A very strange article. It presupposes that Britain and Australia are playing on a level field.

The GF winning coaches in Super League prior to this decade have all (apart from Brian Noble) come from Australia or New Zealand. Nine in total. Only Brian McDermott and Shaun Wane can be added to that list from this decade.

It is hardly surprising that British Rugby League has tried to ape the NRL. Our own club required Australian methods under Madge to make us successful again.

Again the 'love-in' with Daryl Powell. I can't understand the media fascination with him. If he went back to Leeds we'd soon see him compromise his beliefs in favour of a winning style. Clubs like Wigan and Leeds demand winning rugby over entertainment. At Cas he can entertain all he likes because he won't get the sack for winning nothing. At Wigan if Waney doesn't deliver he gets the sack regardless of the entertainment value. Same with Brian Mac at Leeds. In any case Cas are hardly packing the fans in are they?

You make a good point. I suppose we can't expect every single game to enthrall us. We have to grind out the tough games in the tough weather. I suppose there is a time and place for expansive rugby. In the last quarter last season we had no choice but it was good to see that every member of our squad can play rugby in both disciplines whenever required. It gives us a great edge if we need to chase a game.

You cant beat a fair weather comment..

You have twisted the facts there a bit, haven't you? Aside from forgetting Ellery Hanley, You could equally say 5 of the 6 Grand Finals this decade have been won by British coaches, and that it was 50/50 in the early years. Antipodeans dominated 2006-2010 but that run is long finished, and doesn't look to change this year with Wigan, Leeds, Saints, Hull FC and Castleford all having British coaches. The only major exception is Tony Smith, who has been here for a very long time now.

The good thing about this kind of message board is that you can log on, spout whatever bo...x youwant and not be dragged over the coals by the liberal thought police (liberal as in free to agree with me). The Yellow Giraffe can say whatever they like and we are freeish to respond, within reason. As for the acusation that YG is a troll They are more like "my little troll".