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Just predicting who will be the team to run on against Aussie in the world cup. This is just me picking my team. Excluding Sonny Bill Williams cause he's gonna be an All Black...
1. Brent Webb
2. Jason Nightingale
3. Krisnan Inu
4. Steve Matai/Iosia Soliola
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Benji Marshall (Hopefully still has his mojo hahaha)
7. Nathan Fein
8. Jeff Lima
9. Isaac Luke
10. Roy Asotasi (c)
11. Simon Mannering
12. Setaimata Sa
13. Dene Halatau
14. Jeremy Smith
15. Ben Matulino
16. Adam Blair
17. David Fa'alogo
This team can bring the physical stuff but for how long?? And can it pressure the Aussies...If ethier 2 of these 3 teams Aus, Nz and Eng aint in the final then Its not worth it aye...Unless miracally Samoa upset the finalist...
Shot!!
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How can Jeremy Smith not start ahead of Sa. I swear he is the Storms most damaging forward.
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SBW has been named in there squad
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Is Pritchard ruled out of the world cup? Having surgery isn't he? Shame, he is in great form.
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SBW has been named but we all know what the story is. It's just a zillion to one shot to cover their bases.
Fien at halfback? No thanks. Otherwise pretty good, except Matulino isn't ready for a World Cup yet.
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Here's the full preliminary squad for those who haven't seen it already. 2008 NEW ZEALAND Rugby League World Cup Squad Fraser ANDERSON Sharks Roy ASOTASI Rabbitohs Adam BLAIR Storm Nathan CAYLESS Eels Rangi CHASE Dragons Anthony CHERRINGTON Roosters Greg EASTWOOD Broncos David FA'ALOGO Rabbitohs Sonny FAI Warriors Nathan FIEN Warriors Dene HALATAU Tigers Bronson HARRISON Tigers Weller HAURAKI Eels Lance HOHAIA Warriors Krisnan INU Eels Masada IOSEFA Panthers Shaun KENNY-DOWALL Roosters David KIDWELL Rabbitohs Thomas LEULUAI Wigan UK Jeff LIMA Storm Issac LUKE Rabbitohs Simon MANNERING Warriors Sika MANU Storm Manase MANUOKAFOA Rabbitohs Benji MARSHALL Tigers Steve MATAI Sea Eagles Ben MATULINO Warriors Fui Fui MOIMOI Eels Jason NIGHTINGALE Dragons Eddie PAEA Rabbitohs Sam PERRETT Roosters Frank PRITCHARD Panthers Sam RAPIRA Warriors Ben ROBERTS Bulldogs Jerome ROPATI Warriors Setaimata SA Roosters Jeremy SMITH Storm Iosia SOLIOLA Roosters Chase STANLEY Dragons Fetuli TALANOA Rabbitohs Taulima TAUTAI Eels Lee TE MAARI Bulldogs Ben TE'O Tigers Taniela TUIAKI Tigers Evarn TUIMAVAVE Warriors Manu VATUVEI Warriors Cooper VUNA Knights Brent WEBB Leeds UK * Sonny Bill WILLIAMS Bulldogs ____________________________________________________ I expected more Super League players named. I wasn't expecting blokes like Eddie Paea and Matulino to be picked. SBW? 
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Hope the kiwi's don't pick Matai and Lima so they can play for Samoa.....Paea too so he can partner mateo in the halves for tonga
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Taulima Tautai,Masada Iosefa? are they Kiwis?
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peopleschamp7 wrote:Taulima Tautai,Masada Iosefa? are they Kiwis? Kiwi's are just trying to rip the Samoan team off man, both of these players were named in thje Samoan squad, and what really bugs me is that Aussie and NZ have precedence over players and then dripfeed the other countries (samoa/tonga/fiji etc) players they do not consider good enough to make their squad. This just turns the world cup into a 2 nations with warm up games before the big test, stupid and idiotic rules that come for a governing body that have no balls.
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takeideeezi wrote:
Kiwi's are just trying to rip the Samoan team off man, both of these players were named in thje Samoan squad, and what really bugs me is that Aussie and NZ have precedence over players and then dripfeed the other countries (samoa/tonga/fiji etc) players they do not consider good enough to make their squad. This just turns the world cup into a 2 nations with warm up games before the big test, stupid and idiotic rules that come for a governing body that have no balls.
In Iosefa's case he was raised in New Zealand and therefor has every right to be a Kiwi...he was a Junior Kiwi, was called up to the Kiwis UK tour and is pretty comfortable there. But I do see your points. Unfortunately it's also the players - they take the easy option of playing for the Kiwis/Australia as they know they are the strong nations, rather than trying to build up their home nations. That would change with Samoa/Tonga playing more internationals however, especially against Australia/NZ, but there probably isn't the time in the calendar.
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takeideeezi wrote:
Kiwi's are just trying to rip the Samoan team off man, both of these players were named in thje Samoan squad, and what really bugs me is that Aussie and NZ have precedence over players and then dripfeed the other countries (samoa/tonga/fiji etc) players they do not consider good enough to make their squad. This just turns the world cup into a 2 nations with warm up games before the big test, stupid and idiotic rules that come for a governing body that have no balls.
Maybe it's parental pressure that they decide to represent N.Z. I know of some cases where Samoan/Tongan born parents want there New Zealand born offspring to represent New Zealand because of greater financial rewards for the whole whanau. Samoan & Tongan representation aint gonna get ya a pay rise in a NRL club.
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peopleschamp7 wrote:Maybe it's parental pressure that they decide to represent N.Z. I know of some cases where Samoan/Tongan born parents want there New Zealand born offspring to represent New Zealand because of greater financial rewards for the whole whanau. Samoan & Tongan representation aint gonna get ya a pay rise in a NRL club. Yeah i understand all the financial gains and so fourth, but how can 2 different countries name the same players in their squads, and one team having superiority over the other in terms of chosing first. This all comes down to Rugby League's governing body (if it exsists, still seems like a myth to me) not having clear cut eligibility rules. This would never happen in union, just imagine Fiji naming Tequiri on the wing and the Aussies going....SORRY MATE, HE'S PLAYING FOR US??.... kick in the s.c.r.o.t.u.m i say...lol
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