it just goes to show you know nothing about rugby! taking Galea over Crocker is madness,what on earth has Galea done? 1 grand final to what has Crocker done?????

So applying that logic then Lee Radford is far superior to both of these players?


And I however believe Galea to be the more skillful of the two.
This doesn't necessarily mean I think he is the better player.

Correct. Furthermore it's not unknown for Aussie superstars to not quite hit the same heights in SL as the do in the NRL. Galea has been consistently good and often excellent. Crocker, while it is likely he would be (even at his age) an excellent signing for any SL club, is unproven in the British game, much of which is played in cold, damp or even icy conditions.

Let's just see what happens eh? But, if only for the laugh, he would be a fantastic signing for Rovers. If I had the money I would pay it myself!

Crocker's salary IMO would be nearly double Galea's, that's what I was getting at re value for money.

And as a FC fan I can still see class, and Galea's performance at Edinburgh is equal to any back row forward playing league this year.

I wouldn't want Rovers to sign Crocker over Galea. I'd also like to think we can move on from trying to pull the rug from under Hull Fc's feet all the time by trying to undermine them constantly off the pitch.

We are doing the business on the pitch, and leaving them behind in the process, that's enough for me.

Galea has played every game this season, he can be excused for his form dipping from the middle part of the year, what's Manu's excuse?

Has radford played for Australia nd played SOO?

No but galea has. Hang on...

What i am saying is any team in the world of rugby league would take a world class forward (Crocker) over a relatively unknown forward (Galea) unless of course you are a blinkered rovers fan



Maybe I dreamt he'd won the NRL Grand Final, I must be losing it in my old age...

No but Galea is now a proven Superleague player whereas Crocker is still to be believed.

you mean he has had a few good games. hes nothing more than average!

your bitter tonight Branny Boy , get over it, the balance of power has changed your poop, we are great........

do me a favour, bitter i think not my learnered bandwaggoner! the balance of power will never change, ask your brain washer chairman/cheif ex/or what ever he is,you will ALWAYS have a point to prove.

Clearly not.
But he has done everything in the game which is a case in point that medals and caps do not always mean what you believe them to.

And yet is still far better than anything in your side

Instead of posting on here, shouldn't you be busy scouting for players from the likes of Norland/Ideal Isberg etc. to improve your team who got tonked again last night?

Maybe to the likes of you who know sod all about RL, but Galea was highly rated in Oz and by those who understand the game here.

So you mean the same as Melbourne on the evening ?

Well if you want to argue that the weather in the evening in Melbourne is comparable to February/March in Hull then fill your boots.



In any event, there [uare[/u players that don't perform as well in the UK, my theory is that the reason (or at least in part) is the colder wether for a significant part of the season.

Are you suggesting that no Aussie has come over here and underperformed?

Nothing rumour, purely started just to get the FC fans backs up.

This is something new I heard today and can only be dismissed as a rumour at this stage. Crocker allegedly got his visa the second time round and was annoyed with how Hull handled the situation and the fact that Hull were also allegedly paying Lauaki while awaiting for his visa, so signed for a deal with Souths. However Clint Newton has suggested that he takes a pay cut in order to fit him under the salary cap and they will also be sharing a house.

So he was that vexed he signed a deal that was 60k a year less than his potential hull deal, these rumours get better every rovers home game

Indeed they do I heard a right doozy.
Apparently you have made the playoffs and we haven't