BadlyOverdrawnBoy Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Anyone else know anything? https://www.ruck.co.uk/owen-farrell-announces-shock-cross-code-loan-move-ahead-of-rugby-league-world-cup/ April Fool or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 It literally says it in the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I heard he doesn’t want to move house so he’s going to join London Skolars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hullfan Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Back!!??? Has he ever played league?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivarr the Boneless Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Yes at youth level. When Andy moved south, Owen initially carried on playing RL up north. He later started playing down south, both codes. Think he was with the Broncos academy for a while however he chose the union route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadlyOverdrawnBoy Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 What would he bring to the game, apart from goal kicking, after so long at "Game of Throw-ins"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivarr the Boneless Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 People I know, and trust the judgement of, were raving about his potential as a RL player when Owen played down south. He was a young teen at the time, if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunsletgreenandgold Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 11 hours ago, BadlyOverdrawnBoy said: What would he bring to the game, apart from goal kicking, after so long at "Game of Throw-ins"? He'd be the best player in SL within a season and shipped off to the NRL on lucrative 4 year deal the season after, but all of this is irrelevant because it will never happen. He's just about the best paid RU in the world and the captain of a side that just made the World Cup final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Ivarr the Boneless said: People I know, and trust the judgement of, were raving about his potential as a RL player when Owen played down south. He was a young teen at the time, if I remember correctly. Nothing special as a teenager in Wigan , watched him a few times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Toppy Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, hunsletgreenandgold said: He'd be the best player most over paid, over hyped, average player in SL within a season and shipped off to the NRL Championship on lucrative 4 year deal a pittence the season after, but all of this is irrelevant because it will never happen. He's just about the best paid RU in the world and the captain of a side that just made the World Cup final. Edited for accuracy ! St.Helens - The Home of record breaking Rugby Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 IMO, anyone who thinks Farrell would not be a SL League standard half (considering the standard that trots out) has a huge RL chip on their shoulder. I would put him at 9 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I'm not willing to give the link in the OP the value of a click - anyone able to give a quick summary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, GUBRATS said: Nothing special as a teenager in Wigan , watched him a few times He would have been 12-13 when his Dad moved South. Bit young to be writing someone off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, M j M said: I'm not willing to give the link in the OP the value of a click - anyone able to give a quick summary? It's an April Fools joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Hela Wigmen said: He would have been 12-13 when his Dad moved South. Bit young to be writing someone off. But young to be claiming he's the next Cooper Cronk as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerner80 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Sports Prophet said: IMO, anyone who thinks Farrell would not be a SL League standard half (considering the standard that trots out) has a huge RL chip on their shoulder. I would put him at 9 though. Agree he would definitely be a SL level Half and agree that he would suit Hooker better in RL than Half Back. I think he would be very effective at 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunsletgreenandgold Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Saint Toppy said: Edited for accuracy ! Some of you let your hatred of the other code blind your judgement. Sad really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Sports Prophet said: IMO, anyone who thinks Farrell would not be a SL League standard half (considering the standard that trots out) has a huge RL chip on their shoulder. I would put him at 9 though. I’ve no doubt he would make it in SL and I’d have him down as ending up similar to Sinfield in the way he would control a game. That said Sinfield was a great team player who had a great career but I can’t think of any single season where I’d say he was the best player in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 6 hours ago, GUBRATS said: Nothing special as a teenager in Wigan , watched him a few times Didn't he make the English schools set up ? Carlsberg don't do Soldiers, but if they did, they would probably be Brits. http://www.pitchero....hornemarauders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 If I had to choose between Owen Farrell after a season of Rugby League and any of the other options we have to play at 6 for England in the 2021 World Cup. I would choose Farrell. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, bobbruce said: I’ve no doubt he would make it in SL and I’d have him down as ending up similar to Sinfield in the way he would control a game. That said Sinfield was a great team player who had a great career but I can’t think of any single season where I’d say he was the best player in the league Consistent at a very high standard. Carlsberg don't do Soldiers, but if they did, they would probably be Brits. http://www.pitchero....hornemarauders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 13 hours ago, bobbruce said: I’ve no doubt he would make it in SL and I’d have him down as ending up similar to Sinfield in the way he would control a game. That said Sinfield was a great team player who had a great career but I can’t think of any single season where I’d say he was the best player in the league Agree on Sinfield. And to think he was one of the five choices for greatest player of all time only a matter of months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderWire Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Lots of positive and negative hypotheticals here. Truth is we'll never, ever know.......but it's an intetesting subject to 'kick around' a bit. Just by way of comparison we could look at Burrell at Wire - an international standard union player who played League in his yoof. I think it's fair to say that, thus far, the transition is not going as well as anticipated. Just sayin'. Keep safe all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 For Owen Farrell See Mark Sneed !! He’d be an average League player now, maybe at 15 he would have had more League potential but his instincts are all wrong now for League. Hes a world class Union player and should remain there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 hours ago, OMEGA said: For Owen Farrell See Mark Sneed !! He’d be an average League player now, maybe at 15 he would have had more League potential but his instincts are all wrong now for League. Hes a world class Union player and should remain there! Can you think of any Union players who switched to League after the age of 15 who turned out to be any good? "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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