...cope in the Super League of today?

you would need to define cope, because arguably the squad of 2010 cant cope with super league.

Yes imo plenty of experience,pace,strength and skill.

on 1 - 13 yes, squad was a bit thin but the club was just recovering from a barron spell.

It's a totally different game now than it was then so it's pointless even asking!

What??

It's a totally different game now than it was then so it's pointless even asking!

whats changed in 10 year apart from 40-20's & couple of minor rule changes.

For starters the game is a hell of a lot faster.

the players would adapt, Morley hasn't done bad!

So you don't think the 99 squad would of adapted to the pace like every other squad has?
If your gonna compare then don't forget that the 99 squad would of had todays technology and training methods just like the current squad has so the pace of the game is a non point.

Price, Cunningham, Nathan Cayless, Morley, Menzies, Lockyer.
Not a bad pack, All first grade regulars in 1998. How did they cope in the last couple of seasons, stick Kimmorley at 7 & Senior & Gidley in the centres (I got bored after that).
They might just hack it the northern rail cup.

on a footnote, Lee Jackson had signed from Newcastle Knights as Buderus had stepped upto 1st Grade.

The players aren't a hell of a lot faster - don't tell me that Offiah wouldn't still be the fastest winger in SL if you could stick him in a time machine and bring him forward to today




You can easily tell the ones who haven't started shaving yet when they try and tell you that 11 years ago was a lifetime, well yes, we understand - it was for you.

John Holmes wasn't fast in 79, but his mind was fast enough to let the game be played at his pace.

...and I also quote Cliff Lyons when he toured over here a couple of seasons ago with an aussie select team, they played Bramley in a "friendly" - Lyons bossed the game from start to finish and hardly had to take two steps with the ball in hand at any time.

That was a rough game IIRC and he didnt shy out of anything

i think Abbott Out means, is the collision is alot faster in 2010 and i would agree with that theory, i think 99 team would get bullied out of it in the forwards these days - remember Jamie Mathiou was part of that squad

please don't allow common sense come into an argument between Jord and Loz!

Remember that Barrie Mcdermott was in that squad, not really bullying material was he ?

Fleary,Farrell,Morley and Massella were'nt exactly shrinking violets either.
Anyone remember Sampson stomping onto the pitch for Cas then stumbling straight off for treatment after a welcoming from Farrell and Fleary!

I can see Kirke & Burgess bullying Mcdermott, Morley & Glanville. TBH I think Kirke & Burgess would have their hands full with Terry Mcdermott.

I’m afraid the Rhinos squad of 99’ played in an Indian Summer era where should be part timers were ageing towards the bad end of 20. The emergence of super league allowed of lot of players in the 90s who were part time before the emergence to play full time.

Now we have a generation that are bred for the full time and are the full time.

You won’t see James Graham drinking himself silly like those part timers did back in the day. Sport of today would be too serious for the class of 99’ to keep up to I’m afraid.

That team were full time, what about Glanville?..........wait......why am I trying to about Rugby to Damo.

I can't believe you were nearly sucked into a RL debate with him.

FFS can't believe I nearly got into a debate about full time & part time with a bloke who's reluctant to try either!