Oh make no mistake some people over here go silly for a Pom. I think its driven by the desire to have an English team that actually half decent.
It lead to them over rating the Poms that come here though.
Look at the kid from Leeds thats now playing for the Newtown Jets. he had some people saying how good he was, commentators, and yet the true footy brains knew he was below average and now he is playing park footy even as the Roosters struggle.
Chris Thorman was the same. At first people were like "Wow, he is a good Pommy player" but a few games later he was gone.
Carney was a disaster in defense. In fact the only winger I have seen that was abused more was that American winger the Knights gave a game to that said he played in the NFL.....it was terrible!
Morley had a few good years, and of course for his success all the Poms back home hated his guts. Harvey Howards was ok, nothing special, but he had a long career in the best competition in the world.
Now its another token Poms turn and in a poor Tigers pack, a soft pack, he fits right in.