[John_D]

Re: World Cup 2017 : Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:51 am  

And here's the Lebanon squad:

Anthony Layoun, Travis Robinson, James Elias, Jason Wehbe, Abbas Miski, Mitchell Moses, Robbie Farah, Tim Mannah, Michael Lichaa, Alex Twal, Chris Saab, Ahmad Ellaz, Nick Kassis, Mitchell Mamary, Elias Sukkar, Jaleel Seve-Derbas, Andrew Kazzi, Adam Doueihi, Bilal Maarbani, Jamie Clark, Danny Barakat.

It's basically the decider for that third place, let's be honest about it. And it looks a tough old prospect. Can't really call it decisively either way.

[John_D]

Re: World Cup 2017 : Thu Oct 26, 2017 7:38 am  

World Cup Eve!

[John_D]

Re: World Cup 2017 : Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:24 am  

What a performance by Paul Aiton and the Kumuls. They talk about the crowds at the Gilbert Brutus being passionate and partisan, well what about that at Port Moresby? We need to up our game. Wonderful stuff

[John_D]

Re: World Cup 2017 : Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:07 pm  

So many things wrong with that. Unfit, undisciplined, slack in possession. Bousquet and Ader apart, that was f---ing dreadful. And Lebanon weren't great. A more clinical side would have battered us.
And now we'll have to qualify for 2021

[John_D]

Re: World Cup 2017 : Sun Oct 29, 2017 4:15 pm  

Nice moment in Tonga v Scotland with Sam Moa dragging Lewis Tierney out of a schemozzle

Re: World Cup 2017 : Mon Oct 30, 2017 1:16 pm  

I know that many dragons fans don't share or won't accept the view that French rugby league has produced very few really good players during the last 10 years,but I think this game and the failure to qualify for the last international tournament have proved the point.If the Dragons were only a French team we would be nowhere near good enough for superleague. I hope we sign some south sea islanders.Well done to Bousquet and I also thought Pelissier played well and Maria quite well.

[John_D]

Re: World Cup 2017 : Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:50 am  

No biggie. Just have to beat Australia to stay in the comp. And here who we entrust to do it:

Kheirallah, Yaha, Ader, Arnaud, Bergal, Marginet, Fages, Bousquet, Pelissier, Hérold, Jullien, Garcia, Baitieri, Boudebza, Navarrete, Margalet, Rouch, Maria, Albert, Djalout, Belmas

[John_D]

Re: World Cup 2017 : Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:53 am  

And these are the losers who are going to lose.

Slater, T Trbojevic, Chambers, Dugan, Mansour, Morgan, Maloney, McLean, Smith, Campbell-Gillard, Graham, Frizzell, McGuire, Munster, Kaufusi, Woods, Klemmer

Re: World Cup 2017 : Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:52 am  

This is the Australian reserves up against the French reserves.

Remy Marginet of Elite 1 up against the NRL's Michael Morgan! Will Remy's father be there pacing the sidelines and barking instructions or criticism?

[John_D]

Re: World Cup 2017 : Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:33 am  

Jimmy Maloney withdrawn for personal reasons. Cam Munster steps up from the bench, Valentine Holmes takes his place riding the pine.