WCC a warm up game for Manly. : Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:55 am  

Noel Cleal says the sea eagles had a chat with Daniel Anderson to get some info on the rhinos, he goes on to say he hopes they do well over here as these are the only trail games they are having !!

Strikes me they aren't really taking it too seriously. Read on foxsports.com.au

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:39 am  

Double page spread in TNT yesterday.
In the article it says that David Gallop (NRL Boss) had visited the team to underline how important the game was. They have been in training every day at 9.30am and are taking this game very seriously. They are even taking the Quins game seriously which is a worry for us

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:51 am  

until quins turn them over....

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:52 am  

roughyedspud wrote:

until quins turn them over....

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:13 am  

it would'nt suprise me one bit if quins did beat them...

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:21 am  

YAWN!

Every single year, the Aussies claim they're not taking the WCC seriously, and every year, post-match, the Aussies look angry and demoralised when the British side tear them apart. They usually follow this up with a load of excuses.

Now the following is absolute fact - Australian sportsmen would not bother themselves with travelling to the other side of the world to play a rugby league game if they did not aim to win it, especially as they claim to play too many games as it is. Aussies do not like to lose at anything, and certainly not RL.

You can be absolutely assured that, especially seeing the Aussie sides have been embarrassed by the British year after year, that Manly will be taking this match completely seriously, and might even give Leeds a game.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:31 am  

With the Glut of top quality English refs at the moment, who's reffing this game?

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:37 am  

gutterfax wrote:

With the Glut of top quality English refs at the moment, who's reffing this game?

Silverwood, of no that can't be right.....................!

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:52 am  

jason robinson,the NRL ref who reffed last season's france v england test. is reffing the game..


leeds picked him especially...because A. he is'nt archer or hayne and b. he was very good when he reffed the international last year like a proper ref...unlike archer & hayne

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:06 am  

ROBINSON wrote:

YAWN!

Every single year, the Aussies claim they're not taking the WCC seriously, and every year, post-match, the Aussies look angry and demoralised when the British side tear them apart. They usually follow this up with a load of excuses.

Now the following is absolute fact - Australian sportsmen would not bother themselves with travelling to the other side of the world to play a rugby league game if they did not aim to win it, especially as they claim to play too many games as it is. Aussies do not like to lose at anything, and certainly not RL.

You can be absolutely assured that, especially seeing the Aussie sides have been embarrassed by the British year after year, that Manly will be taking this match completely seriously, and might even give Leeds a game.

Since when did an Australian team in any sport take a game against the old Colonial Power lightly?