Quote: Ron "I don't buy into him going to the wrong team, or him turning into a worse player... there is a just a big gulf in class between the super league and the NRL, it would surprise me if any of the SL teams from this year would make the top 8 in the NRL. It is especially noticeable in the backs, and the spine of the teams.
Someone like Watkins may do well in the NRL, as he has a good mixture of size, speed and agility. Tomkins lacks the size and speed and this was badly exposed defensively and in attack where he was routinely hammered.
It is just a more athletic, skillful league and he wasn't good enough to excel in it. There is no shame in that, most players don't even have the bottle to try.
He will come back into SL and again excel against poor teams behind a dominant Wigan team, but struggle internationally against the big boys, as most of our backs do.'"
Bang on the money - he's had a crack, which is commendable, he didn't live up to expectations, which was probably expected, and he probably will come back and score a hatfull of tries...
