I've said all along that Cross could be a good signing in a team with a good attacking structure - and if the rumour of Wigan is true, I think he will work really well for them and give their backs even more go forward to play on the back of.

His style of play is that of a 'battering ram' - he clearly isnt a skillful, offload type player. But playing in a decent team, all that is required from him is the big charge and a quick play the ball. He's got safe hands and is decent defensively. Sure he has the odd brain fart, usually trying to intimidate/bully the opposition, But that's exactly the sort of player he is, an 'up and at em' prop.

I may be in the minority, but I think we've missed a trick here. Having said that, we play a very flat attacking line, which probably doesnt suit his game. He needs to come from deep to get the speed up for his big collision. I have a feeling we may see what we have missed out on if he does sign elsewhere - Although I had heard he will be heading back to Aus.

Sadly we seem to have the latter!

I think the trouble McDermott finds himself with is that when coaches appear to be head to head with players, public opinion can be a bit dependent on the parties' credibility. If we were flying and the world was singing the coach'e praises, then you can do more or less whatever you want. People would be more likely to say "hmm, seems a strange thing to do, but I guess he knows what he's doing" with a coach who was delivering the goods and winning things.

Unfortunately, there is a fairly large proportion of the population of Leeds fans who have yet to be convinced that the current coach knows what he's doing. Thus this starts to look like the latest in a long line of questionable decisions....

Luke Burgess is straight in to make his NRL debut this weekend. On the bench apparently. What does that say about Leeds and McDermott?

Deluded? Also the same about quite a few of the posters on here also who questioned whether he was good enough. He was clearly one of our two best props for the last couple of seasons.

As to what it might say, that depends on what the A-G-E-N-D-A is.

It might say something about Leeds and McDermott.

It might say something about 'Luca Brasi' - [i'Either your brains or your signature will be on the contract, you've got 3 days!'[/i.

It might say something about SL being way ahead of the NRL when a player of Luke Burgess's ability can walk straight into a first grade spot down under.

It might say something about Souths current lack of manpower available in their pack due to the absences of Roy Asotasi, Sam Burgess, Dave Taylor, Scott Geddes, Luke Stuart and Fetuli Talanoa.


Good luck to Burgess this weekend. At least he won't be facing Paul Gallen who is on Origin duties.

How do you lot think Cross will go in our team then??

The same as Coley. He is that type of player. Nothing great, but does the work.

Agree with Gotcha.

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Be surprised if he got in it, unless you've other props on the treatment table.

Think cross will go well under a decent coach and will play like we know he is capable of, you dont play origin if your crap,

That's a blow. I was still hoping I might get a call-up.

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Quote: El Diablo "That's a blow. I was still hoping I might get a call-up. Not sure of the qualification criteria but there could still be hope for you, afterall Lockyer was considered to be crap by some of the Queensland supporters in 2006: www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=244573