Quote: homme vaste "Yes i get that and i`m not doubting he is up there with the best players to have played in Super league and you can tell he is good for the club and the sport over here as a whole, but for me when talking about overall best import have to take into account how long they spent here.
I guess the question for me would be would you rather of had Barba at your club for 1 or 2 seasons or would you rather have Lauititi for 10+ seasons consistently been one of (If not the) best forward in the comp?'"
Not necessarily time dependant, world class players will always be in demand to the NRL comp. We had Meninga for a season and Lyon for a couple of seasons and then they returned to the toughest competition in the rugby league code. Lauititi played most of his career in an inferior Superleague and was a stand out player in a similar way Barba is doing now, but Barba will be very much in high demand to return to the NRL, so we are going to enjoy him while we can.