saints than Penrith - going over to Australia to play the WCC is potentially a once in a career event. Plus St Helens are an exceptional side who play the game at a very high intensity that some feel is comparable to the NRL.
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| Quote ="Smalls"Am I missing something or are some on here suggesting Saints full strength are in a similar class to one of the greatest NRL teams in a generation?'"
I think it’s fair to say that this Saints side is one of the best SL teams in a generation. Winning 4 in a row puts us in that bracket.
For what it’s worth I don’t think we’d beat them but I don’t think we’d be disgraced either especially if we were at full strength.
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| Confirmed. Sat 18th February 7am kick off on C4. Double header with Wigan v HKR on C4 later that day.
Looking like we play St George the week before but Saints haven't officially announced that yet even though the NRL have. Be interesting to see if Penrith do play a young team or not like they have suggested. I don't think they will.
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| The Aussies' attitude to the WCC is always an issue. There's a degree of defensiveness in it, I suspect. It's like they always get their excuses in early in case they lose. But it hardly helps if the English clubs and their fans take the same approach.
In an age when we're trying to promote the game internationally, the WCC should be a great fixture. Despite the Aussies always claiming they didn't take it seriously, there have been more great games than duds when that fixture has been played.
But much as I revile the attitude that "our domestic season is more important", there's no point in it if neither are going to try very hard.
I'm proud that Wigan at least have always done their best to make this fixture a big event.
And on that subject, no team can claim that it's the best in a generation unless it has tested itself against the other contender for that title. In 1994, that invincible Wigan team proved beyond question that it was THE BEST by beating the all-conquering Brisbane in their own backyard, in front of 50,000 people. I'm surprised, frankly, that Saints would happily miss this opportunity to put themselves on the same 'legends' shelf.
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| Quote ="Cruncher"The Aussies' attitude to the WCC is always an issue. There's a degree of defensiveness in it, I suspect. It's like they always get their excuses in early in case they lose. But it hardly helps if the English clubs and their fans take the same approach.
In an age when we're trying to promote the game internationally, the WCC should be a great fixture. Despite the Aussies always claiming they didn't take it seriously, there have been more great games than duds when that fixture has been played.
But much as I revile the attitude that "our domestic season is more important", there's no point in it if neither are going to try very hard.
I'm proud that Wigan at least have always done their best to make this fixture a big event.
And on that subject, no team can claim that it's the best in a generation unless it has tested itself against the other contender for that title. In 1994, that invincible Wigan team proved beyond question that it was THE BEST by beating the all-conquering Brisbane in their own backyard, in front of 50,000 people. I'm surprised, frankly, that Saints would happily miss this opportunity to put themselves on the same 'legends' shelf.'"
Not sure if you are talking in general overall but I don't understand what you mean by the part in bold. From a Saints point of view we have always taken it seriously too. Going back to 2007 we beat Brisbane and then 2015 we were hammered by a great Rabbitohs side (admittedly the 2015 Saints side was a poor one). In 2020 we gave a great performance against the Roosters and were narrowly beaten and then we were unable to play for 2 years due to Covid
I think the fact we are going to Australia signals our intent. The fact we are playing a friendly over there the week before means we won't have jet lag as an excuse as it seems we will be out there for two and a half weeks at least.
So we aren't missing an opportunity at all?
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| Quote ="Cruncher"I'm surprised, frankly, that Saints would happily miss this opportunity to put themselves on the same 'legends' shelf.'"
Don't really understand what you mean. Saints weanted to play this game last season and are travelling to Penrith's back yard for this one.
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| I'm responding to the thread posted by the OP, which suggests quite a few Saints fans don't want it to happen. Apologies, I should have articulated it better.
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| Quote ="Cruncher"The Aussies' attitude to the WCC is always an issue. There's a degree of defensiveness in it, I suspect. It's like they always get their excuses in early in case they lose. But it hardly helps if the English clubs and their fans take the same approach.
In an age when we're trying to promote the game internationally, the WCC should be a great fixture. Despite the Aussies always claiming they didn't take it seriously, there have been more great games than duds when that fixture has been played.
But much as I revile the attitude that "our domestic season is more important", there's no point in it if neither are going to try very hard.
I'm proud that Wigan at least have always done their best to make this fixture a big event.
And on that subject, no team can claim that it's the best in a generation unless it has tested itself against the other contender for that title. In 1994, that invincible Wigan team proved beyond question that it was THE BEST by beating the all-conquering Brisbane in their own backyard, in front of 50,000 people. I'm surprised, frankly, that Saints would happily miss this opportunity to put themselves on the same 'legends' shelf.'"
Unfortunately for Saints though, Penrith have already made their intentions public and there is no chance this is the game what will put this St Helens team into the legendary bracket. You could argue they *ugh* already are after winning 4 Super League titles on the bounce. The advertising posters are giving me a chuckle, no chance the players featured on them for Penrith will play in the game.
I do feel sorry for Saints, i really hope they aren't out of pocket for this trip or they have convinced Penrith to play something that at least resembles their strongest team otherwise it is a wasted trip really. Hopefully Illawarra put out out a full strength team and that game is telivised so there is a decent game comes out of the trip with a bit of respect shown to the Super League.
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