Four Nations Final: Australia v New Zealand @ Suncorp Stadium

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Australia v New Zealand
Suncorp Stadium
Saturday 13th November

Australia name team for final:

Billy Slater
Brett Morris
Brent Tate
Willie Tonga
Lote Tuqiri
Darren Lockyer
Cooper Cronk
Matthew Scott
Cameron Smith
David Shillington
Luke Lewis
Sam Thaiday
Paul Gallen

Interchange:

Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
Petero Civoniceva
Greg Bird
Kurt Gidley
Nate Myles
Anthony Watmough
Darius Boyd

New Zealand team for final:

Lance Hohaia
Jason Nightingale
Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Junior Sa'u
Sam Perrett
Benji Marshall (c)
Nathan Fien
Greg Eastwood
Thomas Leuluai
Adam Blair
Bronson Harrison
Simon Mannering
Jeremy Smith

Interchange:

Issac Luke
Ben Matulino
Frank-Paul Nuuausala
Sam McKendry​
 
Interesting to see no Carney on the extended bench there? :think:

Sort of glad Farah is gone, he was sparkful last week but dropped the ball cold too many times, Smith dosen't need to be rested for that long in the game anyhow.

With the extended bench Sheens has named, I expect the bench to look like this.

14. Gidley
15. Bird
16. Learoyd Lahrs
17. Civenoceva

Unlucky to Myles but there is no doubting Bird is a much better player who gave us that needed mongrel last week.
 
I thought Farah went fine to be honest... suprised to see Gids there.

Also suprising to see Tonga named ahead of Lawrence.

And... McKendry named for the Kiwis.
 
It's a good thing for NZ that Gidley is there ahead of Farah, to be honest.

Great to see Bronson Harrison back in the Kiwi's side. It was a mistake to leave him out on Saturday.
 
jamesgould said:
It's a good thing for NZ that Gidley is there ahead of Farah, to be honest.
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Given the way that Tim Sheens uses them, I tend to agree Farah would be the better option with Cam moving to 6 or a roving 13 and Lockyer playing a little wider.
 
I think the problem being is that Sheens has no idea how to use Gidley, he is possibly the best utility in the game at the moment but Sheens just doesn't like him and won't give him his own game.

If I had a choice between the two I would always choose Gidley over Farrah for any spot on the field, but if I had to choose for Sheensy, I would go Farah because they work well with each other.

I still call for Sheensy to be sacked.
 
I'm guessing this is the Aus side?

Billy Slater
Brett Morris
Brent Tate
Willie Tonga
Lote Tuqiri
Darren Lockyer
Cooper Cronk
Matthew Scott
Cameron Smith
David Shillington
Luke Lewis
Sam Thaiday
Paul Gallen

Interchange:

Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
Greg Bird
Kurt Gidley
Nate Myles
 
Junior Sa'u is out injured - Corked leg or knee, i think it was.
Mannering into left centre
Matulino into the starting backrow
 
Josh Hill said:
I'm pretty sure Junior was dropped for poor defence, not an injury.
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Yeah they did say that , but they also mentioned he had a minor injury as well, i'm pretty sure

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Corked thigh it was, not leg/knee
 
brent tate in tears in the dressing shed, emotional stuff so sad to watch!
Great game of footy, NZ deserved that good to see international footy producing a good game of footy
 
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WTF?! First New Zealand's so called superstar "Benji Marshall" chucks a forward pass 1 metre in front of himself and they never call it up?! We would of won it if it weren't for that 1 call. That's bulls***!
 
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