Fortunately Burgess isn't a to$$er like $BW so your hypothetical is pointless.

Not to mention union salary cap of 5mill pounds so how are they going to pay him $2mill?

Typical news ltd BS

That he could buy himself out? I'm sure he'd do it the right way but he could that.

Of course the salary's are BS, but why hasn't Burgess denied it yet?

They always try and rain on our parade when it's the start of a new SL season. Can't stand us having any publicity.

Absolutely no way Sam would play that game after finding nirvana with his brothers at South Sydney.

He's probably still laughing. No doubt when the chortles are over he will don a Laury daly tshirt with his true thoughts about rugby union.

That's just for the clubs, international players get money on top, that's obviously where the money is (in international squads that is). Jonny Wilkinson and Martin Johnson are millionaires I assume, possibly multi-millionaires.

Anyway, Burgess would be a centre in 15's, and their ruck is a disaster zone, the training they do for it is stupid, have you seen them? They get down into basically a press-up position and lead with their shoulder to push a tackle bag out of the way, it's stupid. And in the actual game itself, you don't know what's going to happen from one match to the next, how the ref is going to ref it, and what he sees etc.

There's a few things that could tempt Burgess. World cup, olympic games, 6 nations. He could play in a number of positions as well, flanker, number 8, inside and outside centre. Everyone keeps mentioning his family, they didn't make him stay at Bradford.

Reading some of the South fans are writing about him he'll be closer to leaving than he was a week a go.

Then again he could be tempted to stay in the biggest most challenging rugby (sic) competition in the world, living on the beach in the best city in the world, enjoying superstar status in that city and hob nobbing with Hollywood A listers.

Or he could play in the mud in winter in England in front of a few thousand fans in the bright lights of Leicester or bath at a game he is I'll equipped to play.

He could indeed, but as much as I love Sydney (and I'm glad we both agree it's better than Perth) it ain't the best city in the world.

It ain't the best city in Australia either.

You've been to Adelaide as well?

I've been to every major city in Australia on several occasions.

Wow.

Nah... Sydney really ain't that good.

I'll bow to your superior knowledge, several times you say.

Yep. Spent over 2 years there along with frequent other visits which includes every major city in Australia on several occasions. Keep that Sydney flag of yours flying. When in Rome, etc. That's one thing all Aussies in every city of Australia have in common. They are all obsessed with their city (or their state) being considered the best there is. It's a very insecure country on so many levels.

What was the name of that troll you said had passed away? The one you said ran rings around everyone?

It is if your a professional RL player!

If not Perth is a far better place to live.

Why is Perth better than "the best city in the world" to live?

Nah....Wellington is.
Exhibit A: Because they can't fill the Westpac Stadium for the soccerball and the Union, they've decided that rather than try to attract fans back to games and encourage the community to get behind their teams, they will instead build a smaller stadium....


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Sounds great! Looking forward to visiting Wellington, heard it's more like the South Island than Auckland.

Weather, traffic, housing, salaries to cost of living, crime, attitude, transport

But it's e if you want to play professional RL, Sydney would be the best in that scenario, all others I'd live in Perth, and do.

So why did you call Sydney the best city in the world?

Lets hope the WA ru side don't offer Burgess a deal then, he'll be straight off.

There is no such thing as a 'best' place to live in, it's totally subjective. I personally wouldn't dream of living in Perth (and I've had the chance to)

I can see some benefits of living in Perth but I like to near the hustle of the city and I'm not a big fan of Perth city centre. Good suburbs though if you like family life and the beaches are nice. Perths spreading at such at rate there's money to be earned and a chance for people on lower family incomes to set them selves up for life.

But I'm with you there's no chance I'd go there now, if I left Sydney it would be for Melbourne or London.