I hope he does take it in good jest but if he doesn't then.... i'm sure his bark is worst than his bite

Not seen enough of him to say he is or isn't World Class.

Think he was at his best in 2007 and 2008 going off his scoring record at that time plus he got the wing spot for Australia in the 2008 World Cup.

Who knows if he will be better then Hicks was but his scoring record of a try every 2 games in the NRL is decent and I think here is the best place for him right now, its not very often you get to basically trial an NRL player in your team in pre-season training before signing him which is what Smith has done really.

That is actually quite funny. I'm slightly alarmed that you knew how to find such pictures though.

Amazingly typing Keith Lard into Google images and away we go .......

Is that a wigan fan talking about the salary cap???

Is it ok?

You seem to be an expert on the matter.

Tell us where it says its ok.

I agree. He is deffo not one to be sniffed at!!

All joking aside, Wire have secured themselves another very good back. Id still take our backline over there's, but they are going to be a fine side next year. Let down ultimately i suspect by their halfbacks.

As for Joel, I look forward to the various chants he will face next season.

I can't believe he's signed for a team named after a type of dog! Haha I personally can't wait for some chant involving watch it wolfie and joels about lmao

Richards is an excellent winger, one of the best in SL certainly, and his kicking game is exceptional, but not sure whether I would mark him down as world class - neither is Joel for that matter, but both are top level international quality outside backs.

As a matter of interest, and specifically for those claiming he is world class, how many games did Richards play for Australia (at any level) before declaring his availability for Ireland in 2008?

Out of them points how many were trys?

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