GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Mon Nov 20, 2017 4:40 am  

RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2017

GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00

GENERAL CHAT ABOUT THE GAME, BUILD UP, THE ACTION AS IT HAPPENS AND AFTERMATH BELOW.

Re: GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:22 am  

The sad thing is that if Fiji had Dan Saifiti, Korbin and Tariq Sims, Kane Evans and Regan Campbell-Gillard available, this could be the game of the WC.
Fiji will give it their best shot, but it shouldn't even be close in the end.

Re: GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:39 am  

Hope I'm wrong but you sense Fiji has played its final.

Aussies by 30

[Sadfish]

Re: GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:28 am  

yeah easy ride into the final for the Aussies +40.

Re: GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:00 pm  

Semi finals time is when the Aussies usually get ruthless.

Aus by 32+

Re: GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:23 am  

roopy wrote:

The sad thing is that if Fiji had Dan Saifiti, Korbin and Tariq Sims, Kane Evans and Regan Campbell-Gillard available, this could be the game of the WC.
Fiji will give it their best shot, but it shouldn't even be close in the end.

You forgot Jason Bukuya is also missing.


If Ashton Sims and Kevin Naiqama can replicate their form against New Zealand, and if Jarryd Hayne at last plays to his capacity, it might be closer than all of you think.

[Bullseye]

Re: GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:19 am  

roopy wrote:

The sad thing is that if Fiji had Dan Saifiti, Korbin and Tariq Sims, Kane Evans and Regan Campbell-Gillard available, this could be the game of the WC.
Fiji will give it their best shot, but it shouldn't even be close in the end.

I agree. However on the other side of the coin it means Australia will arrive in the final completely underdone and unprepared for an English/Tongan (delete as applicable) assault

Re: GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:22 am  

Both semis will be one sided Tonga have been hyped well past there ability they were outplayed by Lebanon England by 20

[Bullseye]

Re: GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:26 am  

fun time frankie wrote:

Both semis will be one sided Tonga have been hyped well past there ability they were outplayed by Lebanon England by 20

Think Tonga may have been complacent versus Lebanon, England didn't exactly look brilliant against them either and had the benefit of a lot of refs calls.

I think it'll be close. Tonga will be up for it playing in NZ for a place in the final. They have the pack and the backs, it's just the spine I'm less sure about.

Re: GAME ON GROUP SF : Australia v Fiji - Fri - 09:00:00 : Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:04 pm  

Fiji to get the lube out and bend over after their final at the weekend. Australia by 46