WC player numbers : Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:18 pm  

Have i missed something or are they all over the place?

I thought it was typical poor coverage by the BBC but apparently not.....?

Re: WC player numbers : Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:23 pm  

The Aussies have done theirs based on their number of caps so Cherry Evans for instance has the 2nd highest number of caps so is wearing No.2

Re: WC player numbers : Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:38 pm  

Stu M wrote:

The Aussies have done theirs based on their number of caps so Cherry Evans for instance has the 2nd highest number of caps so is wearing No.2

Thank you for explaining, it did confuse me!

Re: WC player numbers : Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:34 pm  

Stu M wrote:

The Aussies have done theirs based on their number of caps so Cherry Evans for instance has the 2nd highest number of caps so is wearing No.2

Who told you that? You are completely wrong

Re: WC player numbers : Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:48 pm  

TheWarringtonWolve69 wrote:

Who told you that? You are completely wrong

Quotes from Meninga here…

Meninga says the overall squad numbering system was approved two years ago; and he was none the wise when it was signed off. Speaking to Love Rugby League this week, the Roos legend was clearly still frustrated.

“My feeling is that tour numbers are great,” Meninga explained. “But if they are going to play every game then it should be 1-17.

“We have been given no chance to pick them in the positions that they play. So what we decided, is that if everyone has to wear touring numbers not their traditional numbers, then we will base it on the players who have played the most games.

“That is why Cherry-Evans is number two, and Benny Hunt is number three. We were forced to do that. I don’t know what our 1-17 is going to be in the World Cup final if we make it.”

Re: WC player numbers : Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:22 pm  

I forgot that Steph knows more about the Australian team than Mal does.

Re: WC player numbers : Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:30 pm  

Stu M wrote:

The Aussies have done theirs based on their number of caps so Cherry Evans for instance has the 2nd highest number of caps so is wearing No.2

its based on who made their debut the first except tedesco he gets one due to being captain, hence the new caps are the highest numbers

Re: WC player numbers : Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:07 am  

It just seems perverse. I mean, why? What's wrong with doing what every other country does?