In all honesty, the whole Sam Burgess issue needs to be put into perspective. It's not so much about souths, as it is about the competition securing the very best talent that the other competition has to offer.......
Remember, the NRL has been hit pretty hard over the last few years with defections to other codes and comps.......Players in their prime are going to England. Others such as Sailor, Tuquri, Tahu, Rogers and so on went to Rugby during some of the prime years of their careers. Finally, the game's two brightest stars of the new millenium, Sonny Bill Williams and Karmichael Hunt walked out on the game....
Burgess represents a buck in that trend. Here we have a genuine superstar from another competition joining our ranks.. He was the bloke used to promote the ESL (see hit on Fuifui). He was the bloke that everyone was talking about. He was the England star that outshone all the australians on the paddock in the 4 nations.
It makes sense for everyone associated with our game, even mortal enemies such as Phil Gould and Phil Rothfield to agree about the value of this acquisition.
Can he deliver? Well in one sense, he already has.........
