Jonty58

I give up. Time to move on for me. This Forum is a mirror of the game I n the UK.

Absolutely no chance.

Ok He is English. Living in Australia as an Ozzie. All good. England should be a tier two nation.

Open to ever calls first? Says it all, if. I don’t get called to play for Australia then I will play for England.. He is no chance of playing for the Kangaroos so he will be English. The process of the Country you represent is a joke.

No passion for where he thinks his country is? If he can’t get a pick as a Kangaroo he is English? This is everything that is what is wrong with the game. This is why many Aussies couldn’t give a toss on the International Test matches.

He moved to Australia when he was six.

Is England that short of players that they need heritage or players that have been living in Australia for most of their lives or brought through the game in Australia to play for England? I won’t go through all of the ringins from the last 20 years but. King Brimson Radley Is England the new Island nation that needs heritage players to represent them?

That is not true. A player like French will always look good in a League that is not as strong. There is more space for him to use his speed and step against weaker defenders. Plenty of Super League games are against teams that are not that consistent or of a standard that is not much higher than the Queensland Cup. You know it’s easier to look good against opponents that are not quite at the same level.

Yes he is a key player but not the whole team. Nearly all successful teams have half a dozen key players that make them a winning team. Penrith won four premierships because they have many top players in the team and the style of game they play. They won’t win anything this year and may struggle to make the Finals.

Cleary is no where near one of the greatest players of all time IMO He is one of the better players of this current era.

AJ Brimson has had career that has been bigged up massively that he has not come close to living up to in what he has actually delivered on the field on a regular basis due to injuries.

French is one of the top players in Super League. Is he one of the top players in the World? Dylan Brown just signed a 10 year 13 million dollar deal and many think it’s over the top. Why isn’t French being offered a big NRL deal?

Is Australia and the NRL now China? 100% approval.

Why does a team like England need to find players like Rangi Chase, Chris Heighington, Chris McQueen, Jackson Hastings, Blake Austin, Lachlan Coote, Maurie Fa'asavalu, Victor Radley to play for England or GB? It looks ordinary and suggests there is not enough depth in the game. Having Samoa and Tonga stacked with Aussies or Kiwis is one thing but England looking for Radleys does not help the Test games image down under IMO.

I disagree.

You know when this game fills out it teams with “ Heritage players “ particularly a tier 1 nation like England it puts a lot of fans of being interested in the International game. I have no interest in watching a Test match if England wants to use Australian born and bred players through some grandparent rule. I don’t care what other sports like Union and Cricket do. It sends a poor message to the fans and any young players coming through. I do not understand why a player would choose to represent another country because a parent was born there other than they think they are unlikely to be picked to represent the country of their birth so it’s a second choice. If they were that passionate perhaps they would choose to live there as well as play for that country.

No he is not. I doubt he will ever play SOO.

I hope the Ticket pricing is realistic and affordable. I see events where I live that I wouldn’t mind attending but I will not pay more than I think is reasonable compared to other choices where I can spend my “ entertainment “ money.

Not really.

You do know its easier to shine when you play at a significantly lower level? The opposition are generally not as good as the big boys. On the money it’s suggested he is getting paid, not being picked at first choice in the NRL it begs the question why was he signed.

Bring back the 4 or 5 Nations every year.

Impressive.

Steve Mascord from “Rock n Roll Rugby League”