Should the ARU pursue Greg Inglis?

Please Australia purchase Greg Inglis for as much as you can afford for the love of the game WORLD CUP 2015

Yea i think he played a test against the Kiwis in NZ one time, That should be enough for him to feel like a Kiwi

Japan and France offers a lot of dough for Rugby players...A guy like Inglis can make a million dollars in 6 months in union in Japan then he can come back to Australia and play in the super rugby, then for the national team and then fly back to japan....and even though he won't get that much playing for whatever super rugby team he chooses, he will get paid pretty well playing for the wallabies, so a handsome packet, i think Every aussie player that has played in Japan are currently millionaires...

The way things are heading the ARU cannot match what the NRL will offer but a Japanese holiday for a eight games and a super rugby contract will be very attractive to some league players. A rugby union kid who was playing in the NZ Warriors under 20 and a handful of first grade games a few years ago is now on same money as Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater playing in the Japanese rugby comp.

John doesn't have a clue just another one after a code war on this thread. Fred, unfortunately rugby players now days are much fitter and faster than previous years so there's not much to room on the field for individual brilliance. Sometimes 12 and 13's are sacrifices to take a crush ball so to create quick rucks and suck in opposition defense and only then can there be room.

John doesn't have a clue just another one after a code war on this thread. Fred, unfortunately rugby players now days are much fitter and faster than previous years so there's not much to room on the field for individual brilliance. Sometimes 12 and 13's are sacrifices to take a crush ball so to create quick rucks and suck in opposition defense and only then can there be room.

Glad to hear we’re on the same page regarding the flawed comparisons between league and union talent and their potential success in a sport that they’ve never played before. Regarding the makeup of the NRL, removing the kiwis from the competition would of course have an impact on the standard of play. You’d effectively be removing (roughly) 2 teams of first graders from the 16 team competition. However, there’s still really only a handful of Poms plying their trade in the NRL (a handful that looks to be increasing). And you’ll find that the majority of the PI’s (non-kiwi ones) are either born and bred in Australia or may have been born in the Pacific but came here at an early age and developed through our system. Just like a number of famous All Blacks with Pacific Island heritage. The fact remains that this competition is the largest of any Rugby code in the world and it’s overwhelmingly made up of Australian produced talent. Furthermore, the two semi professional state based competitions that feed it are of a reasonable standard as well. Unfortunately, Rugby isn’t blessed with the depth of talent that League is privy to in this country. It’s a whole other topic altogether but I’d love to see a day when the protectionist barriers are taken down between the Southern Hemisphere’s big 3. Of course part of this would involve maintaining the credibility of the international eligibility laws. I’m also not sure about Adelaide and Tassie being represented by professional rugby for many (many) years to come. There are quite a few other areas in this country that provide much more solid foundations as expansion options than they do.

Leagues Salary cap is going up year by year with the billion dollar deal,I think it will be double at start of next contract,Union cant afford to pay top dollar for league players,that's reality in Australia

I'm still waiting on your NZ schools banning RL mate. NRL won't be able to blow the ARU out of the picture. It didn't when it was amateur and sure as hell won't now that its professional. Rugby league will never blow rugby in Australia because the game is an international sport and can survive on that alone even if its professional or not.

Exactly my point Rob9, I don't believe that players just switch and make it in either codes or people saying this person is the greatest player of either code without him ever playing league or rugby. I agree with what you said there. Due to the restriction given to non Australia players in your super rugby teams if you do the same for the NRL and take away the Kiwi's, Pacific Islanders and all the Poms RL players I don't think the NRL will be the same comp without all their foreigner legions. Imagine one day the floodgate is open to Australian super rugby teams for any players around the world to make living. A team full of kiwis, Islanders and Saffas based in Adelaide or Tasmania will do quite well.

Greg Inglis is actually one of my favourite League players ever....though he was no where to be seen in the last SoO....If there is one Center that can give ANY centre in world rugby a run for their money, its Him...with all the SBW hype..people forget that even SBW doesn't have the skillset Inglis possess, if they both played union and came up against each other (Inglis at 13 for Australia and SBW at 12 for NZ), my money would be on GI to win that battle... If GI says, "i want to play rugby", i think every RUGBY CLUB around the world will run for his signature...

If you read or heard Gordon Tallis opinions whenever rugby union is mention then you will get the picture what he really thinks about the sport. The guy has one massive chip on his shoulder and thinks rugby is an easy game but then why didn't he switch codes if that's what he thinks and retire a millionaire from playing in Japan or Europe. Yeah right Gordy.... Folau saying he'll be back could mean anything from next season to 2016 or even longer.

I was listening to Gordon Tallis on the radio the other day. He caught up with Izzy at the State of Origin. According to Tallis, Izzy declared "I'll be back." Tallis gave some more illuminating insights. Wendel in his first test apparently approached a senior wallaby player for some advice. The said senior player said 'F@@k off! And don't hang around me! Tallis further elaborateded by saying "They want you but they want you to fail because you're a leaguie." Wendell is going to dish more dirt with his book. "

It’s not too difficult a calculation really. A market with population of over 130 million (over 180 million if you include Italy) represented by three top tier leagues vs a market with a population of 28 million (including NZ) represented by the NRL. Western Europe’s going to win every time. Ask SBW who put more butter on his bread.

And you do??? Your comment above this one would suggest otherwise. I don’t agree with everything that Fred’s saying here but I agree with the general jist that a good (or even great) outside back in Rugby League doesn’t necessarily translate to a competent midfielder in rugby. Tahu and even Tuqiri during his time in the midfield have shown this.

Good effort Mike. That's an old one!

What a silly argument. There are plenty of AB's (past and present) who wouldn't get near an origin 17. There are plenty of Kangaroos (and Kiwis) who wouldn't get near either the Wallabies or AB's. The day Brent Tate switches to Union and 'earns' a Wallaby cap is the day I start following the A League! These are 2 different sports... can we start treating them as such. Yes some skills are transferable but both games are about more than tackling and passing. Some players in each code clearly have the ability to make a good go of things in the other. There are many more in each competition who would make just hi-hum players in the top tier and many more again who wouldn't even make the cut if they decided to switch. By the by Davey, I think the talent getting around in Australian rugby and the NRL suggests that (for the most part) our football development pathways are doing just fine. Due to the size of our country (compared to yours) these pathways may not be as centralized as they are across the ditch.

Clever but height is mostly determine by nutrition + genes. That is why Afrikaners is so big as they are descendants from the dutch who are the tallest blokes in the world. Habana dad is part from European decent. But most African guys you will find in the backline as they are mostly too short. Most of them disapear off the scene after u/21 levels mostly. A few of them that will come through but a small forward won't survive in SA Carter, Halfpenny, McCaw ->European genes. English are big Pacific Islanders cultures involves some healthy diets and such. You feed them right you will get em big

I really don't think you have a clue what I was saying with my comments here.

Those rugby and league violence happens all over the world and its not confine to pacific islanders only. What's that got to do with them been good at rugby and American football?