Jamie Soward has a job commentating on the NSW cup games, and he said the other day that most NSW cup sides would be competitive in the ESL.
He isn't wrong.
I know you have rules that say only players with a certain number of NRL games can get a visa to play, but each year NRL clubs cut 22 and 23 year old players who would be outstanding recruits, and cost half as much as an old guy with 200 NRL games.
In recent years my club has cut Tyler Randall, Pauli Pauli, Luke Yates, Carlos Tuimavae, Jake Mamo, Mitch Garbutt - all guys who managed to get a few games of NRL before being cut - but I can tell you we cut a dozen more who were just as good and never got NRL games to qualify - all would have been young and fit and keen to make a name for themselves.
I've always thought you need to change the rules so you can pick up all the 22 and 23 year olds cut by NRL clubs every year who never quite made firstgrade. Most of them would thrive in your comp, and they have their best years ahead of them.

I do use the ignore option, unfortunately it still shows threads he starts.

What stats? Link please.

Yup wake me up when he finally devastates a team, thanks.

Quote: vastman "What stats? Link please. Yup wake me up when he finally devastates a team, thanks.'" https://www.superleague.co.uk/stats/player-stats

Quote: vastman "What stats? Link please. Yup wake me up when he finally devastates a team, thanks.'" https://www.superleague.co.uk/stats/player-stats

Quote: vastman "What stats? Link please. Yup wake me up when he finally devastates a team, thanks.'" https://www.superleague.co.uk/stats/player-stats Here you go, maybe check things out before spouting bollox. wake us all up when Wakefield do anything other than make up the numbers in mid table, although that's a big upsurge for them being just above half way for a couple of years.

Quote: vastman "What stats? Link please. Yup wake me up when he finally devastates a team, thanks.'" https://www.superleague.co.uk/stats/player-stats Here you go, maybe check things out before spouting bollox. wake us all up when Wakefield do anything other than make up the numbers in mid table, although that's a big upsurge for them being just above half way for a couple of years.

You can either want him to grow up or you can throw your own childish insults around. I don't think you can really have both.

He also didn't say that Hurrell was three saviour or the finest import, but with stats like his he is certainly not a poor player. He's topping those lists playing in a losing team behind a beaten pack - if we get our act together he could be devastating. The stats back that up, your opinion reads like it comes from a petty grudge against Leeds

Leeds fan gets called out by wakey fans who claim their second rate imports are the best in the league.

Leeds fan provides evidence for his claim.

Wakey fans throw their toys out of their pram lol.

Hurrell isn't the greatest ever centre, but he's entertaining and IMO that's what SL has been lacking. He's the sort of player you might not rate as the best but a club can build marketing around, particularly for kids.

In terms of Leeds' imports he's not as important or quality as Merrin, but which one might get a few more people to watch a game?

Best not mention Lolohea mind you....

Another try and assist for our 'poor' centre.

The irony of you telling someone yo grow up and stop being defensive, a wakey fan the fans with the biggest bictom culture and chip on the shoulder, and coming from someone who disappeared of the VT for nearly a month after losing to London and then claims someone should man ip, you see if you had cone back on and taken it like man then maybe i would have more respect for you, but teddy put of pram becasuse i have proved you wrong again.

From a neutral point of view, I've been very impressed with Hurrell. He always looks dangerous with the ball and makes huge metres and has to be a key factor in Ash Handley's high scoring rate. I'd have him at Wire straight away, and I'm sure most fans of other clubs would say the same.