Scored his first ever try today as a full-time professional player.

Canberra Raiders - 24 appearances, 0 tries
Melbourne Storm - 32 appearances, 0 tries
Newcastle Knights - 39 appearances, 0 tries
Country Origin - 2 appearances, 0 tries
NSW Origin - 2 appearances, 0 tries
Leeds Rhinos - 10 appearances, 0 tries
Wigan Warriors - 5 appearances, 0 tries
Widnes Vikings - 13 appearances, 1 try

How can someone that poor play 95 games in the NRL - how does that happen?

Indeed.

It's just like someone as poor as McGuire registering as many international appearances as he has done despite being out of his depth and rubbish on each and every occasion - how did that happen?

Because of lack of credible options - simple really, he was the best we had?

Now back to Ben Cross - just answer the question.

A severe lack of competition and quality strengh in depth internationally? Even having to resort to poaching a NZ player who after playing for the exciles expressed his intention to play for his country (NZ) not being good enough then just settled for playing for england

Simple answer to a simple question - because you really don't need to be that good to play in the NRL. Ben Cross has proved that.

Anyway I wouldn't take much notice of Keith - he thinks that Tomkins is a "one trick pony". Shows what he knows about player performances.

Come on Keith spit it out

On the back of being coached by the best coach in the game for a while.

I agree though - a very ordinary player.

The Ryan Bailey of the NRL.

Got me mixed up with someone else there.

But if you want to do an impression of the SmokeyTA t, go for it

I disagree - Keith is one of the most knowledgable posters on here. He like all of us has clouded judgement on some issues that is all - most of his posts are not far off the mark

Good knowledge Keith. Being abit harsh on Danny though, he was class. Not saying that he is now but I don't think there is alot much better in his position in SL. Agree? Note I'm not saying he's not necessarily the best!

I disagree.

He's not especially knowledgable, certainly none more so than other posters like biff back and g1.

It's just keith picks on the idiots and spouts the painfully obvious to the point of nauseum.

Like someone with some obscure username and 112 posts since 2004 will pop and post something stupid, probably about how super league is on a par with the nrl. You read that and facepalm, and just think 'here we go'. Right on cue swiftcorn pops up with some elequent but patronising essay with facts and figures stating the opposite. Wow, thanks for relentlessly drilling home something we didn't already know. Oh how knowledgable.