Noble has no shame in this regard.

A few Yorkie clubs fill theres with Leeds rejects too.
Facts are after many years of SL cash most SL clubs cant grow their own wood, pathetic.

I'll try and put this really really simply.

The UK does not produce enough decent sportsmen.

This doesnt just apply to footy but also Cricket (English national team is like South Africa's B team), The Soccer national side (England havent won anything since 1966) The English premier league (most of the players are foreign)

I'm sure there are other examples too but I have a filthy hangover and I really cant be bothered to try and think.


The Superleague has so many overseas players because even though they are generally old, sick, lame, idle or unwanted in the NRL they are still far better than anything England Scotland or Wales can produce.

If you got rid of all the Aussies, Kiwis and Islanders playing here watching superleague would be even more like Park footy than it already is.

Look Pal I know you are a visitor to our great nation and that you probably descend from convict stock but that was a very poor wind up when you exclude RU's failure to grow its own wood from the list.

The British disease is quick fix/the grass is greener, but then again we have more than 4 RU teams, 6 county cricket clubs etc

We need to stick to 2 overseas per club max, and make them the best 2 capable of adding to thge team and bringing the juniors through. Having said that the NRL would be in a mess with only 2 overseas.

Its about creating the opportunity for the 18-20 yo, not closing doors on them and that is what we are doing.

Errrrm I actually descend from German stock but thanks for caring.

If you got rid of all the Aussies from your competion it would be like watching amateur park footy week in week out.

And I'm afraid to say that is a FACT.

I've asked this question in the past but got no answer but hey ho, I'll give it another go;

Whilst there is no doubt that the Aussies have better talent at the highest level, what is the ratio of non fair dinkum Aussies' (Kiwi's, Islanders) etc. plying their trade in the NRL as opposed to non true Brits in Superleague?

I suspect that both leagues are propped up by imports in order to make up the numbers.

Mate I cant be bothered to research that one.

Junior Footy in Australia at lower levels is popular with a lot of islanders (because they are big b astards even aged 14) And a lot of islanders are Aussie born anyway.

Consequently a lot of them carry on and make it into grown up footy.


But in the same breath I would wager that the standard of true blue dinki di Aussie kids playing footy every Saturday is probably higher than their English equivalents over here in the UK

Not entirely evident over the last few years when touring sides have met. There are good results for our youth (at least a few years back anyway) at representative level - but like you, I can't be bothered researching that .