RLWC 2026

[Newygirl]

Well that’s my interest in this tournament plummeting if KP is out lol. Kini is a fair player but multiple tiers below Kalyn. They won’t win without him.

Illuminating game nonetheless. Put Hughes and Ponga in the same team, with good but not absolutely top class players at 9 and 6, and it becomes pretty blindingly clear who’s better, if there was ever doubt. Almost every good Hughes involvement was just getting Kalyn the ball lol.

I think we go into next season with the best spine in the NRL.

Was a bit surprised that they seemed to be using KP down the right most of the time. He was great obviously, but I was looking forward to him linking up with Nikorima more on the left

Sucks for him if that’s tournament over, thought he was a great chance at the Golden Boot if he played this whole thing

 

[slotmachine]

Other than Knights players avoiding injury have zero interest in the world cup

Sigh

 

[bremsstrahlung]

Sigh

So this was all because they wanted YOUR interest!

 

[bremsstrahlung]

Only saw bits of the game as was working.

I’m a little salty it was Walsh that got Ponga over the sideline. And it was Walsh that caused the collision with Hughes and Ponga.

But Ponga definitely got his, that was a dirty dirty step on Walsh. Love to see it. Walsh still doesn’t know which way he went.

Boy, if Walsh or Ponga played for NSW, this would be a hell of a rivalry.

 

[bremsstrahlung]

And is this injury the catalyst for Phoenix to be added? I’m not sure the logistics on how and if they plan to get Crossland in.

ZeroTackle (sorry) reported that Crossland will have these NZ games count towards his suspension “despite being omitted”. I know he’s underrated, but that’s average he wasn’t included in the squad.

Would you be able to rush Ponga back underdone for a NRL finals series in 4 weeks? Probably.
Would you do it for the RLWC final? I don’t think so.

 

[BlackbuttOG]

Jahrome Hughes will be kicking himself for giving away a 7-tackle set minutes from the end. It was a nothing kick and poorly executed. Take the tackle near the line and the Kiwi's probably get home.

 

[jamesgould]

Jahrome Hughes will be kicking himself for giving away a 7-tackle set minutes from the end. It was a nothing kick and poorly executed. Take the tackle near the line and the Kiwi's probably get home.

Absolutely, it was an awful kick and ended up costing them the game.