if mark flanagan can get a regular start in the NRL then more than just the england players would walk into the NRL....

Flanagan always had potential, I think the fact that he went over there and worked extremely hard is probably underplayed too. Still, he wasnt in the top 4 backrowers at Wigan last year probably

Mark Flanagan had something about him in the few games I saw him in the First team, but it was too little too late. In defence of Wigan though, Flanagan never showed too much promise in the U20's that would suggest he was capable of playing in the first team, never mind the NRL! We had other back row forwards who looked and were much better. Lee Mossop was offered a deal at Canterbury Bulldogs before he signed a five year deal with Wigan proving my point.

After watching Saints game against Catalans I don't think anyone could have suggested Super League is in any way comparible to the NRL. It's like a different species is playing the game.

*must... resist... James Graham joke*

Yup, it must be hard not to mock those poor Aussies when you see the Big Red Machine operating.

there is alot of players from england who could make it big time in aus.

from my club

sam tomkins
sean o'loughlin
joel tomkins
lee mossop

would all excel at NRL level. Im sure each club has a good 4 or 5 english talent who could take the NRL by storm.

Its a strange beast the NRL, when you think players like Chris Thorman played out there, yet came back to only reasonable success in the superleague.
I think that its a different type of player suited to the nrl than superleague, Gaz Ellis for instance was basically a defence machine who wasnt noted for his ball skills particularly, Flanaghan the same.
On the other hand, you have guys like Mick Dobson, or Pat Richards, not exactly superstars in the NRl but seem to thrive in Superleague.

As for Mr Gould, id give it a week or so, or until a Brit in the NRL drops a pass before he is back to calling Superleague park football, the man just likes getting some publicity. British lads playing for Sydney clubs will be the reason that NSW are losing the SOO next!

Since when has Kane signed up to Rugby League?

pat richards did very well in his time in the nrl

At last.

Someone else who doesnt view games involving Wests and Souths with their England sunnies on

I agree to an extent; there's better back rowers knocking about.
But considering the kids age, he's a hell of a lot better than you'd give him credit for

He's the best for his age in any part of the world by a country mile. Ellis in the top 4 2nd rowers in the NRL and would be a Kangaroo and SOO player if he was Australian.

My ratings would be:

1. Thaiday
2. Ellis
3. Myles
4. Burgess
5. Watmong
6. Taylor