Aussie and Kiwi stars heading for Super League: NRL in crisis?

[Albert Rosenfeld]

SKD is likely for Newcastle.

If so I would replace him with Leeds' Joel Moon or Salford's Junior Sa'u.

1. Ben Barba
2. Jake Mamo
3. Peta Hiku
4. Joel Moon
5. Bryson Goodwin
6. Robert Lui
7. Todd Carney
8. David Fifita
9. Kurt Gidley
10. Ashton Sims
11. Glenn Stewart
12. Greg Bird
13. Ryan Hinchcliffe

Interchange: Sika Manu, Adam Cuthbertson, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Mark Minichiello,

That is quite a formidable team.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Can you even run Crysis at 60fps on ultra settings bro

 

[OldPanther]

If so I would replace him with Leeds' Joel Moon or Salford's Junior Sa'u.

1. Ben Barba
2. Jake Mamo
3. Peta Hiku
4. Joel Moon
5. Bryson Goodwin
6. Robert Lui
7. Todd Carney
8. David Fifita
9. Kurt Gidley
10. Ashton Sims
11. Glenn Stewart
12. Greg Bird
13. Ryan Hinchcliffe

Interchange: Sika Manu, Adam Cuthbertson, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Mark Minichiello,

That is quite a formidable team.

Make them the Ex pat all stars and they can come to Australia and embarrass some teams.

 

[insert.pause]

We got Mitchell Dodds back, so now we're even.

 

[beave]

You haven't quite picked the strongest possible side of former NRL stars. Here it is:

1. Ben Barba
2. Jake Mamo
3. Peta Hiku
4. Shaun Kenny-Dowell
5. Bryson Goodwin
6. Robert Lui
7. Todd Carney
8. David Fifita
9. Kurt Gidley
10. Ashton Sims
11. Glenn Stewart
12. Greg Bird
13. Ryan Hinchcliffe

This team would thump both Newcastle and Wests Tigers and decisively beat South Sydney.

That is like going to Redfern and claiming that you have the best dental hygiene in the whole suburb.

It's not that much of an achievement really.

 

[Blues Riff]

The fact is, the ESL is a refuge for wayward NRL players and old ones looking for one last big pay-day.
Anyway, don't the clubs have a limit on the number of Aus/NZ used in the squad?
No amount of Rosenfeld Bullshit can mask the fact that the English competition is vastly inferior.

 

[Pedge1971]

The 412 errors that are made between Mamo and SKD would probably give the NRL sides an upper hand.

Or the mulriple off field incidents resulting in.lengthy suspensions.

Who would be coach? J. Taylor?

 

[Card Shark]

Super League was so 1997

Albert, f**k off back to then!

 

[Jason Maher]

Is the NRL ever not in crisis mode?

 

[OldPanther]

Is the NRL ever not in crisis mode?

No.

 

[Spot On]

It's league but it sure aint super.

Needs a name change.

 

[King hit]

Yep I'm really missing the sublime skills of NRL legends such as Casty, McCrone and David Fifita.

 

[OldPanther]

It's league but it sure aint super.

Needs a name change.

It was going to be National Retirement League but NRL is taken.

 

[Mr Angry]

So could not make here.....not long term..

I agree.

 

[gUt]

It's either that or walk into the Wallabies

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

This negativity about Super League ignores the fact that Wigan thumped Cronulla and Warrington beat Brisbane handily just last February.

 

[POPEYE]

Bryson Goodwin has signed with Leigh for 2018, (where Glenn Stewart now plays) even though Leigh may not be in Super League in 2018.

Peta Hiku is in negotiations with Warrington Wolves, coached by Brian Smith's brother Tony Smith, which has Ashton Sims and Kurt Gidley on the books.

Josh McCrone is in negotiations with the new Canadian sensation Toronto Wolfpack (which has 35 year old Fui Fui Moi Moi on the books) even though Toronto Wolfpack, now in the 3rd division, cannot be promoted to Super League before 2019 at the earliest.

Shaun Kenny-Dowell is being courted by Super League clubs.

Meanwhile former Dally M player of the year Ben Barba has signed for St Helens and is preparing to carve up Super League..

Jake Mamo (ex-Newcastle) is already carving up Super League at Huddersfield, where Ryan Hinchcliffe (ex-Melbourne) is already on the books.

David Fifita is carving up Super League at Wakefield.

Robert Lui and former Dally M Player of the year Todd "the bubbler" Carney are carving up Super League at Salford.


NRL is slowly being denuded of its stars. What can we do to stop it?

I love your work . . . do you think it'll help stop LU being denuded by the ads

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Hey Albert, why don't you get all these former NRL "stars" together in one team.

The way they are carving up, they can be called the Birmingham Butchers....

 

[POPEYE]

The fact is, the ESL is a refuge for wayward NRL players and old ones looking for one last big pay-day.
Anyway, don't the clubs have a limit on the number of Aus/NZ used in the squad?
No amount of Rosenfeld Bullshit can mask the fact that the English competition is vastly inferior.

Can't believe it, you of all people . . . crikey

 

[OldPanther]

This negativity about Super League ignores the fact that Wigan thumped Cronulla and Warrington beat Brisbane handily just last February.

Sympathy wins mate.