Firstly, I see alot of people denigrating the WCC now that an Australian team has lost - thats just SOUR GRAPES! The WCC means just as much to everyone down here as it does the SL fans and players - why else would Bennet send that squad? We all think our League is better and we want to prove it, personally I care ALOT! It's all very well to say St Helen's wouldn't cope with a full NRL season, but where's the proof? The fact remains, they beat our premiers. Conversely, for all the reasons the whingers have mentioned (played in the UK before our season), this game doesn't prove that the ESL is superior to the NRL. Equally, if the game was played in Australia during ESL preseason not many conclusions could be drawn.
Secondly I think it proves Brisbane weren't the best side in the NRL last year - the minor premiership is a better reflection - maybe we should look at sending the minor premiers to play in the WCC each year. While the GF is a great event, it is a one-off game in which anything can happen. In the tough weekly grind of the NRL the real cream rises to the top.