Just found this article saying Cronulla are sniffing around Sam to replace Barrett? Surely not, hes signed up for ages. It also mentions he made his test debut against France in June but this was Joel so not sure if its creditable. www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/s ... 5895299932

Just found this article saying Cronulla are sniffing around Sam to replace Barrett? Surely not, hes signed up for ages. It also mentions he made his test debut against France in June but this was Joel so not sure if its creditable. www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/s ... 5895299932

Even if he wanted to go to the NRL, he would be able to join a club in far better shape than Cronulla.

One of the upsides of his monster contract is that if a club did want him, then surely we would be able to demand a large transfer fee, which in Aus is pretty rare, and like AJ said, at the minute Cronulla are in dire straits

Sam wont want to go anywhere at least untill he's won a few things with us.

Not gonna happen put simply. Sam signed a five yeard deal at the end of last season so they can whistle. |Bit of a blooper in that artical too. Apparently Sam made hus test debut lst month against France. Take it they didn't watch the Four Nations last year then?

Cronulla are utter garbage and a total basket case, though they do have some hope now pyscho stewart has gone.

Cronulla can't even spend up to the salary cap limit for fear of going under, must be a slow day in the Australian media.

he'd be a lamb to the slaughter I feel

Why? He's consistent not afraid of the bigger players and has a good rugby brain. Every time he has stepped up a level throughout his career he has taken to it like a duck to water. The difference in class between U20's and Super League level is vast yet even when he played in the 4 nations he was directing play, dragging far more experienced players into position and didn't look fazed at all, particularly against New Zealand. I think Piggy summed up the differences between Super League and the NRL pretty well on the other forum saying that its not as much harder for players to play in than people tend to think just that because standards are good across the board rather than just a few teams so players know they need to turn up or they'll be exposed. Sam's consistency has never been an issue as far as I'm concerned and with top quality players around him he probably wouldn't stand out anywhere near as much as he does here but he's a class player and would do well in Oz.

I hope he goes to the NRL at some stage as otherwise in a few years everyone will be talking about him in the same terms as Danny McGuire.

I dont think anyone will ever call Sam vastly overrated

I would be surprised and disappointed if Sam was not getting admiring glances for his performances from the NRL. With a 5 year deal in his back pocket they can look on in envy all they want.

Edited.

If your going to write an article at least come out with facts and make it realistic

think tomkins needs to go to nrl to step up his career and if wigan don't win anything soon i think he may be looking elsewhere (nrl)

think you need to go to trolling night school.

Although I'd say it would probably be in his best interests to wait a few years, just look at how much Sam Burgess and Mark Flanaghan have come on in their development since being in the NRL. Add to that Burgess was already a very good player.

If (which is looking very possible) Wigan win the GF and the challenge cup over the next year or two what else in theory is there as a target for someone as young as Sam? The NRL would be the next logical step - regardless of how long his contract may be for.

If GB / England are going to compete with the Aussies and Kiwis we need a few of our younger players plying their trade in the NRL at least while SL is of a significantly lower standard to the NRL.

On a bit of a side note, who was the last half-back to play in the NRL? I know we've had forwards with Mozza, Flanagan, Ellis, Burgess and co but i cant think of the last half-back for love nor money.

Ahh, the summer holidays have arrived.

...You hope

I'd be more surprised if they weren't.

it doesn't surprise me TBH, and I wouldn't be angry of Sam if/when he chose eventually to move on to the NRL. IMO he needs a few more seasons in SL before he should consider the NRL.

Same Goes for Myler as Well