World Club Chalenge

[Rooster1908]

Sam to centre

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Welcome Sainynickle.

Your supposedly great pack plays against a bunch of reserve graders every single week so it's no surprise they dominate.

Saints have zero chance of winning this game. We could beat your fully match fit side on the first day back at pre-season training.

Your second rate competition producers second rate footballers. If any of them were good enough they'd be playing in the NRL.

Jackson Hastings Man of Steel. What a joke. The guy can't make first grade over here.

Anyhow good luck. You'll need more than luck though.

Geez, you really slammed the guy. Gave me a chuckle

[Rooster1908]

Geez, you really slammed the guy. Gave me a chuckle

Me to but God I hope it doesn't bite us on his arse

[Tommy Smith]

I actually enjoy the Super League. It's not of the quality of the NRL, but it's highly entertaining with a lot more free flowing attacking footy.

The fans over there also leave ours for dead. In fact NRL fans are a bit of a joke in comparison to the vociferous chanting and support you see in England.

So whilst I obviously want us to win I wish St Helens all the best and I think we should show their league and fans a bit more respect.

["gaz"]

In reply to thirteens comment-"St Helens what a rubbish side. What a bunch of no names. None of them would make our reserves.
Have you actually watched any of St Helens games in the last 2 seasons??We have one of the best forward pack in either comp and the likes of Thompson Walmsley and Roby are as good as anything ive seen in the NRLMakinson on the wing was voted the words best in 2018 as well..Being underdogs suits us .Just ask the broncos.

Welcome saintnickle
It should be a cracker match.
I agree the forwards you mention would make it in the NRL, we have had some good ones come out here notably Adrian Morley, John Bateman, James Graham, Sam Burgess etc
However Makinson's title was really for best player in international games only, until he won that nobody out here had heard of him.
Unfortunately in the past not all NRL teams have taken this game seriously, however the Roosters are one side who really promote this game and would like the NRL to back it, and make it an important game on the calendar.
The Roosters are probably sitting above NRL standard at the moment, There is a significant gap between the Roosters and some of the other teams in the NRL
St Helens will need to play near perfect football to be in the contest as the Roosters have come to win.

[Mickie Lane]

Welcome saintnickle
What ‘gaz’ said is on the mark but good luck anyway.

[Bondicigar]

Welcome saintnickle
It should be a cracker match.
I agree the forwards you mention would make it in the NRL, we have had some good ones come out here notably Adrian Morley, John Bateman, James Graham, Sam Burgess etc
However Makinson's title was really for best player in international games only, until he won that nobody out here had heard of him.
Unfortunately in the past not all NRL teams have taken this game seriously, however the Roosters are one side who really promote this game and would like the NRL to back it, and make it an important game on the calendar.
The Roosters are probably sitting above NRL standard at the moment, There is a significant gap between the Roosters and some of the other teams in the NRL
St Helens will need to play near perfect football to be in the contest as the Roosters have come to win.

That gap didn't seem that wide in the grand final against a team full of poms

["gaz"]

That gap didn't seem that wide in the grand final against a team full of poms

If you play near perfect footy any team can be in the contest

However I listened to Hull v St Helens live the other night while listening to the Spurs/Villa game, and to be honest Hull were awful.
St Helens were under the pump early then Hull imploded, kicking out on full on last tackle, throwing passes that went loose in there own in goal, penalties etc it was like football suicide.

I am glad we play St Helens and not Hull, And I hope they play there best football on the day, just like Canberra did last year.

[bondi.boy]

Though Angus was supposed to be playing left centre, and Cordner rested.

["gaz"]

Check out the training session photos with Catalan on facebook

https://www.facebook.com/officialsyd...type=3&theater

[Jacks Fur Coat]

I actually enjoy the Super League. It's not of the quality of the NRL, but it's highly entertaining with a lot more free flowing attacking footy.

The fans over there also leave ours for dead. In fact NRL fans are a bit of a joke in comparison to the vociferous chanting and support you see in England.

So whilst I obviously want us to win I wish St Helens all the best and I think we should show their league and fans a bit more respect.

100%. It doesn't usually pay to be too arrogant.

[Rooster1908]

It's says on the roosters site Sam stayed in Australia , but I thought he travelled over later , is he going to play

[Thirteen]

100%. It doesn't usually pay to be too arrogant.

I believe what I wrote to be 100% truth not arrogance. So many average NRL first graders go over there and become stars in Super League. It's because the standard of the competition is way below NRL standard. Some also play over there well into their thirties.

Didn't we win this game 38-0 in 2014. Last year we also won easily, never getting out of second gear and we had no goal kicker or our star centre in that game either.

["gaz"]

It's says on the roosters site Sam stayed in Australia , but I thought he travelled over later , is he going to play

Written pre 9s - he is there

[Rooster1908]

Written pre 9s - he is there

Thanks , thought as much but just wanted to confirm, hope he gets a run