Buderus ,

You might learn how to mess about at the PTB , that's about all

No better than half a dozen others in SL , unless of course you and others consider constantly messing about at the PTB as good play

Maybe he is just past it , one of those ' pension topping up Aussies ' we keep hearing about , he offers nothing different or better than many other players from this country

Like who?

Smokey you're getting boring now.

Higham , Diskin , Hudson , Roby , and recent hooker converts Robinson , Moore and leuluia

really? Buderus' pass selection, pass speed, decision making, and defence is far superior Diskin. Higham really isnt on the same level, he has good speed around the ruck but thats it, Lueuai is the same. Robinson is still a half,

Roby, maybe, im a big fan of Hudson but he hasnt in his career been consistant enough

This reveals the hypocricy of your argument. You haven't seen that kind of form at Leeds have you? Or at least you can't honestly say you have. He's done it all before but not at Leeds, because what you've done is sign a player who undeniably has his best years behind him, as most clubs do. At least signing a "fringe" NRL player might unearth a real gem with their best years in front of them. A bit like Dobson. Or maybe Green.

Is this the same Mike Ratu who's been injured most of the season? And who would you bring him in for Welham? Cockayne? Injured or not it's not a foreign player that's been keeping Ratu out of the side.

No they haven't spent the season being picked ahead of him, in the last few games they have not the entire season and since that policy was reversed for the game v Wigan maybe McClennan got it wrong? Plus that would be assessing Donald's quality on his last season alone which has been fairly poor by his standards and with a very good season by Hall. How you get to Lee Smith being a better winger than Donald I have no idea. He's a useful utility player in that you can stick him anywhere in the 3/4's and he'll do a good job for you but he is not a great player in any position. These games you say he had outstanding performances at full back, firstly are irrelevant in whether he is a better winger than Donald and secondly they weren't this season.



Yes you did, you certainly implied a big drop in the overseas quota.




Right, thats 7 players you think are average Aussies, which English players not currently in SL are good enough to replace them EVERY WEEK. And then when you've done that find another 26 to replace the rest.


Of course it means a drop in standards, short term. Playing Clarkson was a drop in standards from who he replaced at the time. Now it has to be done to blood young players, but thats why you do it slowly and steadily and not simply get rid.

I'm not getting into a cut & paste war with you because simply I'd lose the will to live.