The game is mid February in England so I'd say it might be a little soft under foot. Additionally I would predict there might be the odd Aussie star who cries off. I'm certain wigan will be competitive . Leeds will win , Saints will be determined to make up for last year, so none will be a walkover, if thurston doesn't play leeds will win by the biggest margin.

lets just hope its three good quality games, generally the nrl teams are better than sl teams, but it will still be pre season for the aussie lads so they will lack match fitness/battle hardness. could go either way to be honest

Roberts is vastly overrated. He's fast but that's about it. Ryan Atkins would have stood out in that Gold Coast team last year. You neglect to mention also the loss of hodges , a true world class centre.

Lol

Should be 3 fantastic games hopefully played in front of sell out crowds with 6 points either way in all 3 games. Hope all 6 teams play their strongest teams the game needs these matches to be successes. Looking forward to attending 2 of the 3.