Jake Friend - International

[Cockadoodledoo]

Poor bastard. I feel for anyone who makes it this far and plays a shocker.

Harder for Friend who starts every match. May have played his best game on the bench. Bloody C Smith being selfish wouldn't have helped

Don't feel too bad for Jake, he hasn't been a quarter the player Cameron Smith is over the past couple years. He is lucky Mal wants to give him rep footy experience in case he is needed for Queensland one day. On form he should have been home watching it on Gem.

[Tommy Smith]

He's still the 2nd best hooker in Australia.

Which perhaps speaks more to the depth of the position than anything else.

Who's better? Granville lolol Got dropped at one stage and can't pass from dummy half. Nor can he defend. As of right now he's a 27yr old one season wonder.

McCullogh? Bog average in attack. Also has kickitis like Friend.

Ennis has retired. So that's basically it. Yuck.

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All I was thinking watching that game this morning was I wonder how Danny Brough would go as our 9.

[Kingbilly]

I am looking forward to seeing Jake go back to his more natural game next year

[crikey chris]

Greetings from the land that gave birth to modern democracy...

As I am currently overseas, just finished watching the whole game on Youtube.
Can never seem to get proper live streaming over here.

Basically Cam Smith played the first half. Aust looked slick and in control. He is scum, but a fantastic player!

Jake played the whole second half. Aust looked disjointed and very hit and miss in everything.
Jake tried hard, but had his usual errors and a dumb kick.

Congrats to Jake on making the team, but on 2016 form, should be in Bondi instead of the UK.

Fergo went ok. But outshone by Mansour.

Jimmy still killing it. Uncle Nick must still be kicking himself that he let Jimmy go.

[Headless Chook]

Greetings from the land that gave birth to modern democracy...

As I am currently overseas, just finished watching the whole game on Youtube.
Can never seem to get proper live streaming over here.

Basically Cam Smith played the first half. Aust looked slick and in control. He is scum, but a fantastic player!

Jake played the whole second half. Aust looked disjointed and very hit and miss in everything.
Jake tried hard, but had his usual errors and a dumb kick.

Congrats to Jake on making the team, but on 2016 form, should be in Bondi instead of the UK.

Fergo went ok. But outshone by Mansour.

Jimmy still killing it. Uncle Nick must still be kicking himself that he let Jimmy go.

Imagine being forced to play outside Josh Dugan.....you're never going to get the ball off him. The only time I can remember Fergo touching the ball other than from a kick return or working off his own line was when he drifted over to the left and scored the first try

[The Brain]

Imagine being forced to play outside Josh Dugan.....you're never going to get the ball off him. The only time I can remember Fergo touching the ball other than from a kick return or working off his own line was when he drifted over to the left and scored the first try

We have one of those in SKD

[milanja]

We have one of those in SKD

I recall a semi v brisbane where kenny threw a delightful pass for a try?

[Cockadoodledoo]

I am looking forward to seeing Jake go back to his more natural game next year

For that to happen, he needs to be relieved of Captaincy duties, unfortunately his ability doesn't match his ambition. He needs to go back to being part of the team, not feeling like he has to come up with a special play.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Imagine being forced to play outside Josh Dugan.....you're never going to get the ball off him. The only time I can remember Fergo touching the ball other than from a kick return or working off his own line was when he drifted over to the left and scored the first try

You make an extremely valid point re; Dugan.. I can't for the life of me understand why Dugan is anywhere near the team.

[bondi-boy]

Found GEM on my computer..only to read the message from ch 9 this morning:

"Sorry, we don't have the rights to live stream this program";

Of course.

Ch 9 should be made screen the match on ch9, not shove it off onto GEM.
Ch9...baaah!

Waste of time following rugby league...might as well go follow something where they do want fans.


Ch 9 cricket coverage...baaah!
The commentary team seems to be cheering for South Africa!
I switched that off too.

NRL/ARL baaah!
No idea how to keep fans...no wonder AFL and Soccer are taking over.

Cricket Australia...baaah!
No idea either.
We get flogged in another series, this time at home.
Where are all the leg spinners Warnie was supposed to be developing?

[milanja]

Cordner having a great game, fergo is having an absolute blinder.

Kenny just as bad for the kiwis as he is for us, and friend has not made the team.

[The Brain]

Cordner having a great game, fergo is having an absolute blinder.

Kenny just as bad for the kiwis as he is for us, and friend has not made the team.

SKD would have to go down worst player in the series ..man he has cost the Kiwis badly.
Boring game with 7 minutes to go Im outa here .

[milanja]

SKD would have to go down worst player in the series ..man he has cost the Kiwis badly.
Boring game with 7 minutes to go Im outa here .

You cashed out early brain! Great last 7min where shaun jonhson almost won the game singlehandedly.

You would love to have him in your team just to play the last 15min of a game you were behind in. Other than that he doesn't offer that much as a halfback.

[The Brain]

You cashed out early brain! Great last 7min where shaun jonhson almost won the game singlehandedly.

You would love to have him in your team just to play the last 15min of a game you were behind in. Other than that he doesn't offer that much as a halfback.

I would have SJ any day ...lazy and a party boy if he would knuckle down one season he would kill it.
I did cash out early just saw the score changed but man usually Im at a cafe reading sunday papers and i was kicking myself to watch this game ..almost.