I know the NRL is a better competition but even then sometimes the defending is shocking. I want him to go to Australia and prove himself, thats when I think we can honestly call him a world class player.

Walked through that Billy Slater.

Best in the world by miles, apparently.

Your right, he missed a tackle he's e, silly me.

Actually he misses quite a few 1-on-1s. There are plenty of examples on YouTube.

I've said it before: Slater is a devastating runner and support player with fantastic skills and you'd want him in your team. But as a pure full-back he slips a little. His 1-on-1 tackling is suspect, especially against big players, and he's prone to too many brain-farts: high and/or dirty tackles, losing the ball, etc.

Just because he's Australian and fantastic at certain aspects of the game doesn't mean the sun shines out his 4rse in every way.

That's all I was poitning out. The NRL may be a better standard, but they're not supermen.

If our players are going into the 4 nations with the same attitude of some of these posters, it no wonder we've not beaten the Aussies in so long. Hopefully, our players should be able to see a green and gold shirt without filling their pants.

Tony Smith said the same when he was in charge for that tour. I understand that for that tour there were several players who didn't have the right mindset for it. Those that didn't were deemed to be a concern within the squad with one individual in particular apparently more interested in social activities than getting his mind right. You can see how important it is by the way that Smith has handled Briers and turned him from a shallow goes missing show pony into one of the premier half backs in the competition. Briers now has a professional attitude and it shows.