World Club Challenge ?

[JasonE]

Whoever wins out of Tigers or Cowboys i'd love to see the WCC downunder.

 

[League Freak™]

Yeah it would be great. We could play the WCC in 40 decgree heat. Play it during the Cricket season weeks before anyones playing trails.


It would be brilliant!

 

[MrCharisma]

Who ever wins the NRL Grand Final... I think it's safe to say, they'll be smashed by the ESL team *no doubt it'll be St Helens or Bradford*

 

[Jono078]

Unless Tigers win, they have recruited very nicely. And if they have most players playing over there they should come away with the win.

 

[MrCharisma]

Actually I withdraw my last comment... Tigers have recruited very well, as jono78 pointed out.

If the Cowgirls win, they'll be destroyed

 

[League Freak™]

The WCC is a PR exercise for SL.

The sporting contest has nothing to do with it.

 

[SalfordRedsWA]

The WCC is a PR exercise for SL.

The sporting contest has nothing to do with it.

Unless its hosted by the NRL? Yeah right. Excuses.

 

[jed]

Leaguefreaky, these threads never fail to get a reaction from you, do they.

I'd love to see the WCC played in Oz, but aside from the occasional year that the game might be played as a token gesture, it will pretty much remain in England, where a sell-out crowd is pretty much guaranteed.

Worst case scenario for the NRL would be for the WCC to be played at Telstra Stadium or at the SFS, and for only 10,000 seats to be sold.

 

[ParraDude_Jay]

Actually I withdraw my last comment... Tigers have recruited very well, as jono78 pointed out.

If the Cowgirls win, they'll be destroyed

No Super League club would make the top 8 down here, whoever wins the NRL will win the WCC.

 

[MrCharisma]

No Super League club would make the top 8 down here, whoever wins the NRL will win the WCC.

You don't watch much ESL do you... no, you're more concerned with playing with your balls and praying Parramatta won't choke again.

Guess what, it happened! So take your ill thought out opinion and post it elsewhere

 

[ParraDude_Jay]

That's funny, because I watch every ESL game we get down here every week and follow the other results through the net, but never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

Guess what? A full strength Leeds struggled against a premier league Bulldogs, FACT!

ESL is substandard whether you like it or not, idiot.

And by the way, the fact that Parramatta choked is completely irrelevant, and unfortunately it doesn't cut as deep as you'd like it too, I guess we're used to it now.

 

[lockyno1]

You don't watch much ESL do you... no, you're more concerned with playing with your balls and praying Parramatta won't choke again.

Guess what, it happened! So take your ill thought out opinion and post it elsewhere

Bradford would do ok, probally get into the 8, Leeds similar to Bradford but apart from that yeah the others would struggle!

 

[League Freak™]

Aside from Warrington there isnt a single club in SL that has a real halfback.

How could they compete in the NRL without halfbacks.

Bradford! Bradford would be demolished in the NRL. Imagine how much fun NRL wingers would have running past Vainikolo as he lumbers to turn around for the kick. Its quicker to turn the QEII around then it is for him to turn for a kick put behind him!

 

[JasonE]

Yeah it would be great. We could play the WCC in 40 decgree heat. Play it during the Cricket season weeks before anyones playing trails.


It would be brilliant!

You must be assuming I want it played in January or February because I never mentioned playing it in cricket season did I ?

 

[lyon is a saint]

Bradford would do ok, probally get into the 8, Leeds similar to Bradford but apart from that yeah the others would struggle!

Please dont post when you know fook all about super league!

So Leeds and Bradford would do ok, yet Saints ( most successfull team in super league and current minor premiers would struggle )! ?

Typicall Aussie no brainer... give super league a chance!

As for the other poster commenting on a poor Canterbury team.

Brisbane = 2001 vs Saints.
Newcastle - 2002 vs Bradford
Penrith = 2004 vs Bradford

But i guess they dont matter eh ?

 

[Big Mick]

1. Brett Hodgson
2. Dean Collis
3. Bronson Harrison
4. Paul Whaitura
5. Jamaal Lolesi
6. Benji Marshall
7. Scott Prince
8. John Skandalis
9. Robbie Farah
10. Ryan O’Hara
11. Anthony Laffranchi
12. Ben Galea
13. Dene Halatau

14. Todd Payton
15. Liam Fulton
16. Keith Galloway
17. Sam Harris

I think that team will beat an ESL team

 

[lyon is a saint]

Good wests team and if Saints win ( although unlikely now with injuries, this will be our team ).

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Talau
4. Lyon
5. Meli
6. Pryce
7. Long
8. Cayless
9. Cunningham
10. Fozzard
11. Vinnie Anderson
12. Gilmour
13. Sculthorpe

14. Higham or Roby
15. Anderson
16. Fassavalu
17. Wilkin or Hooper

 

[bartman]

Fairly even contest I would think from reading those teams and the games of both codes I've watched? Different style of teams, different conditions, different locations, either one could win imo.

I think Leeds went on record after last seasons' WCC saying if they were in it again they'd want it played in Australia?

 

[League Freak™]

No...not an even contest at all!

St Helens dont have a halfback.


If you want to use the WCC as a marker between the strength of the two nations....Australia leads the count by about 36 games.

 

[strong_latte]

Who ever wins the NRL Grand Final... I think it's safe to say, they'll be smashed by the ESL team *no doubt it'll be St Helens or Bradford*

It depends on how seriously the Tigers or Cowboys take it... The Roosters are the only team in recent history to have treated the WCC as if it were on similar grounds to the NRL GF. Ricky Stuart organised weeks of preparation and several warm up games before going to England in 2003 and does anyone remember what happened? I'll tell you what happened, the roosters humiliated St Helens 38 zip!