2014 Four Nations - New Zealand vs Samoa
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Levil Kinevil
Slappin the bass mon
Leilua is playing so well. So much talent
danielyou56
1997 & 2001...
no plz not try plz
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god dammit those missed goals have really come back to haunt Samoa.
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god dammit those missed goals have really come back to haunt Samoa.
Levil Kinevil
Slappin the bass mon
Simona that was bad.
Levil Kinevil
Slappin the bass mon
Roberts could of been so good if he was coached by the right coach.
danielyou56
1997 & 2001...
Samoa deserve this just need the ball
Levil Kinevil
Slappin the bass mon
SKD's face just irritates me (I'm abit heated ATM)
Levil Kinevil
Slappin the bass mon
Although we lost I think Samoa is proving that the gap between the big 3 and us is closing. With a quality half Samoa could be very dangerous. Samoa IMO deserves to be the called the 4th best nation in rugby league with Fiji just behind
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Kiwis scrape home against valiant Samoa
By Corey Rosser, NZ Correspondent
NRL.com
4:30pm Sat 01st November, 2014
The Kiwis have narrowly avoided an embarrassing defeat to fourth-seeded Toa Samoa on Saturday afternoon, edging out 14-12 winners to book themselves a spot in the November 15 final.
In front of 16,912 fans at Toll Stadium in Whangarei in New Zealand’s north, the plucky Samoans outplayed the Kiwis for the first 60 minutes of the game but ultimately found themselves run down by a late effort from the home side who only claimed the lead for the first time in the match in the dying minutes.
The New Zealanders looked a far cry from the side which dismantled Australia 30-12 only seven days earlier, and the poor effort will have coach Stephen Kearney sweating ahead of the clash with England next weekend.
If not for some big individual efforts in the closing minutes of the clash the Kiwis would have found themselves with the unwanted tag of being the first ever team to lose to a fourth seed in the Four Nations.
The match started with a minutes silence for 17-year-old Warriors product Luke Tipene who passed away on the morning of the game.
In the early exchanges the Kiwis looked to exploit the Samoan edge defence with plenty of ball out wide, but it ended up seeing them concede first when Peta Hiku held his pass too long and delivered it right into the arms of a waiting Tautau Moga.
A late call-up for the Cowboys’ teammate Antonio Winterstein, Moga ran 80 metres to go over in the right corner. Tim Lafai was unable to add the extras.
The Kiwi response was swift.
After missing last week’s tournament opener through the suspension that also kept him out of the NRL Grand Final, Issac Luke made his presence felt when he crabbed across field and found Kieran Foran who ran a hard line to equalise.
Shaun Johnson made no mistake from in front to give the hosts a 6-4 lead.
Lacking the intensity and execution they showed in spades only a week ago against the world champions, the Kiwis looked clumsy with ball in hand.
Winger Manu Vatuvei fumbled the ball into touch twice within minutes, although the first came from a Shaun Kenny-Dowall bat-on that itself was ruled forward. They also stalled several attacking raids with poor dummy-half service and offload selection.
Brilliant vision from five-eighth Ben Roberts spawned a second Samoan try on 20 minutes; the former Kiwi international spotting the New Zealand line playing too high and delivering a precision grubber in behind the line for Daniel Vidot to score untouched.
About the only battle the Kiwis were winning was the fiery heavyweight spat between Vatuvei and Joey Leilua; the pair coming together in a heated exchange before Vatuvei delivered a crushing hit which shook the Newcastle centre – who had earlier delivered a bone-rattler on Foran that saw the Kiwi five-eighth favouring his ribs for the remainder of the match.
The Samoans took an unlikely 8-6 lead into the break, then a couple of penalties and a knock-on within the opening three minutes of the second half put the Kiwis under immense pressure.
Leilua made them pay with a commanding run and huge fend which upended Kenny-Dowall, allowing him to go over in the right corner.
The Samoans had been the better team by far, but Lafai’s inability to add the extras meant they led by only 12-6 despite outscoring their rivals three tries to one.
For all the courage and discipline the Samoans were showcasing, the Kiwis’ class finally started to show in the final 20 minutes.
Fullback Tim Simona did well to stop a certain try when he jarred the ball from Simon Mannering’s grasp over the line, but a short time later the home side found an overlap on the left for Jason Nightingale to score his second of the tournament.
With four minutes left on the clock the Kiwis pulled out the big play when it counted.
After Ben Roberts was on hand to take a vital intercept from a loose pass, he handed it straight back with an ill-conceived offload on the same play.
Shaun Johnson then played a pivotal role in a swift left-side move which eventually beat the Samoan cover defence and allowed Shaun Kenny-Dowall to go over and give the Kiwis a 14-12 lead.
Five-eighth Foran, still troubled by his battered ribs, closed the game out with a clever kick which allowed his teammates to trap Toa Samoa in-goal.
There was one late heart stutter in the final seconds when the impressive Leilua broke 60 metres downfield, but with referee Henry Perenara controversially ruling his offload travelled forward the play broke down as the final siren sounded.
Samoa coach Matt Parish must have left the field wondering what more his side have to do to get a win, after coming agonisingly close to victory – and scoring the same number of tries as their opponents – for the second week in a row.
The Kiwis meanwhile would be feeling relieved to have escaped a humiliating defeat only days after one of their best victories in recent memory.
New Zealand - 14 (Kieran Foran, Jason Nightingale, Shaun Kenny-Dowall tries; Shaun Johnson 1 goal)
Defeated
Samoa - 12 (Tautau Moga, Daniel Vidot, Joey Leilua tries)
Venue: Toll Stadium, Whangarei
Crowd: 16,912
Referee: Henry Perenara (NZL)
http://www.nrl.com/kiwis-scrape-hom...4/newsid/82830/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
By Corey Rosser, NZ Correspondent
NRL.com
4:30pm Sat 01st November, 2014
The Kiwis have narrowly avoided an embarrassing defeat to fourth-seeded Toa Samoa on Saturday afternoon, edging out 14-12 winners to book themselves a spot in the November 15 final.
In front of 16,912 fans at Toll Stadium in Whangarei in New Zealand’s north, the plucky Samoans outplayed the Kiwis for the first 60 minutes of the game but ultimately found themselves run down by a late effort from the home side who only claimed the lead for the first time in the match in the dying minutes.
The New Zealanders looked a far cry from the side which dismantled Australia 30-12 only seven days earlier, and the poor effort will have coach Stephen Kearney sweating ahead of the clash with England next weekend.
If not for some big individual efforts in the closing minutes of the clash the Kiwis would have found themselves with the unwanted tag of being the first ever team to lose to a fourth seed in the Four Nations.
The match started with a minutes silence for 17-year-old Warriors product Luke Tipene who passed away on the morning of the game.
In the early exchanges the Kiwis looked to exploit the Samoan edge defence with plenty of ball out wide, but it ended up seeing them concede first when Peta Hiku held his pass too long and delivered it right into the arms of a waiting Tautau Moga.
A late call-up for the Cowboys’ teammate Antonio Winterstein, Moga ran 80 metres to go over in the right corner. Tim Lafai was unable to add the extras.
The Kiwi response was swift.
After missing last week’s tournament opener through the suspension that also kept him out of the NRL Grand Final, Issac Luke made his presence felt when he crabbed across field and found Kieran Foran who ran a hard line to equalise.
Shaun Johnson made no mistake from in front to give the hosts a 6-4 lead.
Lacking the intensity and execution they showed in spades only a week ago against the world champions, the Kiwis looked clumsy with ball in hand.
Winger Manu Vatuvei fumbled the ball into touch twice within minutes, although the first came from a Shaun Kenny-Dowall bat-on that itself was ruled forward. They also stalled several attacking raids with poor dummy-half service and offload selection.
Brilliant vision from five-eighth Ben Roberts spawned a second Samoan try on 20 minutes; the former Kiwi international spotting the New Zealand line playing too high and delivering a precision grubber in behind the line for Daniel Vidot to score untouched.
About the only battle the Kiwis were winning was the fiery heavyweight spat between Vatuvei and Joey Leilua; the pair coming together in a heated exchange before Vatuvei delivered a crushing hit which shook the Newcastle centre – who had earlier delivered a bone-rattler on Foran that saw the Kiwi five-eighth favouring his ribs for the remainder of the match.
The Samoans took an unlikely 8-6 lead into the break, then a couple of penalties and a knock-on within the opening three minutes of the second half put the Kiwis under immense pressure.
Leilua made them pay with a commanding run and huge fend which upended Kenny-Dowall, allowing him to go over in the right corner.
The Samoans had been the better team by far, but Lafai’s inability to add the extras meant they led by only 12-6 despite outscoring their rivals three tries to one.
For all the courage and discipline the Samoans were showcasing, the Kiwis’ class finally started to show in the final 20 minutes.
Fullback Tim Simona did well to stop a certain try when he jarred the ball from Simon Mannering’s grasp over the line, but a short time later the home side found an overlap on the left for Jason Nightingale to score his second of the tournament.
With four minutes left on the clock the Kiwis pulled out the big play when it counted.
After Ben Roberts was on hand to take a vital intercept from a loose pass, he handed it straight back with an ill-conceived offload on the same play.
Shaun Johnson then played a pivotal role in a swift left-side move which eventually beat the Samoan cover defence and allowed Shaun Kenny-Dowall to go over and give the Kiwis a 14-12 lead.
Five-eighth Foran, still troubled by his battered ribs, closed the game out with a clever kick which allowed his teammates to trap Toa Samoa in-goal.
There was one late heart stutter in the final seconds when the impressive Leilua broke 60 metres downfield, but with referee Henry Perenara controversially ruling his offload travelled forward the play broke down as the final siren sounded.
Samoa coach Matt Parish must have left the field wondering what more his side have to do to get a win, after coming agonisingly close to victory – and scoring the same number of tries as their opponents – for the second week in a row.
The Kiwis meanwhile would be feeling relieved to have escaped a humiliating defeat only days after one of their best victories in recent memory.
New Zealand - 14 (Kieran Foran, Jason Nightingale, Shaun Kenny-Dowall tries; Shaun Johnson 1 goal)
Defeated
Samoa - 12 (Tautau Moga, Daniel Vidot, Joey Leilua tries)
Venue: Toll Stadium, Whangarei
Crowd: 16,912
Referee: Henry Perenara (NZL)
http://www.nrl.com/kiwis-scrape-hom...4/newsid/82830/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
Biggest nob ever who wrote the above article. How was Vateuvai ever winning the battle with Leulea ? The big shot he mentions BJ got up just as quickly and got to dummy half quicker than Manu got back onside. Felt sorry for Leulea and his team mates that so much passion and effort wasn't rewarded with a victory.
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
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Joshhh
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Spotted that too, Manu got a few shots in but Leilua was dominating the whole game, my man of the match.
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Parish blasts officials after Samoa loss
By Corey Rosser, NZ Correspondent
NRL.com
6:15pm Sat 01st November, 2014
Following a heart-breaking 14-12 loss to the Kiwis in Saturday's Four Nations clash Samoan coach Matt Parish has unleashed a venomous spray in the direction of the match officials.
After leading the match heading into the final five minutes Samoa were run down by the fast-finishing Kiwis, who scored a 76th-minute winner through Shaun Kenny-Dowall.
In the post-match press conference Parish left nothing to the imagination, blasting the match officials for a number of calls that he said were incorrectly ruled against his side.
"A 6-2 penalty count in the second half [is what stands out]," Parish said.
"I have got a whole squad of shattered blokes down there, do you think they could do any more than they did today?
"Last week there were three video decisions that went against us and cost us 14 points.
"Today we led all but the end and got penalised 6-2 in the second half in a tough game.
"Mate, we get treated like second-class citizens. It is about time they took a bit of notice."
As well as the penalty count – which ended up 10-7 in New Zealand's favour – Parish said his side were victims of several acts of foul play which went unpunished.
"What about Ben Roberts…[he] does a kick and the bloke, Adam Blair, who was taking kickers out left, right and centre all day [takes him out].
"So Frank (Pritchard) pushed him and they come back and give New Zealand a penalty," Parish said.
"That is a game changer, we were up 12-6 then with 20 minutes to go.
"Mose Masoe gets a chicken wing, play on. Tim Simona they get him in a head lock, play on.
"That's a shame that we are talking about rules and referees after such a great game of footy, isn't it? It is a real shame.
"They all deserve better than what they got today."
Had the Samoans been able to hold on for victory in front of the 16, 912-strong crowd at Whangarei's Toll Stadium they would have become the first fourth-seeded nation to win a Four Nations match.
A dejected Frank Pritchard said the mood in the away dressing room was one of despair after losing a game by six points or fewer for the second week in a row.
"It is a tough pill to swallow considering a couple of calls didn't go our way," the veteran Bulldog said.
"After last week's good performance we should have, could have won.
"The boys are pretty emotional downstairs.
"It is not easy but we have just got to pull together.
"We are definitely not here to make up the numbers; the boys wear the jersey with pride and honour.
"Today to lead with a couple of minutes to go and not get a call go our way, what can you say? What can you do?"
The Samoans now travel to WIN Stadium where they will face the Kangaroos on Sunday night.
With their hopes of advancing now all but gone Pritchard said they will treat the game as a virtual grand final.
http://www.nrl.com/parish-blasts-of...4/newsid/82835/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
By Corey Rosser, NZ Correspondent
NRL.com
6:15pm Sat 01st November, 2014
Following a heart-breaking 14-12 loss to the Kiwis in Saturday's Four Nations clash Samoan coach Matt Parish has unleashed a venomous spray in the direction of the match officials.
After leading the match heading into the final five minutes Samoa were run down by the fast-finishing Kiwis, who scored a 76th-minute winner through Shaun Kenny-Dowall.
In the post-match press conference Parish left nothing to the imagination, blasting the match officials for a number of calls that he said were incorrectly ruled against his side.
"A 6-2 penalty count in the second half [is what stands out]," Parish said.
"I have got a whole squad of shattered blokes down there, do you think they could do any more than they did today?
"Last week there were three video decisions that went against us and cost us 14 points.
"Today we led all but the end and got penalised 6-2 in the second half in a tough game.
"Mate, we get treated like second-class citizens. It is about time they took a bit of notice."
As well as the penalty count – which ended up 10-7 in New Zealand's favour – Parish said his side were victims of several acts of foul play which went unpunished.
"What about Ben Roberts…[he] does a kick and the bloke, Adam Blair, who was taking kickers out left, right and centre all day [takes him out].
"So Frank (Pritchard) pushed him and they come back and give New Zealand a penalty," Parish said.
"That is a game changer, we were up 12-6 then with 20 minutes to go.
"Mose Masoe gets a chicken wing, play on. Tim Simona they get him in a head lock, play on.
"That's a shame that we are talking about rules and referees after such a great game of footy, isn't it? It is a real shame.
"They all deserve better than what they got today."
Had the Samoans been able to hold on for victory in front of the 16, 912-strong crowd at Whangarei's Toll Stadium they would have become the first fourth-seeded nation to win a Four Nations match.
A dejected Frank Pritchard said the mood in the away dressing room was one of despair after losing a game by six points or fewer for the second week in a row.
"It is a tough pill to swallow considering a couple of calls didn't go our way," the veteran Bulldog said.
"After last week's good performance we should have, could have won.
"The boys are pretty emotional downstairs.
"It is not easy but we have just got to pull together.
"We are definitely not here to make up the numbers; the boys wear the jersey with pride and honour.
"Today to lead with a couple of minutes to go and not get a call go our way, what can you say? What can you do?"
The Samoans now travel to WIN Stadium where they will face the Kangaroos on Sunday night.
With their hopes of advancing now all but gone Pritchard said they will treat the game as a virtual grand final.
http://www.nrl.com/parish-blasts-of...4/newsid/82835/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
