So a complete waste of air miles then for the Wire fans.

If they're just coming for that game then yes.

I understand for the players it's great, warm weather training, sharing ideas etc etc, but for the fans? complete sh*te! where's the fun in playing their 2nd team with 4 first teamers thrown in?

Is it the best preparation for Wire too, a friendly against kids and fringe players?

Should have stayed at home or gone Tenerife and played in Lockers testimonial and had a proper run out before Hull.



Was going to purchase the Sydney - Wire DVD, won't bother now, infact i've instanly lost all interest in this game, it's just been relegated to the levels of a pre season game with Salford with half our team missing.

I did put on here how Souths have used this fixture in the past. It's their first friendly, 5 weeks before the season starts. Poor for the wire fans but if they're in Australia and want to watch a few more games www.nrl.com/perth,-hobart-nz-all ... fault.aspx

I did put on here how Souths have used this fixture in the past. It's their first friendly, 5 weeks before the season starts. Poor for the wire fans but if they're in Australia and want to watch a few more games www.nrl.com/perth,-hobart-nz-all ... fault.aspx

More games with half teams.

Well yes, if they want to see the stars they should fly upto the gold coast for the all stars game.



4th of Feb at Skilled park.

Nah the real allstars play the next day

Souths line up:



1) Justin Hunt

2) Chris McQueen

3) Shaune Corrigan

4) Matt King

5) Fetuli Talanoa

6) Ryan Carr

7) Adam Reynolds



Scott Geddes

9) Nathan Peats

10) Josh Starling

11) Eddy Pettybourne

12) Dave Tyrrell

13) Jason Clark



Interchange:



14) Brendan McKinnon

15) Curtis Johnston

16) George Burgess

17) Neccrom Areaiiti

1icon_cool.gif Blake Judd

19) Andrew Everingham



Coach – Michael Maguire

Page 5 Mick!

1) If a pre-season trip was about quality of opposition then we wouldn't have gone all that way. It clearly isn't.

2) If we did stay in the UK, I doubt we'd have got a decent run out anyway.

3) If the 200 or so Warrington fans that are in Australia are upset about the prospect of playing half a Souths team they need some perspective in their lives. And their bumps feeling.



As I say, I assume you're on the wind up anyway (although I know there are some that won't be when they read the team!)

Assume Sam Burgess is the No 11 you have named in your strongest side. Never any chance of playing in this match as he is still recovering from injury and not expected to be fit to play until at least the end of February.

I know, if you look a page page you'll see why I list this side.

Wind up? yes and no



Firstly as i've already stated i 'get' the reasons for going out there.



It's great for the players, top facilities, weather, bit of a break away from the norm.

Coaching staff and club officials making friends and ties and swapping ideas in order to both raise relations and more than likely increase revenue streams.

With that i'm completely in full agreement with the tour.



My main gripe is this

If i could have afforded this i would have gone, i'd have took the wife and yes i'll be honest even without the rugby would have probably had an amazing time BUT as a fan i would have loved to have seen MY team playing the strongest possible SSR team that were available because that was the intial draw for going.

I'd love to see were my team stood in terms of quality and i'll be honest if we won now it would be hollow, it all just seems a bit pointless now (for us fans) that love the best available 'contest' they can get.



The type of supporter i am is the one who is disappointed when the oppositions best player is injured. If we are playing Wigan i want Tomkins and Lockers on the pitch. I've never been in to the friendlies in which just the kids play, maybe it's just me.

Just slightly disappointed it's a 2nd string side we have to play when they could have quite easily put the big guns on, maybe as a sign of respect for travelling so far.







I'm sure after some nice warm weather training in the Canaries we'd have had a great game against Wigan (O'Loughlin testamonial) with 2 full squads and no jet lag.



I'm 50/50 on this now before i was just 100% behind it (from me the fans' point of view)

Good post but ALL friendlies are crap by their nature. It's unrealistic to expect Souths (and Maguire in particular who is dead inside) to give too much of a toss about one just because it's a foreign team. If a Warrington fan travels to Australia and lets a weak Souths team damage their enjoyment of a trip like that then they want their bumps feeling.