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Barry McKenzie has been thinking about the pros and cons of the 4 nations tournament.
In my opinion it should be scrapped.
Why?
Well I'll tell you why.
It's a waste of time.
The winner will be either Australia... or New Zealand if they get lucky on the day.
None of the other nations that have been involved (PNG, England or France) will ever have a hope of winning it. It simply wont happen. Thats a fact.
Instead of a 4 Nations Tournament Barry McKenzie would like to see a return to the 'Ashes' (hate that word when its referred to in a Rugby League sense) involving a GB team held every other year.
On the years that the 'Ashes' aren't held I would like to see a return to the old Kangaroo tours. I'd love to see a Kangaroo side taking on the so called big guns of Superleague every other year.
4 nations?
Pfffffffft
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if we have no hope of beating australia once,which is all we have to do to win a 4 nations,why would you want to go back to playing a 3 game ashes series against us??
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I can't wait for it Baz. I watched Cam Smith, Greg Inglis and Billy Slater play yesterday and to be honest they look dramatically out of form. I'm beginning to see a NZ-England final.
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| Quote ="roughyedspud"if we have no hope of beating australia once,which is all we have to do to win a 4 nations,why would you want to go back to playing a 3 game ashes series against us??
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It might be early and I've got the mother of all hangovers but how do you work out England only have to beat Australia ONCE to win the 4 nations? |
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We'll just do you int' final. PNG and NZ will do the rest for us.
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| Quote ="jonny the leyther"I can't wait for it Baz. I watched Cam Smith, Greg Inglis and Billy Slater play yesterday and to be honest they look dramatically out of form. I'm beginning to see a NZ-England final.'"
You would have seen a different Smith, Inglis and Slater if the Storm were in the running for finals footy Jonny.
They have nothing to play for this year in the NRL.
I hear Thurston might miss this years 4 nations.
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I hope he does, he's my no.1 in my top 3 hated players.
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| Quote ="jonny the leyther"We'll just do you int' final. PNG and NZ will do the rest for us.'"
God imagine the humiliation if that did happen.
I'm looking forward to seeing how PNG shape up though I must be honest.
You hate Thurston???
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I hate players who cry when they don't get their own way. Which is why my top 3 is Thurston, Graham and Slater. What will the PNG line up be roughly?
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| Quote ="jonny the leyther"I hate players who cry when they don't get their own way. Which is why my top 3 is Thurston, Graham and Slater. What will the PSG line up be roughly?'"
I'm not sure whats going on with the PNG national team recently. I must try and find out. I was quite impressed with them in 2008 in Townsville and I feel if they had a few more decisions go their way they could have beaten England then. |
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Up early Bazza-did the pie bitch you were bragging about do a runner when your pecker didn't match up to you usual nonsense rhetoric!
Ah well you will soon be back to the easily satisfied Aussie bitches soon
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| Quote ="wire-quin"Up early Bazza-did the pie bitch you were bragging about do a runner when your pecker didn't match up to you usual nonsense rhetoric!
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Far from it 
Nonsense rhetoric???!!
I think you must be confusing this legend of League with someone else.
Are you old enough to remember the Kangaroo tours Wire Quin?
Should they happen again?
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Agree with that Baz. I actually have a programme of Leigh v Australia! 1982 i think.
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| Quote ="Barry_McKenzie"It might be early and I've got the mother of all hangovers but how do you work out England only have to beat Australia ONCE to win the 4 nations?'"
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| Quote ="roughyedspud"in the final
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I still reckon PNG will turn you over!!
Although I bag England out a lot I genuinely would like to see the national side win something. I know how I would feel if Australia hadn't won anything since the early 1970's. It cant be much fun following England (and seeing them make the final last year only to lose...again)
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| Quote ="jonny the leyther"Agree with that Baz. I actually have a programme of Leigh v Australia! 1982 i think.'"
Did you go? Was it a good game? I imagine there would have been a full house for that one.
Another advantage of scrapping the 4 nations and bringing back Kangaroo tours would be the crowds. From what I've seen over here people have a real affinity with their local club side rather than the national side and would turn up in droves to see them try and give the Kangaroos a bloody nose. |
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Just found this
Source: rugby-league.suite101.com/articl ... 10_preview
[i
Papua New Guinea
Exciting times for this benighted nation. Rugby league is their number one sport but they have lacked the infrastructure and finances to make that count. Now plenty of players are making a serious living in Super League and the NRL and the national team is starting to compete. It might turn out that the decision to put them into the group of death in the Rugby League World Cup 2008 was the turning point.
They are eager for the challenge, full of confidence and have a nation of six million people behind them. The key will be if the organisers will make the decent decision and give them some home games. They will feel confident they can beat England and give the other two a run for their money.[/i
I seriously think if they can score a couple of quick tries against England and go into the sheds up at half time then PNG will win this one. |
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Source: rugby-league.suite101.com/articl ... 10_preview
[i
Papua New Guinea
Exciting times for this benighted nation. Rugby league is their number one sport but they have lacked the infrastructure and finances to make that count. Now plenty of players are making a serious living in Super League and the NRL and the national team is starting to compete. It might turn out that the decision to put them into the group of death in the Rugby League World Cup 2008 was the turning point.
They are eager for the challenge, full of confidence and have a nation of six million people behind them. The key will be if the organisers will make the decent decision and give them some home games. They will feel confident they can beat England and give the other two a run for their money.[/i
I seriously think if they can score a couple of quick tries against England and go into the sheds up at half time then PNG will win this one. | |
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lol......no chance
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Should deffinately stick with the 4 nations, I think its the only way teams like England, France and PNG will ever develop.
But I would love to see a GB v Aus Ashes Series and a return to the Kangaroos and GB Lions tours aswell.
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Should definitely rename it, thats for sure. This sport of ours should NEVER bow down to RU by wholesale copying.
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| Quote ="Viking Vengeance"Should definitely rename it, thats for sure. This sport of ours should NEVER bow down to RU by wholesale copying.'"
Not really wholesale copying, what else could you call it. There are 4 nations so its called the Four Nations. Pretty simple really... |
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| Quote ="Bondi_Warrior"Not really wholesale copying, what else could you call it. There are 4 nations so its called the Four Nations. Pretty simple really...'"
It would have been worth 10 minutes though to come up with something new though, dont you think? Lets not give RU and its fans any ammo against us. |
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| Quote ="Viking Vengeance"It would have been worth 10 minutes though to come up with something new though, dont you think? Lets not give RU and its fans any ammo against us.'"
I think your reading too much into it. I havent got a problem with the name and I dont think changing it would do that much for its profile. But it wouldnt bother me either if they did change it. |
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| Quote ="Viking Vengeance"It would have been worth 10 minutes though to come up with something new though, dont you think? Lets not give RU and its fans any ammo against us.'"
I like RU ... as well as League.
I drink with quite a few RU fans.
They see RL the same way as we see Kiwis.
That slightly irritating insignificant similar neighbour that always seems to be there but would wish no harm on them.
RU Fans/Players/Organisations dont CARE what RL does. Its 2 differnt sports. RU dont want to see RL put out of business. RU doesnt care about RL.
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| Quote ="Barry_McKenzie"I like RU ... as well as League.
I drink with quite a few RU fans.
They see RL the same way as we see Kiwis.
That slightly irritating insignificant similar neighbour that always seems to be there but would wish no harm on them.
RU Fans/Players/Organisations dont CARE what RL does. Its 2 differnt sports. RU dont want to see RL put out of business. RU doesnt care about RL.
I wish people would realise that.'"
Perhaps so Barry. Perhaps so.
I still would like to see our International game put on a better footing, and Im just not convinced that making an imitation of an RU tournament does that. I also think that more internationals should be played against NZ and Aus. Also, I would like to see more effort put into bringing South Africa back into the fold. |
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