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No, they're just shit. They aren't good teams. Two of them were flogged last week by perennial ESL strugglers. Your points are valid and there have been plenty of times in the past where NRL teams have come over and beaten good British sides, but this isn't one of those times. All of these teams are in poor form and would've struggled against a majority of ESL sides. Salford ran up a bigger score against St Helens than the Roosters did last night.
I'm not an England supporter. England beat NZ in the autumn and competed in the last 4N with an absolute dud of a coach, it wouldn't take that much improvement for them to win the comp. It's not like a decade ago when the players were never exposed to a strong level of competition, most of the best English players play in the NRL and are stars in the NRL. The only thing holding them back was a fear factor against Southern Hemisphere teams and a lack of tactical nous, which Bennett's appointment will address. I will honestly be surprised if they don't win a comp under him.
You haven't proven sh** mate. You'll need to wait two years 'til you can say whether you're right on this or not.
I think Hull and Canberra will be there too regardless of whether they make the GF on account of finishing second in the table.
