Lol And to think GB seriously thought they could trouble the Aussies before the the test series started. Pretty embarrassing playing by them, can't even do the basics right. And i,m an Englishman. To be fair tho the Aussies had a formidable set of players in that team!
@@WildOwlFilms He broke his arm when he ran into the goal post down in Canberra midway through the 86 season. I think it was the first time he broke the arm
Taking taps in their own quarter when they are 20 or so points down....what were they thinking? Its no wonder the crowd ended up applauding the Aussie's open play and chanting "what a load of rubbish" about the Lions.
@M rugby league is the greatest sport on Earth with over 4 Billion fans and massively popular in over 240 countries including dependencies. soccer/football is only popular in 4 countries. Its a minority sport in the UK, France etc. rugby league will always be the number 1 sport in Australia
@M rugby league is the greatest sport on Earth with over 4 Billion fans and massively popular in over 240 countries including dependencies. soccer/football is only popular in 4 countries. Its a minority sport in the UK, France etc. rugby league will always be the number 1 sport in Australia
The ‘82 and ‘86 Aussie sides had a significant number of all time greats in them, and the word “great” is often overused, but not in describing those 2 teams / squads.
tony marchant barry larger john fieldmouse deryck fox " 58.20 he's the slowest half back I have ever seen" before andy gregory are you kidding me? home fans shouting we will have him at 1.05 when lewis didn't want menninga on . Bamford you did not got a clue. An embarrassment.
ZIGSVIDS Gregory played in the 3rd test at Wigan , he had an immediate impact at the time . The 3rd test was a great game .Gregory was playing great rugby league at Warrington ( which was a stepping stone for Wigan ) . Fox wasn’t a bad player but not up to test level .
Bamford didn't have a clue on team selections. Its little wonder we came up short against the Aussies. Too many good players not selected. Why no Andy Gregory, David Hulme or Neil Holding at scrum half? Bizarre not picking Des Drummond either or players like Paul Dixon or David Stephenson. Were they all injured or just a stupid team selection?
I think Drummond was in dispute with is club at the time so was ineligible to play.Gregory was a no brainer better than any scum halve we had at the time. As a Fax fan i'd definitely put Dixon in there, strong as an Ox. I still doubt we,d have won tho the Aussies were on another level at that time.
Peter Peters and former referee Greg Hartley, At the time they we're the big time AM Radio commentators on 2GB Sydney. They did very few TV games , they are Radio guys.
It is clear that GB had learnt nothing from the First Test. Australia had been much quicker to adapt to the six-tackle rule since it was introduced in the early 70s. At the time of this series, everyone was talking about inferior fitness, but it's easy to see now that the problem was that GB was tactically years behind. They consistently tried to pass the ball along the line early in the tackle count and consequently rarely got over the advantage line. It also meant they were more susceptible to passes going to ground which gave Aust. good field position. They were also taking tap penalties in their own 20 metre area instead of kicking for touch!
How did Marchent and Fieldhouse ever get GB shirts. Barry Ledger really! Was Hanley, Gregory, Drummond injured. Kelvin Skerrett, Brendan Hill, Kevin Ward, David Hobbs, Karl Fairbank, Paul Dixon. Forwards far better. And Andy Platt on the bench, should have started...
Hanley injured , Drummond in dispute with is club, so ineligible to play. Gregory just bad selection. Fox was a good halve back, but not a patch on Gregory.
