Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:43 pm  

Australia by 22-30.

Arm-wrestle for 60 mins then the Kangaroos to ease up a gear or two.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:01 pm  

38 12 to aus i'm afraid

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:59 pm  

Think this will be a close one and our best chance of a victory over them however slim that chance is. The Aussies will get better as the tournament goes on but could be got at in the first game away from Sydney.

Aus by 8.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:58 pm  

The first twenty will be key. If we start poorly you fear for us but if we can get some confidence and maybe a slender lead we can hopefully stick with it.

I'll go-

Australia 30

England 22

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:09 pm  

Probably Australia by 12. I'd love it if we beat them though. Love it!

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:23 pm  

A little OT here but I am annoyed that we always seem to get Australia in the first game. Would an unpredictable game against New Zealand with the loser likely to play Australia in the semi be a better option?

I have a feeling we could do well but maybe just come short at the end. Australia by 14 points (24-10 maybe).

I would rather us not win strangely enough, I think we need to show the world we are better than NZ and we are only likely to get the chance to prove that if we lose the opener.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:35 pm  

I expect this to be a closer one, Austrailia most likely will win by less than 10 points. I’m backing England with the handicap on offer from the bookies.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:38 pm  

Noel Cleal wrote:

I would rather us not win strangely enough, I think we need to show the world we are better than NZ and we are only likely to get the chance to prove that if we lose the opener.

England beating New Zealand in the final would be awesome. If we do beat Austrailia on Friday, they’re far from guaranteed getting to the final.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:44 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

Yeah, a niggly ill-disciplined game suits us as well IMO. When you look at the wins over them in 2001, 2004, and particularly 2006, we seemed to rile them and put them off their game.

And 1992 in OZ I was their

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Tue Oct 24, 2017 1:06 am  

What's the Australian team likely to look like?