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Valentine Holmes

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takethetwo
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Valentine Holmes

Postby takethetwo » Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:29 pm

6 tries in a test match. Has that ever been done before?
5 last week, 6 today the man's on fire.
Australia were awesome today, doesn't matter if we beat Tonga, we have no chance in the final.
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Re: Valentine Holmes

Postby nottinghamtiger » Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:41 pm

He certainly knows where the try line is.
HOWEVER
As we found out last season, it’s not all about how you play in the games before the final. Australia have looked awesome, but so did we and we lost the big game when it mattered.
In any one-off game, the result is far from decided. On form, we should have given Leeds a pasting in the Grand Final.
Australia are clearly the favourites, but it only takes a few errors and a couple of good plays from the opposition before they find themselves in the unusual position of having to fight back from behind.
I think Australia will win the final, but never discount any team in a winner-takes-all game.
If England or Tonga do beat them, though, it will be the biggest upset since Sheffield won the Challenge Cup.
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Re: Valentine Holmes

Postby takethetwo » Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:11 pm

I agree with what you say but I think the gulf in class is just too big atm. In the first game of the tournament, Australia looked like they could up another 3 gears if they needed to. If its Aus - Eng final I'll go for 32-10
If Tonga get there 56-16
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Re: Valentine Holmes

Postby nottinghamtiger » Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:24 pm

If it was a test series of three games I’d say we had no chance. They have better players across the whole team I think.
But it’s one game. 80 minutes. For that period of time, they could be bad and we could put in our best performance of the tournament and waltz away with the trophy.
Edit - IF we beat Tonga.
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Re: Valentine Holmes

Postby jackknife » Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:53 pm

Anything can happen in 80mins, if we go behind early it over because they will just play the game out, our only chance is if we can somehow get a few tries in front and even then it would be hard to keep in front.
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Re: Valentine Holmes

Postby Dez » Fri Nov 24, 2017 6:45 pm

If we honest the Aussies would have to play as bad as us at old Trafford for England to win
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Re: Valentine Holmes

Postby Tamworth Tiger » Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:46 pm

Let's see how we do today. The whole squad believes in Bennett
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