Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:52 pm  

Graham, Sam, Hodgson, Whitehead are the only players in good form in the NRL.

The Morris twins and Hodkinson would be farcical.

Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Sat Aug 27, 2016 4:02 am  

I don't see the point in picking players like Roby, or Kevin Brown for that matter. Whether or not they are the best players this year is irrelevant in terms of the bigger picture - can they be expected to be this good come RLWC2017? This tournament is important but surely building for the World Cup has to be the goal. The younger generation need the experience of playing these big games. And lets face it, these old heads have failed repeatedly on the international scene for their whole careers.

Hodgson and Clark as hookers for me. Hodgson to play some back row / half-back to maximise the time of both on the field.

Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:29 am  

All fit it would include Manfreidi, however

Tomkins
Hall
Watkins
Atkins
McGilvary
Williams
Sneyd
Hill
Hodgson
Graham
Currie
Whitehead
S Burgess

Clark
Watts
Taylor
Bateman

Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:33 am  

All fit it would include Manfreidi, however

Tomkins
Hall
Watkins
Atkins
McGilvary
Williams
Sneyd
Hill
Hodgson
Graham
Currie
Whitehead
S Burgess

Clark
Watts
Taylor
Bateman

Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:49 am  

Wilde 3 wrote:

My team would be:

Tomkins
McGillavray
Watkins
Currie
Hall
Williams/Sneyd
Gale
Hill
Hodgson
Graham
Bateman
Whitehead
S.Burgess

G.Burgess
Taylor
Walmsley
Roby

That is a big back line. The wingers need to be big to start the sets off out of backfield with Tomkins not wanting to run it in. Big pack too

I'm a Wire fan, so an admirer of Ben Currie, but cannot understand why we would consider playing him or anyone else out of position. Currie has played at centre occasionally for Wire, but only occasionally. Why put him up against experienced, international quality centres in a big tournament, where his lack of experience will be shown up? Bateman last year did a solid job in the same circumatances, but solid isn't going to cut it if we're trying to beat Aus or NZ.

Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:03 am  

1. Tomkins
2. McGilvary
3. Watkins
4. Moon
5. Hall
6. Widdopp
7. Hodgkinson
8. Graham
9. Hodgson
10. G Burgess
11. Cooper
12. Westwood
13. S Burgess

14. Roby/Clarke
15. Hill
16. Whitehead
17. O'Loughlin

Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:27 am  

Moon??

Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Sat Aug 27, 2016 11:22 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

1. Tomkins
2. McGilvary
3. Watkins
4. Moon
5. Hall
6. Widdopp
7. Hodgkinson
8. Graham
9. Hodgson
10. G Burgess
11. Cooper
12. Westwood
13. S Burgess

14. Roby/Clarke
15. Hill
16. Whitehead
17. O'Loughlin

That's a laughable 17.

Let's not okay foreigners, Hill on the bench, Cooper and Westwood as back rowers and SOL on the
Bench.

Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Sat Aug 27, 2016 11:50 am  

meast wrote:

Moon??

He is the best centre out of those that qualify for England.

Re: Best England team for Four Nations : Sat Aug 27, 2016 4:49 pm  

Tomkins
McGilvery
Watkins
?
Hall
Brown
Gale
Graham
Hodgson
Gurges
Whithead
Flanders
Surges

Roby
Currie
Hill
Turges/Taylor/Cooper