I think that if both teams (super league and NRL) played to there best that any NRL team would win, week in week out the Aussie teams can beat each other and you don't know who's going to win, there game is so much better than ours.
You also need to ask how seriously they take the WCC, it seems recently they have taken it quite seriously but it's normally there first game of the season, we have usually had a few friendlies and 1 or 2 league games by then so we are more prepared.
You have a brilliant team ATM and could win a WCC but I think if the Aussie team came firing on all cylinders then id expect them to beat any super league side

They way i see it CURRENTLY

Wire, Wigan, Hudds (not on last nights showing though), Saints and Catalans would compete in the NRL.

The rest might throw in the odd performance but would easily be in the lower half of the table.

I think every team in SL would struggle to fiinish in the top half of the NRL... far superior competition.

I am pretty confident we would make the playoffs in the NRL.

Morley, both Monaghans, King, Hodgson were all top NRL players, Solomona played in 2 Grand Finals. Westwood and Carvell have shown they can cut it at international level and as for Briers, he is a cut above guys like Brett Finch, Adam Dykes who have been successful halves over there.

I don't think a 6th or 7th place finish would be beyond us.

Yes Wire are a top team this season but this thread smacks of arrogance and should be left until November IF you win the GF.

It just leaves you open to criticism by getting ahead of yourselves talking about the WCC in June.

can we not speculate or have hypothetical threads?

can we not wonder how we would get on against the Australian national team?

Yes they were all top NRL players, I would question whether they would be now.

Fantastic Mr Cat ????

You have got the right name because that is what you are talking.

Fantastic?

Should all topics be retrospective discussions?

Too many people far too threatened by a simple question.

Basis behind the thread was a wider view of SL vs NRL, and from a bit of pub chat, is there a team best suited to match the NRL winner.