It's being reported in Aus that the Raiders are interested along with other NRL clubs.

RAIDERS EYE FIERY ENGLISHMAN

Canberra may get a player swap for Nu’uausala, with the Raiders one of several NRL clubs keen on England Test forward John Bateman.
The fiery Bateman has been dropped for the last two games amid claims he was fighting with a team-mate after a drunken trip to the races, which Wigan are still investigation.

Bateman has a clause in his contract allowing him to be released to move to the NRL

Value is about future and what they will deliver over the length of the contract - which of these two do you think will deliver the most value over the next five years?

Hardaker, marginally. They both have the same downside.

Hardaker is 10x better.

He's also achieved more in his career at this moment in time then Bateman ever will.

Be prepared for this to come back and haunt you in five or ten years time

I'm not sure what all the fuss is about Bateman. He's alright. Slow centre, small back row. Seen loads of those over the years.

Hard to say for certain which of the two will do better over the next 5 years because you don't know what clubs they might move to. As it was Bateman and Wigan were a perfect fit for each other.

Would much rather have Farrell given an option, and he gets a lot of stick from some fans.

We still have Steve ward to come back don't need any more second rows

Hooker, Half back that lead us around are main priorities surely. Only need another back row if we get rid of one of jjb or delaney.

If you think Leeds will get anything close to £300k, you want to be careful tapping your head lest you get splinters.

Similarly, if you think Wigan would take anything less than that for Bateman with his best years in front of him, you need your bumps feeling.