Thats because the SL is an easier competition than the NRL.

Its time a few faced facts that the premier RL competition is the NRL. By default, anything else is going to be easier.

Factor in the media coverage they get down under and you can understand a player who has been there and done it against the best week in week out wanting a slightly quieter life.

As has been mentioned, from a club point of view, Crocker is far better than the majority of forward in SL, even when not firing at 100%.

How can you possibly know that until he gets here and we see him going against our forwards



Not every player with a big reputation can come here and dominate.

I think he'll do well but he will have to be 100% fit and commited or he will be found out

Mark Carroll

As any player, amateur or pro, will tell you if you're not right mentally you won't go well.
It's also extremely difficult to go well in a team performing badly or to look good when surrounded by worse players than yourself.
Then there's all the settling into a new environment and culture.
Hence many Aussies etc can get off to a poor start. Then they either frame themselves or fade away.

He's probably the best example. Didn't even last a season, someone like Carmont was low-profile but turned out great

bollox your name is chris and you're from chorley

I'm the only Tongan named Chris in Chorley!

The same way I could easily have said, Shane Webcke could still play in SL now, on one leg and be better than the vast majority of other props.

The same way I would say, a fit Darren Lockyer would fit in nicely to EVERY SL team.

www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A46643583 Suggesting he has been refused a visa

www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A46643583 Suggesting he has been refused a visa

Rovers fan in false addy alert.

it's a messageboard, according to them the "news" was announced at 10pm in Canberra, errrr, doubt it.

Am hearing it's true.

[url=http://www.sporthull.co.uk/rugby_league/hull_fc/news/displayarticle.php?ID=10758No visa[/url

Paul M might have to change is avatar

[url=http://www.hullfc.com/hullfc/contents/?p=2684Potential appeal?[/url

Shame as he is the quality player that SL should be bringing in. Note to NRL players, behave yourself or see the SL cash cow gone!

Wonder if Hull will use that sizeable salary chunk to go for someone else?

I doubt we will, we already had a quota and cash available when we binned Dykes.

Bradford can say goodbye to Bird by the sounds of it too!

Depends whether it is a lengthy process. I guess Hull would have to keep paying his wages, while it is ongoing. Even [iif[/i it suceeds is it worth it if he only gets over with, for example, a dozen games left?

Some of what he has said recently has shown he is ready to get on with life after RL, will he want to be left hanging on?

The Hull fans will riot if Bird gets here - which is sounding likely given the noise coming from the club at the moment. Afterall, it's not like he's been convicted of anything yet unlike Crocker

That's a real shame that is.

Crocker also has 21 weeks worth of bans under his belt, maybe they didn't want someone like that plying his trade in the UK?

I don't know what issues a pending case can cause, we shall see.

Indeed, I'll eat my words if he doesn't get here.



Big blow for Hull, knocks your credentials for this year.

Is he out on bail pending the case? You'd think leaving the country would be a (another) breach of his bail conditions.

Shut it!

Its a real shame, was looking forward to seeing him in SL.