: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:24 am  

John D H wrote:

SL players earn far more playing in SL than they would to play in the NRL. 20 years ago it didn't matter because the seasons ran at separate times of the year

And if it was the same as 15 years ago, How many would they come for splashing Decent Money At???

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:34 am  

Jukesays wrote:

And if it was the same as 15 years ago, How many would they come for splashing Decent Money At???

Well Jordan Tansey, Ian Sibbit, Chris Thorman, Keith Mason, RICHIE MATHERS, Gareth Ellis, Adrien Morley have all gone to the NRL in recent years so I'm guessing theres a fair few who could go to the NRL if they wanted to go.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:37 am  

John D H wrote:

Well Jordan Tansey, Ian Sibbit, Chris Thorman, Keith Mason, RICHIE MATHERS, Gareth Ellis, Adrien Morley have all gone to the NRL in recent years so I'm guessing theres a fair few who could go to the NRL if they wanted to go.

5 of those are average at best as proved by themselves in the NRL and SL.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:47 am  

RB wrote:

5 of those are average at best as proved by themselves in the NRL and SL.

Thats my point. If players of that standard can get an NRL gig I'm sure SLs top British players could.

(I forgot to mention Carney as well whom was the top winger in the NRL when over there)

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:59 am  

John D H wrote:

Connolly?? Newlove??? Powell??? P- lease! They may have good for their clubs but they were poor for GB/England. Senior, Gleeson, McGuire, and even Burrow have performed better than they did at test level. Even Edwards (again, class in a dominent Wigan team) did nothing at test level (apart from deck Bradley Clyde.

And Davies is Welsh!

On top of that, just how bad would have been all those years ago if wern't able to bring in the best Union backs over like now?

Connolly and Newlove, two of the best centres this country has ever produced and never once let GB down. And you're saying Senior and Gleeson have performed better than they did at test level?! Not sure what Davies being Welsh has to do with anything. I think you need to ask your friends to do some more research for you.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:09 am  

John D H wrote:

Connolly?? Newlove??? Powell??? P- lease! They may have good for their clubs but they were poor for GB/England. Senior, Gleeson, McGuire, and even Burrow have performed better than they did at test level. Even Edwards (again, class in a dominent Wigan team) did nothing at test level (apart from deck Bradley Clyde.

And Davies is Welsh!

isn't wales in great britain?

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:55 am  

Orrell Lad wrote:

Connolly and Newlove, two of the best centres this country has ever produced and never once let GB down. And you're saying Senior and Gleeson have performed better than they did at test level?! Not sure what Davies being Welsh has to do with anything. I think you need to ask your friends to do some more research for you.

Connolly scored 1 try in 30(?) tests when he was nearly 33. Both him and Newlove were class for their clubs but looked out of their depth at test level, in Newlove's case I think it was more to do with the fact he couldn't be arsed.

Where as Senior, has a man of the series award to his name and was named one of the best 2 centres in the world over 3 or 4 years.

Davies being Welsh means (obviously) that he wouldn't get into the ENGLAND team.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:56 am  

Catalancs wrote:

isn't wales in great britain?

Aye, but he's Welsh so therefore couldn't be selected for England, so to say he'd get in the England team before the likes of Senior or Gleeson or Pryce is wrong.

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:11 am  

John D H wrote:

Aye, but he's Welsh so therefore couldn't be selected for England, so to say he'd get in the England team before the likes of Senior or Gleeson or Pryce is wrong.

i never said he would!

did someone say fa'asavalu?

: Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:50 am  

Catalancs wrote:

i never said he would!

did someone say fa'asavalu?

I never said you said he would, but I assumed becuase jukesays thought he would. And we all know Fa'asavalu is more English than Davies