You may well ask why does any talented NRL player come to Super League?

David Mead wants to play full back. But there have been no openings in such a slot for him in the NRL. So when he was made a generous offer by Catalans, he gratefully accepted.

The Gold Coast Titans, where David Mead played for almost a decade, has give Super League talents like Albert Kelly and Gregory Bird.

Watch here and you will see why the Catalans have acquired a top quality full back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuIWIMYoh6M

You may well ask why does any talented NRL player come to Super League?

David Mead wants to play full back. But there have been no openings in such a slot for him in the NRL. So when he was made a generous offer by Catalans, he gratefully accepted.

The Gold Coast Titans, where David Mead played for almost a decade, has give Super League talents like Albert Kelly and Gregory Bird.

Watch here and you will see why the Catalans have acquired a top quality full back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuIWIMYoh6M

John you miss the point, must be my accent that's confusing you.

You're talking in the past tense - reputation in other words. I don't deny his past acheivments why would I.

I don't deny that Tony Myler was the most skilled player I've seen imo. However that was then this is now.

As you pointed out Wakefield have 4 sorry 2 top notch imports but I'm not pretending any of them are currently NRL standard. The only one that was is Pauli Pauli but that's a WAS.

Also he won't be surrounded by the same quality of players at Catalan or any SL club. Some of the tries you see in the NRL simply don't happen here because we lack the players with the ability. Many an Aussie in SL has come unstuck with that one. Although it sounds perverse SL is actually to slow for players like Mead to exploit he simply won't get the service.

I don't know who you're trying to convince me or you. One way or another the player you are getting is not the player on that footage - mark my words.

John you miss the point, must be my accent that's confusing you.

You're talking in the past tense - reputation in other words. I don't deny his past acheivments why would I.

I don't deny that Tony Myler was the most skilled player I've seen imo. However that was then this is now.

As you pointed out Wakefield have 4 sorry 2 top notch imports but I'm not pretending any of them are currently NRL standard. The only one that was is Pauli Pauli but that's a WAS.

Also he won't be surrounded by the same quality of players at Catalan or any SL club. Some of the tries you see in the NRL simply don't happen here because we lack the players with the ability. Many an Aussie in SL has come unstuck with that one. Although it sounds perverse SL is actually to slow for players like Mead to exploit he simply won't get the service.

I don't know who you're trying to convince me or you. One way or another the player you are getting is not the player on that footage - mark my words.

A poor man's Greg Eden.

A poor man's Greg Eden.

What’s the fuss about Mead, he’s never been anything more than an average to slightly less than average NRL player who’s only claim to fame was a freakishly lucky half volley pick up of a wayward pass quite a few years ago.

Had he backed that up with a string of other amazing plays a la Slater, Inglis etc I would give him more credit for that one amazing play but years of mediocrity with a number of teams who’ve all subsequently made him surplus to requirements mark him as nothing more than an alright but not remarkable signing for Catalan Dragons.

What’s the fuss about Mead, he’s never been anything more than an average to slightly less than average NRL player who’s only claim to fame was a freakishly lucky half volley pick up of a wayward pass quite a few years ago.

Had he backed that up with a string of other amazing plays a la Slater, Inglis etc I would give him more credit for that one amazing play but years of mediocrity with a number of teams who’ve all subsequently made him surplus to requirements mark him as nothing more than an alright but not remarkable signing for Catalan Dragons.