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<blockquote data-quote="NZL Fan" data-source="post: 110104"><p>I think you're both correct to a degree..........</p><p></p><p>1. NRL IS overhyped. Yes I enjoy it, yes it has some great games, but it is marketed today as it was marketed back in its hayday - unfortunately the comp isn't as good as those days. State of origin is a classic example of an overhyped series that today doesn't stand up to past SOO series. The problem being there are less GREAT players in the comp, and a good bulk of them are Kiwis so are uneligible to play SOO. Comparing the days of Mel, Daley, ET, Lewis, Langer etc to today is a non contest. </p><p></p><p>2. ESL is better than ever, mainly due to the increasing numbers of overseas players. I think SHRLFC you have somewhat underplayed the Australasian influence of your team, though you do have Englishmen in the 4 key positions of RL (1, 6, 7 and 9), and all current/former Internationals at that.</p><p></p><p>Whether ESL has caught up to NRL is debatable, especially when you're going to be swayed somewhat by the players/teams that are more familiar to you, or you have a personal interest in.</p><p></p><p>Coming off the fence I'd still say that NRL was better. The best players (going by International Test results) are predominantly from the NRL, there are still fewer teams in the ESL capable of seriously winning the Super league ***le in comparison to the NRL comp, and at the other end of the leader board the weakest NRL teams would (I'd suggest) easily dispatch the weakest ESL teams.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NZL Fan, post: 110104"] I think you're both correct to a degree.......... 1. NRL IS overhyped. Yes I enjoy it, yes it has some great games, but it is marketed today as it was marketed back in its hayday - unfortunately the comp isn't as good as those days. State of origin is a classic example of an overhyped series that today doesn't stand up to past SOO series. The problem being there are less GREAT players in the comp, and a good bulk of them are Kiwis so are uneligible to play SOO. Comparing the days of Mel, Daley, ET, Lewis, Langer etc to today is a non contest. 2. ESL is better than ever, mainly due to the increasing numbers of overseas players. I think SHRLFC you have somewhat underplayed the Australasian influence of your team, though you do have Englishmen in the 4 key positions of RL (1, 6, 7 and 9), and all current/former Internationals at that. Whether ESL has caught up to NRL is debatable, especially when you're going to be swayed somewhat by the players/teams that are more familiar to you, or you have a personal interest in. Coming off the fence I'd still say that NRL was better. The best players (going by International Test results) are predominantly from the NRL, there are still fewer teams in the ESL capable of seriously winning the Super league ***le in comparison to the NRL comp, and at the other end of the leader board the weakest NRL teams would (I'd suggest) easily dispatch the weakest ESL teams. [/QUOTE]
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