The Roosters and Bulldogs would chew up any union side based on their intesity alone. They are super fit and most of their forwards can play a full eighty minutes which is astounding.
Players like Morley, Crocker, Fitzgibbon, Price and Ryan from both sides are superb athletes. The throw in the likes of Nathan Hindmarsh who is an absolute freak and you can see the chasm between the two codes.
I'd like to see Union line up their fastest players against leagues fastest players and see who wins. Let's say Rathbone v Graham/Donald/Wesser/Bowen/Walker/Slater and I could produce another twnety players just as fast.
SOO is the pinnacle of full contact sport anywhere in the world and is recognised as such by ALL parties, not just the league fraternity.
The biggest criminal in all this is News Limited. One month ago we were taold by News that expansion of RL is a no go but here we have Union, with a fraction of the playing talent, expanding to add in a fourth side which is a direct threat to our game.
It's time for News to end their direct association with RL and if the fourth Union franchise goes to the Gold Coast, David Gallop and the News members of the board/partnership committee should be sacked without delay. Some clubs should also be in the firing line as well for their complete apathy to the expansion plans.
League fans have a lot to be aggrieved about with the latest developments.
JK, like your work mate. ;-)
