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Australia Beat PNG As Stanley Gene Retires From Test Football
Rugby League World Cup NewsAustralia beat Papua New Guinea 46-6 up in Townsville tonight in a game that marked the end of the Test career of PNG legend Stanley Gene.

PNG fought hard all game and did themselves proud. They managed to keep the Kangaroo's close then England did just last week.

Its amazing, after watching every game in this World Cup PNG's defense seemed to rattle more players than any other team. They have shown they have the skill and the desire, they just need to get more players through the professional ranks.

With the PNG governemnt pledging $20 million dollars towards an NRL club in PNG, and with some of the biggest mining companies in the world also giving their backing, you'd have to think the NRL would be crazy if we don't have a PNG side in the NRL within the next five years.

As for Australia, they looked good, very mobile and they tried a few things for next week that I'm sure we'll see against their Semi Final opponents.

I think David Williams and Anthony Watmough may have played their way into the top side while Karmichael Hunt, while playing well, was noticeably a step down from what Billy Slater have been giving the Kangaroo's in recent games.

Scott Price looks like he will take up the replacement hooker role, while is a concern for other teams as having him, Thuston and Lockyer on the field gives Australia a ridiculous amount of skill.

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League Freak
01/08/2010 04:11
Ridiculously, it all resets after every World Cup. Or the WC doesn't count. One of the two.

fazerino
30/07/2010 06:46
Ref Willie Manu. Didn't Hayne play for Fiji in 2008 WC then tour with the Kangaroos 2009??

League Freak
21/07/2010 03:27
Solid buys. Finch is a handy play maker, Lima a good prop. Hoffman has had injury probs though.

wiz66
20/07/2010 22:34
Lima, Hoffman and Finch signed for Wigan next season back with Mcquire good buys or not

League Freak
03/04/2010 04:05
People like you keep my fires burning. That and the Deep Heat I rub into my genitals.

john
02/04/2010 15:12
very funny,you nearly had me, keep up the garbage you prick

League Freak
01/04/2010 01:39
Hes not bad. Good mobility, gets stuck in. Doesn't mind playing in the middle of the field, unlike Gareth Ellis!

wiz66
31/03/2010 23:29
Freak - Have you seen and what do you make of young Flanagan that signed for the West Tigers from Wigan at the end of last year

League Freak
06/11/2009 02:13
Rich backers, the exchange rate and relaxed salary cap monitoring.

fazerino
06/11/2009 01:03
Fair enough, so why does SuperLeague have more cash than NRL? (if it's only played in grotty Northern towns in England?)

League Freak
03/11/2009 23:21
A Nation Comp means a bigger TV deal and bigger sponsorships. The NRL's deals are smaller because they don't have the national reach on a weekly basis.

fazerino
03/11/2009 07:24
Freak- why does AFL have more cash to lure players from league when there is absolutely no international scene?

League Freak
06/10/2009 22:14
To be honest all I know about him is that he is an assistant coach at Melbourne. He should be pretty good though.

wiz66
06/10/2009 15:28
Freak - what is the form of Micheal Mcguire who is supposed to be coming to replace Noble at Wigan as coach

League Freak
12/08/2009 13:09
You know, they can blame Smith all they want, they are just playing dumb, soft football.

NEWCASTLE
09/08/2009 21:58
I dont want to talk about how awful the knights have been playing lately its like they have lost all hope

League Freak
26/07/2009 22:29
Saw a bit of him against Leeds, he played well!

wiz66
26/07/2009 18:28
Seems Kris Rads has been coaching his full back play at Wigan to great effect

wiz66
26/07/2009 18:26
Cameron Phelps is turning into one of the best imports in SL at the moment

NEWCASTLE
22/07/2009 11:02
I bet newcastle are gonig fall back to their old culture next year.

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