JJ give me your thoughts on Jamie Peackock, Stuart Fieldon and Ryan Bailey? Do you know who they are? Do you even know who they play for? Do you rate them?
Yes - I know who they are, yes I rate them. No I don't profess to be an expert on English league.
But, I will say this:
1. The standard seems to be the highest it's ever been - and I put some of that down to the increased presence of Australian coaches and players.
2. They had to improve - the old story about the Aussies being boring, definsive sides was an absolute joke.
3.Every Kangaroo tour, the English shout from the rooftops that they have the team to beat the Australians this time. If they actually do this time, it is because this is a weak Australian team due to injuries.
So - to summarise - yes, by and large they are good players. But they don't have the depth of quality, and hence the standard of competition that the Australian (well, let's be honest the East Coast) has... League is the premier winter sport in NSW and QLD --> therefore the best talent playes it. This is not the case in England (who can make up for it to some extent with a bigger population) or NZ