So 8-30 at Headingley to give Australia a 3-0 series win. Thought the scoreline flattered them a bit but if you don’t take your chances you get punished- and England got punished. Losing the fullback early on probably didn’t help but failure to score a point when nearly all the play was in the Aussi...

Junco Partner wrote: ↑Sun Nov 02, 2025 4:03 pm Burnley next, lets get the wagon rolling, momentum is our friend.

Today’s ref certainly wasn’t!

YEEEESSSS!!!!!

Defending this deeply late on isn’t good for my nerves!

Just typical- would have been a bit of a fairytale for young Potts!

Toon dominating possession in this half.
I can’t lie, I’m getting worried.

YEEEESSSS!

ironsonthebrain wrote: ↑Sun Nov 02, 2025 2:02 pm Dealt with the first Toon attack!!!

Not the next one though!

Dealt with the first Toon attack!!!

4-14 full time. Disappointing result, for all of England’s possession they just couldn’t break the Australian defence. Last play options in the second half were generally poor. Conceded two softish tries, but failed to make anything of the one man advantage when Walsh was sinbinned. A chance to mayb...

4-4 at half time. Decent first half from England, plenty of possession, sets completed.if I’ve got a criticism it’s that England’s kicks have gone straight to the defender - whereas Nathan Cleary pulls a 40/20 out of nowhere. Need to make possession count in the second half. Aussies are actually mak...

England look to be really going for it today- so much more energy and purpose than last week at Wembley!
Can it be converted into points??

Bit late posting this but saw ‘I Swear’ last week- thought it was brilliant. It’s about a bloke called John Davidson and how he has lived his life with Tourette’s syndrome since his teens- he’s now in his fifties and works as a campaign for better understanding of Tourette’s, giving talks to childre...

I should add that Australia won comfortably today despite their captain being ruled out of the game after failing a HIA in the first ten minutes.

Well all in all that was very disappointing- kind of went in hope more than expectation, but England really were second best throughout. And Australia barely had to go beyond second gear to win comfortably. Yes the ref missed a few things , including a suspiciously forward pass in the build up to th...

Ludeksgloves wrote: ↑Fri Oct 24, 2025 10:19 pm Potter would have won that.

Bit early for panto but ‘oh no he wouldn’t’

Patsy Belgium wrote: ↑Fri Oct 24, 2025 10:16 pm Tell him Sullivan and Gold saved us

Yeah, he could probably do with a laugh

I’m meeting a mate tomorrow who’s a Sheffield Wednesday fan - all football talk is banned.

Robbie wrote: ↑Fri Oct 24, 2025 9:26 pm I was going to have a couple.
I'm 7 pints in now. It's like being at a wake.

It is a wake.
Sullivan and Brady have killed West Ham.

Douthy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 24, 2025 8:15 pm We have a £20m goalie and £70m of midfielders on the bench

So bizarre

The £20m goalkeeper is a liability between the sticks.
I’m told he was bought because he was good with his feet- perhaps he could play in midfield?