IMO no player that jumped ship and swapped League for Union should get a mention. Disgraceful and unforgivable.

What a backward comment.

Then again, it's hardly suprising given it's from a fan of a club whose fans were asking on their site 'are we a big club again' after a few early season wins against poor sides.

Mods can anything be done about this poster? He constantly derails every thread he posts on and has been warned on numerous occasions about his posts. He brings nothing to this forum apart from constantly banging on about some meaningless game Widnes won 30 years ago.

Jason Smith a good shout, still behind the likes of Lyon though. How about Alfie Langer? didn't he play SOO after going back?

Obviously not in the same class but I always rated Danny Nuttley despite him playing for Cas. Would have loved him to see him inthe RW&B.

Swain at Hull was nothing short of a machine. Fantastic player.

Richie Barnett Snr for London and Hull was a very classy player.

cant believe nobody mentioned Alfie langer, the only player to play origin whist being a super league player. and a queensland legend fullstop. maybe not at his best for Warrington, but certainly a far better player than Barba.
Langer menzies Andrew johns Danny Buderos are by far and away the highest profile and best Australian players to play in Super league nobody else is held in such esteem out there.

Jason Smith was. Went back to the NRL and had a long career as well. SOO and Australian international beforehand. Probably tarnished his reputation somewhat after he finished playing though. Jamie Lyon was very good in Aus for a long time when he went back. Buderus was probably Phil Gould's love child as he always pumped him up but Cameron Smith was a far better contemporary and consistently outplayed him in SOO.

Andrew John played all of 3 games, one of which he got schooled by Paul Cooke.

With regards to the highlighted comment

Craig Fitzgibbon, Mark O'Meley, Shaun Berrigan, Matt Sing. That just form Hull

Matt King (Wire), Quentin Pongia (Wigan), Mason (hkr), Carroll (Leeds)

I'd say these would be held in the same esteem as the ones you mention.

You arer wrong on so many points.

Most important I have to inform you that the first player mentioned is in fact Andrew Johns. (You must have been thinking of the famous rugby union fly half [iBarry John[/i). Andrew Johns was a brilliant player who has never been schooled by anybody.

It can be argued all day whose been the best import across the board but as a Saints fan I feel blessed to have seen Mal Meninga, Jamie Lyon and now Ben Barba plying their trade in the red vee.

As a couple of other Hull fans have mentioned, Richard Swain was just outstanding. One of my favourite ever Hull players.

For me, the ones that stand out in no particular order and not including this season are;-

David Fairleigh, Jamie Lyon

George Carmont, Pat Richards

Ali Lauatiti, David Furner

A couple of other Saints player, they seemed to get the best out of Imports and dejected Wigan players over the years.

Post or 2 above?

Subjective nonsense! Joe Vickery.

Langer was effectively thought retired when he joined Wire. The fact he played Origin was entirely down to Queensland having virtually no options and Bennett needing something to perk the whole team up. BTW Buderus was not schooled by Cameron Smith in Smith's early days, it was very much the other way round as Buderus played in a NSW side that generally dominated Origin. Again though, by the time he joined Leeds it was seen as retirement.

What we'll never see again is short-term signings of the absolute best Aussies like we had in the 80s - Kenny, Sterling, Meninga, Lewis etc. Even if we moved back to winter rugby no stars would do it. Its a shame, it certainly brightened up RL in England, and on the flip side some of our best players got really good experience in Australia.