Wayne Bennett is very keen on signing him for Brisbane, and he knows exactly what halls about.

With respect that's nonsense. You rarely see any wingers in broken field in the NRL so raw pace is not a must, for wingers it's pretty much all about being able to finish in traffic close to the line, bringing the ball back and being solid in defence. All things Hall is very good at.

I do think for the NRL to have seen the best of Ryan hall he should have gone circa 2012 but he will still go down well imo even past his very best.

Not sure what NRL you are watching, with respect but it certainly doesn’t sound like the matches every week on sky. There is some super quick mobile wingers in the NRL, whom also have benefit of size, and they show these talents very often.

I also very much doubt Hall will not be found out in his weakness of defensive kicks over there. They often utilise that high kick at end of sets.

Yet the best of the best in the NRL have not been able to exploit 'his weakness' in 30-odd tests. Hall has proven time and time again he is more than a match for his Aussie counterparts on the international scene.

Yes he's not an out and out flyer like an Addo-Carr, but he is still a super winger, and will do perfectly well in the NRL I'm sure.

I am the first to say how far ahead the NRL is from Super League, but there are certain players over here who would still excel in the NRL - Hall is definitely one of those in my opinion, if not, he'd have struggled at international level against them.

But Hall's game has never been built around pace, he was never a speedster. As superted says, Hall has nearly always looked on of the best three quarters on the pitch in games against Australia and NZ since he started playing internationals and he was still fantastic in the WC despite being outside a back rower. We will soon see anyway.

He isn*t switching codes is he?

I think he'll be back quickly too but purely down to the culture of Sydney. He's a bright lad and I think he'll struggle with it.

Good luck to him - Ryan has been a brilliant servant to the club.

I guess Danny McGuire's try record is safe for a while

Off to Cas apparently. Hardaker's wages plus more

It is at the very highest level.

Did you watch State of Origin series ? Valentine Holmes scored two 90-metre interception tries and Tom Trbojevic got another.

You have just named two fullbacks, a position which now seems to have blistering pace as a prerequisite in the NRL. There are plenty of wingers in the NRL who are doing very well whilst not having much pace. Hall is about as quick as Fergason and probably quicker than Oates (both who have recently played Origin btw), and it looks like he will be replacing one or the other.

Good luck to him. We've lost our best winger, 2nd rower and prop with this announcement.

Ryan Hall has been superb for Leeds and I wish him all the best.

He should go down as one of greatest wingers of all time, a tremendous player. He'll be great in that Roosters side.

At the Roosters he'd be a direct replacement for Ferguson, who's a major asset for the Roosters in getting yards at the start of sets and just making tough runs when needed. I hope he goes well, but he may have left it a bit late.

You mean the same Corey Oats that recently said he needs to be playing in the back row, where his pace is better suited?