Anzac Test: New Zealand Kiwis vs Australian Kangaroos

[DIEHARD]

New Zealand Kiwis vs Australian Kangaroos

[DIEHARD]

First Anzac Test in years in New Zealand. Kiwis should also field an amazing side.

[GoldCoastTitans100]

I think the team will be

AUS

1. Billy Slater
2. Brett Morris
3. Greg Inglis
4. Josh Morris
5. Akuila Uate
6. Johnathon Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith
10. Dave Shillington
11. Sam Thaiday
12. Greg Bird
13. Ashley Harrison

14. Ben HANNANT/ Nate MYLES
15. Corey PARKER/ Trent MERRIN
16. Dave TAYLOR
17. Ben BARBA/ cherry evans

I would also take
18. Luke LEWIS/ Beau Scott

NZ


1. Jason Nightingale
2. Matt Duffie
3. Gerard Beale
4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Benji Marshall
7. Shaun Johnson/ Nathan Fien
8. Russell Packer
9. Issac Luke
10. Sam McKendry
11. Alex Glenn
12. Simon Mannering
13. Jeremy Smith

14. Kevin Proctor
15. Jesse Bromwich
16. Fuifui Moimoi
17. Nathan Fien/ Elijah Taylor

18. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves

Foran will be picked at HB if fit obviously but if he isn't than I can see Johnson playing their.

[TITAN PETE]

KIWIS SQUAD ? 2012 VB TEST

Player ------ Club

Gerard Beale Brisbane Broncos

Adam Blair Wests Tigers

Jesse Bromwich Melbourne Storm

Nathan Fien St George-Illawarra Dragons

Alex Glenn Brisbane Broncos

Josh Hoffman Brisbane Broncos

Shaun Johnson Warriors

Shaun Kenny-Dowall Sydney Roosters

Issac Luke South Sydney Rabbitohs

Simon Mannering Warriors

Benji Marshall Wests Tigers

Ben Matulino Warriors

Sam McKendry Penrith Panthers

Jason Nightingale St George-Illawarra Dragons

Frank Pritchard Canterbury Bulldogs

Jeremy Smith Cronulla Sharks

Jason Taumalolo North Queensland Cowboys

Manu Vatuvei Warriors

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves Sydney Roosters

[TITAN PETE]

Kangaroos team named for VB Test

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NRL.com Sun, Apr 15, 2012 - 5:38 PM

The Australian Rugby League Commission has today selected the following players to represent Australia in the VB Test against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland, on Friday, April 20.

VB Australian Kangaroos Team:

Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm)
Darius Boyd (Newcastle Knights)
Greg Inglis (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Justin Hodges (Brisbane Broncos)
Akuila Uate (Newcastle Knights)
Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys)
Cooper Cronk (Melbourne Storm)
Paul Gallen (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
Cameron Smith ? (Melbourne Storm)
David Shillington (Canberra Raiders)
David Taylor (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Sam Thaiday (Brisbane Broncos)
Luke Lewis (Penrith Panthers)

Interchange:
Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
Ben Hannant (Brisbane Broncos)
James Tamou (North Queensland Cowboys)
Anthony Watmough (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)

18th man:
Matt Gillett (Brisbane Broncos)

[Coaster]

So NSW play each other City v Country.
and QLD play NZ.

Gotcha

[DIEHARD]

James Tamou. Joke.

He says he made a "career decision". WTF this is ****ed.

He was a NZ Maori, Junior Kiwi, Kiwi train on and holds a Kiwi Passport.....

[Princey's Titanz]

Darius Boyd playing instead of Brett Morris? Shocking selection.

[TITAN PETE]

James Tamou. Joke.

He says he made a "career decision". WTF this is ****ed.

He was a NZ Maori, Junior Kiwi, Kiwi train on and holds a Kiwi Passport.....

No more than a bloke called Ingliss

[hammer]

This has gone both ways in the past with the Kiwis fielding an Aussie hooker/halfback for a while in Nathan Fien. Players of today are making these decisions in what I suppose is what they think is best for their career.

[DIEHARD]

So instead of talking about the game, the news reports drag us over the coals of embarrassment over this.

Oh well. I will put it behind me cause It'll spoil my enjoyment of the Test. Obviously it stems from NSW trying to bag him.

It should be an absolute powder keg. And I cant wait to see Johnson and Marshall team up.

[Chaos]

James Tamou. Joke.

He says he made a "career decision". WTF this is ****ed.

He was a NZ Maori, Junior Kiwi, Kiwi train on and holds a Kiwi Passport.....

I don't like it either but that's the problem we have when the pinnacle of Rugby League is between two states.
Every players wants to play in that arena...we either change it or put up with players wanting to be in it.

[GoldCoastTitans100]

How did they leave out the Morris brothers ?

Boyd has done nothing and Hodges should not have been considered !

Tamou wth ?

[Tamwelg]

Thought Bird or Myles deserved a call up with the form they have both shown this year. Watmough has been average at best.

[Steelers]

I'll be supporting 16 players in the green and gold on Friday night. James Tamou you are a mercenary. Just as bad as that KHunt who played for the Broncos a couple of years ago.

Can't believe the selectors have tarnished the jersey by selecting him. I thought we were better than our cousins across the Tasman. Apparently we will do anything to win, including putting a Kiwi turncoat in our national team.