Too true, I'd rather have a strong Hudds.

Is this a joke?

SL would be a hell of a lot weaker without Saints and we'd all suffer for it.

Good Friday games are the highlight of the calender and as much as i love stuffing them it's even better to do it knowing they've got a good side and can actually compete against us.

You been hittin' the crack pipe?

Nope, i would love to see them drop, just as they would love to see us go the same way.

The Championship needs a strong Saints....

He's built like a brick sh*thouse for the age of him and given his position. The country crys out for bit athletes in the backs and this lad is certainly one. He looks to have a knack of popping up in the right place at the right time and he could develop in to a very good player.

One thing I would say is maybe Nathan Brown should stop bigging him up quite as much. I think we all know he's a talent but there is no need to keep making wild comparisons to Billy Slater and adding extra pressure to him. He's got errors in him and as Sam Tomkins has found out theres nothing more jealous opposition fans love jumping on more then an error. Sam Tomkins is experienced enough and easily good enough to deal with this and ram the taunts down peoples throats (no running backwards allowed though) but Eden is pretty much a first year pro and just needs to be eased through errors like last night.

I'm looking forward to seeing how he progresses.

Re: the Billy Slater comparisons, Nathan wasn't comparing him directly to Slater , he said the way he plays reminds him of how Slater played at the same age (19,20) and we know how good he turned out.

I still don't see the need for the extra attention that comparison will bring but then if Brown things he's got the confidence to deal with that then fair enough. The lad looks to have a bit of good arrogance about him like Tomkins and you need that.

How longs he contracted for? I'd hate for him to follow Brown to Saints.

So would I. Not because it would make Saints better but because it would weaken Hudds. This league will never increase in standard if teams like Hudds can't make the "big four" a "big five" and so on.

I think Hudds are a threat this season already so it could be argued there already is an extra team at the top but if the best players follow Brown that won't last long.

Definitely has potential. Picked a great line for his try. Not many full backs in SL would have seen that

A top coach & surroundings & he will be a cracker in 2/3 years IMO.

The move to Saints should do him good (if it happens)

Rumour has it he'll be signing an extended contract in the next week or so, hes currently on one till end of year.