Comments two days ago and after Italy game nothing has changed

Introduce the Captains Challenge, to overturn the bum decisions of rookie refs.

League always no Brainer sports,no crowd,,played mostly by gangsters ,Tongan a celebration for becoming citizen in wherever they play,,it doesn't matter win or loose ,a dump sports.

It was in his time, but the emergence of Tonga and Samoa has been awesome. England remain solid, and PNG have never looked better.

Perfectly said ❤❤❤❤

Jfh mana and standards will do more for the warriors than afb late footwork and flare

No.

MEXted you still.got the mojo

Disagree that Auckland should have another team. Maybe a difference is a team outside of Auckland. I beat you NRL are loving the fact that there a now 2 competing bids in Christchurch as it could show there’s plenty of money for the NRL to make. I remember the barter card cup, that the shiners and cardinals and the Bulls in the lion red cup did alright, plus Christchurch is getting a new stadium.

Cumon Marty dont let this clown embarrass your program his views are ancient.

No tony kemp you’re the only joke here

I'd rather watch a Samoa vs Tonga 3 match series rather than Tonga vs kiws. War

Is Devlin still on the cooker platform?

They made some inroads with Lebanon , Italy , Greece , Turkey and Serbia Who don’t play Union but enjoy rugby league And rugby league won’t capitalise Italy vs Greece at Kogarah will be a packed house Wake up NRL

I would have liked MM to make some specific selection suggestions. Maybe next time. Thanks for the interview, agree with everything he said.

The fact that the "world" governing body for RL is essentially toothless and gets dictated to by a domestic club competition tells you all you need to know about "international" rugby league. Not that theres anything wrong with that. Its the nrl, state of origin and super league that attracts the viewers and brings in the money so logically thats what gets prioritized. Rugby league will never be as popular globally compared to union because international tests will always be considered the pinnacle of the sport in union and its biggest draw and money earner hence countries will always place more emphasis on their national teams compared to their club competitions (France being the exception). Hell Super Rugby has always been considered a glorified trial for the All Blacks, Wallabies, Springboks, Brave Blossoms, Los Pumas, Flying Fijians, Manu Samoa, Ikale Tahi etc

As all the comments on different forums suggest, the backline needs work. No ifs and buts. There is a lack of smoothness there indicating a lack of speed in thought and deed. All thats keeping them there is experience and their defence. It just seems that New Zealand has not produced any outstanding flyhalfs or midfielders in quite a while. Why should that be? Scrumhalf looks good. Dylan pledger looked the goods at 9 in the under 20s this year. No issue there. And a lack of genuine pace on the wings.

".......are we going to play a curtain raiser..." Well, why not? In June 2024, England and France played a curtain raiser to a Pom Super Loig match in Toulouse.

We could have kept Maggie, is it true he wanted to continue coaching kiwis and blues Kemp?

Only way da AB,s can start dominating again is when da men in green slow down and I don’t c dat happening anytime soon my guess another 6 years plus ! 😊

LAUMAPE was what we needed .. we didn’t pick him.. that worked well?

Maybe the reason u were thrown out by platform

Good analysis Murray, there should be changes - but once again there have been minimal made against Italy by Razor.

no matter what anyone says.. truth is the international rugby league scene is just in it's prime.. in 5 years time..if the nrl don't stuff this up! your gonna see not just tonga and samoa.. but you will see the rise of Australia and the English fans.. nothing anyone can say can stop the growth of Rugby league and i mean in the pacific

Mexted right on reiko . Centre aint working for him . Miss nonu smith combo

Jason taumalolo played for Tonga first in 2013 before he played kiwis

You guys have zero knowledge of rugby league and what state it is in now. Nrl is miles ahead of professional league of rugby Union. Only thing Union has over league is international. I’ll admit the international standards are far apart but as for pro leagues NRL is too good

The eel needs to be there

Should have a nz "islands" of origin series ... nz samoa, nz tonga, ni, si, etc.

When will these clown coaches realise the centre pairing of makeshift wing and fullback, are an insult to the likes of Bunce and little, Nonu And Smith, etc. Encourage mediocrity why don’t you!!!

He's just sitting there and picking up his pay packet. No results and no improvement, while consistently losing money for the organisation.

It’s really not difficult I mean the issue is the Samoan & Tongan boys want to play Origin aswell. That’s the key issue & NZ are tier 1 that is what they have to sort out because the tier system is broken. But if you run it at the same time with State of Origin all the Samoan & Tongan players need to be on board and commit to representing their country and giving up their right to play Origin so they’re at full strength. And it becomes a true trial for the Australian jersey. Otherwise they got to look to open up eligibility for kiwis & English players that tick the boxes of growing up in Australia to play for NSW or QLD. But I just think have Samoa vs Tonga week1, NZ vs Samoa week2 then NZ vs Tonga week3 something along those lines like what the Pacific cup will be end of 2025. Makes the most sense

Aint No Way

Reiko Ioane is not the centre that most hype on about. Need big change there. Te'lea and Reece need to learn not to run flat alongside the ball carrier as their position determines whether they receive a forward pass or not. The ball needs to get out the back more quickly with supporting players and start using the grubber kick to turn the opposition around to chase backwards. Keep Roigard as the starting halfback and possibly finish the game.

If everyone else in the pacific went it alone and left Oz out, they'd come back round eventually

Love listening to Mex, always has great insight. I do like listening to Marshy also but cheers Martin and Mex!! Fuck all impact in our mid-field for the last couple years. This has to change.

Leadership is your biggest problem

Switching countries after you’ve represented a national team is a joke. Pick your country and stick with it ffs.

Mark Robinson is a woos. It will be a Le Frog C team.🐸

good show Marty .......cheers mate

On field game play is below standard, 10, 12, 13 are the problem areas. The 6,7,8 look is near correct. Try Clark in as 12, we have nothing to lose, the senior AB's need to go, give youth a chance to develop. Foster left a mess, now we need to turn a pig's ear into a silk purse. Game time, trying youth and playing players in their position 100%, plus less B/S rest breaks, play the game and learn.

Current aussie nrl players r encouraged to say state of origin is the pinnacle of league when players retire they will tell u internationals r the pinnacle.Origin is the best players from each state the kangaroos team is the best players from each state

Assuie r also trying to dilute the kiwis our junior kiwis no longer play junior kangaroos they play against france now

International rugby league is controlled by the nrl which is wrong Internationals need its own governing administration

Hear Hear !!!

Robinson can't do anything about French rugby. Frankly I'd prefer he toured the clubs and provinces of NZ and worked with them for a better sport for NZ players, refs, coaches, volunteers and fans. I would like to know why you deliver sermons like this vid but low ball when you have ppl like him on for an interview. I'll never forget your interview with the crusaders ceo after the trophy damage incident. I'm sure you thought exactly the same as me. It was a nothing story about a nothing trophy resulting in a nothing interview. Now you have your own show I'd like to think you can be a little harder on these ppl face to face

Forwards were physically dominated by the french forwards, especially defensively. Hard to do anything in the backs when your not getting front foot ball

cheers Marty/Mex, great insight

People assume the ABs always dominated - before professional, the ABs used to win 9-3 or 12-6 etc. this team will be just fine - this is the first change in coaching philosophy since 2004 -

Jordie Barret is not the guys. We need someone that can break the line and tackle.