It was actually Merritt's 5th try

Thought Luke was very good today 2nd most carries in the team and 2nd most metres in the team (fullback was 1st and scored 5 tries), the Australian style of play seems to suit his play and was funny when he put Hayne on his

and he didn't like it too much

Yeah it was his 5th

Think I read about chris feather getting a 4 year visa this week and hanging about with sam burgess, surely that lump is not going to get a game in the Nrl ? Who next Ian Kirke.

Chris fev is a PT over here. Doing really well by all accounts! Anyone who's met fev will tell you he's a really nice fella! Got chatting to him in Normans a few years back. he was out with sam, wagga and james evans. top bloke.

Burgess Stats this week:

Hit ups: 16
Metres: 174
MPC: 10.9
Try assists: 1
Offloads: 1
Tackle Breaks: 1
Line Breaks: 1
Tackles: 15
Errors: 1

If that's truly how he feels, then he's a big soft lad who needs to grow up.

He'd dropped into the comfort zone at Leeds IMO. As Brian Carney says, he wouldn't have been in anyone's list of the top ten props in the competition before his move. That he's thriving with Souths says more about the supposed "gulf" in standards between SL and the NRL than anything else.

IMO, I'm not sure the Bulldogs know what they're getting with Graham. He'll work his socks off for you every week, but he's not going to run around smashing people in defence or making massive line breaks. One of the most overrated players in SL based on this season's performances.

He's having to prove himself now and only got the chance because of injuries. Everyone expected him to play NSW cup all year and maybe make a push next year but what he has done is take the opportunity given to him with 2 hands and as of yet, hasn't looked back.

As of yet I havent seen the game but did he play 1 big 40 minute spell again with the HT break in between? Thats how he has been used to date and it seems to be working well for him.

He was playing well for Leeds before he got dropped.

It certainly does.

Any English player exposed to the standards of the NRL each week ought to be an automatic choice in the international side. The more the merrier.

It works for NZ.

Indeed he was. Averaging 112 metres a game before his injury and was never really picked again. Look at Ouzo's spreadsheet and by his reckoning Burgess was our best prop this season.

Came on after about 25 mins and was on at the end.

So did 15, then 10 to 15 mins brake then 40(I think)