Quote: ryano "The competition this year is really exciting. Penrith are a joy to watch and Luai and Cleary are a great pairing. I don't think any SL team would make the 8 in the NRL at the moment. Our game looks laboured and slow in comparison unfortunately.'"
This. 5 years ago I would say the top teams in SL could compete but not now.
Watching the NRL now the first thing which becomes so apparent is the speed of the game compared to SL. It looks like a different sport.
The 6 again rule has made a difference but SL has that rule and SL still looks very slow in comparison.
I think it's just really about they have better players. They are better athletes and the skill level of the players is just better.
The amount of unforced errors in SL doesn't help at all.
One difference between the two administrations is the NRL are always looking at what can be done to keep the game quick and secondly they are intent now on making sure the game is entertaining and not allowed to go back to the arm wrestle style which made the game a battle of attrition. During this period the NRL was a better competition for actual competitiveness but it could be argued SL was a better product in terms of entertainment value and excitement. That can't be said anymore!!!
SL will usually then piggy back on a rule the NRL brings in but when has SL ever talked about the speed of the game? When has SL ever talked about the importance of the game being entertaining and exciting?
It just carries on as normal every year with no real appraisal of how the game is at the elite level is being played. SL should be looking at the NRL and asking some serious questions about the difference between the two competitions.
I can certainly see why the NRL fans Aussie/NZ community in the UK are not really interested in Super League.
