Man of Kent

Didn’t realise Germany could potentially call on so many players.

Yes.

A liability. Not just against the Knights either. Fair to say Watkins has been a Sarginson-level flop at Gold Coast so far.

Yeah but he played there in a World Cup final so I'm going with it ?

We’re now just a FB and 5/8 from a bona fide ‘Brits in the NRL’ XIII (ie not having to put George Burgess, Chris McQueen etc in and out of position to make up the numbers) ? Farnworth Watkins Bateman Hall ? Widdop Graham Hodgson Tom Whitehead Sam Sutton George Williams is apparently joining Canberra and Jack Walker was on the NRL radar last year let alone now, so those gaps may be filled quite soon. It begs questions about England/GB Tests and whether we should be playing Down Under each year during the international window at the very least.

The best song about a Volkswagen dealership in 1970s Zaire you’ll hear this week, I reckon

John Bateman and Ryan Sutton score their first NRL tries vs Brisbane in a 26-22 win. Two assists for Bateman as well. Worth seeking out his offload for Joey Leilua. Sheer class.

Bateman was immense

And then some. Why exactly is that? Are they tougher than the sun-softened Aussie counterparts? ?

Absolutely. Tragedy. Bravery.

Some more recent iconic moments

Wakefield are getting a new ground anyway. It’s going to be called Belle Vue and located in Agbrigg. One of the stands might even have a roof. No doubt they will charge a shilling to enter!

Manchester.

Just the sort of things to donate to the new RL museum which opens in Bradford in 2020... brigid.power@rlcares.org.uk