Entirely agree with Durham. Morley and Peacock are gone at this level. A bigger worry are Sinfield?, Myler - we had no half backs! No game management again! Wilkin and a few others are not upto it. And MacNamara, clueless!

Pity about brough. Think that game would have suited him, and his kicking game would have moved England pack around the field successfully.

i think the worst thing that could have happened this week was the fact that wire lost and wigan and saints both drew.( i know we lost, but from what i have heard it is due to a poor performance/injuries rather than losing players to exile game). The top teams might not be as happy next year about another origin type game?and without the top teams support this game wont succeed

And here lies the problem. Football has the same issues. The national game should take precidence over club stuff every time. England needs a game of this intensity mid season. Our national game has many problems but having a game as good as the one on Friday helps to sharpen up the players for the end of season game and helps to work certain combinations out. The Aussie clubs have to do this 3 times during their season so iam sure our clubs can put up with doing it once at Easter (backing up a couple of days after a SL game), and another for this game.

To you yes. To me no.

if I have the choice between the Giants winning the Challenge Cup or the Grand Final and England winning the World Cup I go for the Giants 100% of the time. Club first for me.

Clubs should work around international fixtures without question i think. There is no reason why SL should suffer. NRL players have to do this 3 times during their season for the state games. They just get on with it. They might not like it but they get on with it.

4 times fella, the anzac test also affects club games

Forgot about that game. We cant really moan then can we.

especially as over here they HAVE to miss the week before soo and a lot also miss the weekend after soo.st george were down 7 stars this weekend and lost

Most NRL players I have spoken to see SOO as far more important than 4 nations / Anzac. the crowds in attendance suggest supporters think likewise.

International fixtures should work around clubs. a SL week off while Enlgand play the Exiles + England Knights play france would be preferable.

really

Yeah it's odd that, especially as Leeds' 3 consecutive titles mean they've only won the same as we have.

Of course that's all in the past now so really no-one has actually won anything.

some nrl players see soo as more important than club footy, paul gallen was only saying yesterday live on fox that if sharks lose against bulldogs and virtually end their chances of the eight then he will step down from club footy from this weekend till soo3 to give the blues a better chance of victory as he is carrying a slight knock and thinks soo is more important than his own club