Haha... are you real.?

His first real chance of scoring and hes taken it.?

has he learnt how to tackle - are you watching the same gareth thomas, there hasnt been on questions about his tackling.

taking so long.? he cant be that bad hes been part of a CRU team thats won 2 games 1 at home 1 away and been part of a team thats run 2 teams close away from home.

I see no reason why the CRU cant push for a top 8 finish they have played 7 out of 10 away from home and have won 2 away aleady if they can win 6/7 at home and pick up 1 or 2 away wins they shall be in the mix.

I prefered him when he was in Blake's 7 ....

He went well yesterday. Gave away one stupid penalty where he got involved after not being square at marker, but other than that he was good.

thats just hype from the union media

andy farrell had a busted knee and was playing prop in RL

he went to union and after overcoming injuries played for the england team at centre

the rest of the team were very impressed with the standard of his passing and kicking

not bad for a crocked RL forward eh?

the english union side has also gotten a few kiwi RL players too.

hey he knocked himself out in his first tackle and gamely played on

i just wondered if he knows where to put his head now



its funny seeing a welsh union internatinal taking so long to get used to SL.

imagine if he tried the nrl?

Took so long to get used to RL? He's had what, 4 RL matches in his life (all at SL standard)? And he's already scored?

And all this from an over the hill 36 year old.

Don't know of too many Aussie carpetbaggers who've come straight from the NRL and scored after just 4 matches .

Imagine if he'd tried NRL? He'd be NRL's MVP by now. You Aussies have not seen natural rugby talent like Alfie since the days of David Campese. Oh you're well drilled, but no instinct.

yeah im sure "Aflies" tackling is as good as campos

campo was a doormat

look ill leave it at that

for a RU international to go to SL and not star says a lot about the game.

1 try in 4 games might be good in union but its s**t in league if hes a winger

Give it a rest Dally. I always had you down as a balanced and intelligent contributor to the forum, but your eagerness to crush the sport of Rugby Union looks a tad weak here. Thomas has turned down an easy life in union to challenge himself in league and whilst doing it also use his considerable fame in Wales to promote the Crusaders. How can you be so dismissive of that? Of course he's not going to be Mal Menninga's second coming at 36, but he's already a solid and dependable player for Crusaders.

Look at his positioning again for the try by Luke George, shocking

alfie is a legend in wales maybe some of you moaning about him should come up with a similar marketing strategy to breath some life into your clubs.im new to rugby league and find it extremly good .crusaders are targetting an audience who have never seen rl what better way to get the wxm public involved by signing an absolute icon in wales.the council the owners and wxm public seem to be getting behind the club, north wales has a massive catchment area with no pro club of any kind if they keep doing what they are the crusaders could become a massive hit which surely is good for rl.

That wasn't his fault, probably should have taken the guy with the ball but he'd obviously been told to mark his winger after coming in and costing a try last week. The centre was out of position, not Alfie, it would have been a try whether he had come in or not.

There is and will only be one Alfie in RL, and it's not Gareth Thomas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope he does go well but he has yet to play a decent side where he can be ruthlessly exposed, which he will be.
At least he has provided one of the funniest Tv moments of this season when he got up and wobbled like a punch drunk boxer after his first hit up

thanks for the compliment

look a few people on here have told me how good the welsh union backline are they would apparently make it in the nrl

i therefore am take some glee at pointing out that a star player from this welsh team is struggling to make it in SL, let alone the nrl

good on the guy for trying but its a big achievement for RL that hes struggling to adapt

RL is a faster, harder game than union. this proves it

Wonder who that was?





The all conquering power of the Welsh union backline...

Swallowed any other propaganda lately?

yeah exactly

the vaunted welsh union backline whose players cant tackle properly and struggle with the pace of SL.

RU = epic fail.

other than marketing, we shouldnt be signing union players and expecting them to match our athletes.

They've had one bad tournament and you call "epic fail".

He ain't struggling. It's called LEARNING. He has gone striaght into starting for a SL side, straight off the back of the RU season with no break and no pre-season training for a game he's never played before and has scored within 4 games of starting. All this from a "past it old whiner" who's not tough enough for TGG.

And you call that struggling? I'd like to see ANY overdrilled Aussie drone do something similar at the peak of his career, let alone in its twilight.

There's only ONE "epic failure" on this board Dally. If you want to see who that is, look in your spot-squeezing mirror.

RU international learning how to tackle and play a full 80 minutes




and one try in 4 games for an international player?

Overuse of emoticons doesn't make you right. It just makes you look (more of) a tool.

Should an RU international (an "old" and "soft" one at that) already know all the rules and different tackling styles of RL then?

You are a fool Dally. An egotistical, arrogant and wrong one at that. Your criticisms are without foundation and you know it. But you are so desperate to win a messageboard bicker that you just keep answering with more and more ridiculous criticisms.

Can't be bothered with you any more. enjoy your small, small mind.

different tackling styles eh?




thats why so many defensive coaches in union are from RL.

keep this up, its really amusing

Well done Gareth!

You need to get your facts right here.

For starters ALfie hasnt been part of a welsh backline since 2006/7.
So he is not a current STAR of the welsh backline.
If Alfie had converted 7/8 years ago your could compare. from what i see all your arguments are never on a like for like basis.(ie another one you put on here not long ago about the viewing figures of SL against Guiness Premiership... did you not consider that most Union people would watch SL as well or flick back an forth during HT and at end of Magners League games on a friday like me.? but then a lot of people like yourself wouldnt watch Union.? also SL is a european competition, ie for like for like comparison you would have to factor in the viewing figures in Wales, Ireland and Scotland for the magner leagues games being played at the same time as Guiness Premieship.

IF and its s big IF as it would never happen... that Shane Williams, Jamie Roberts, Mike Phillips, James Hook or Lee Byrne converted now in there prime then you would have a fair argument. And i beleive any of the above would make superb RL players... but im afraid you will never know.

I cant see how you think Alfie is struggling if he was surely a coach like Noble/ Harris woldnt pick him.

I agree with you that RL is faster, and more impact than union but no way is it harder. RL fitness is CV where Union is a mix of CV and strength for rucks and mauls, in all honesty Union is probably a harder fitness. Rucking, mauling, carrying, tackling, clearing out and counter rucking at close quarters is strength zapping and does take a lot out of you.

Facts right please former international.!!

Campo was class fully of instinct and flair.!

Also why is every one moaning if hes that rubbish.?

Why dont you worry about your own teams.

And maybe send an email to your teams coach on how to take advantage of Alfie ..!!

Get a grip... if no one was worried you wouldnt even be talking about him.

Why aint anyone talking about Youngquest hes been awful.!

He was garbage... might be ok for an english backline but..

nowhere near good enough for wales, france, oz, NZ or SAs.!