Quote: Grimmy "If we beat an NRL side in their back yard, I would hardly call it meaningless. It would be the first time an SL side has done it in two decades, and an even bigger achievement now than then, given the difference in salary caps.'"
What do we get out of it if we win? Prestige? I assume there will be no limit on substitutions and that Souths are using it very much as a warm up therefore, it wont be competitive in the purest sense. Don't get me wrong I love beating the Aussies but on this particular occasion I don't think that it will haver the same kudos as a WCC. I think that this will be the first friendly for many years as I don't think that there have been any since Saints played St George some years ago??
I understand why the club are going to Australia and I don't have a beef with the club's rationale in tagging on the Souths game if it brings in some needed income however, if we get even one long term injury with say ST, Gildart or Williams then many people will be questioning why we included this game along with the Hull game. Potentially a high risk strategy but easy for me to say that without knowing the financial details.