Tom Ando
Fred Wood (13)
Following Benji Marshall's announcement that he would be leaving the Blues and Super Rugby to go back to Rugby League, comments were made on Monday Night with Matty Johns, where Gordon Tallis made the comments that "Rugby want you there for the headlines, but they actually want you to fail I believe; because they want their code to look better you know?" "Like I watched Wendall Sailor, one of the most damaging ball runners; they never passed him the ball! So they want you come there but they don't want you to be successful". In response to Nathan Hindmarsh's question about Israel Folau, Tallis replies, "That's all they've got"
Further comments were made from Matty Johns about Marshall saying "I've watched Benji come off the bench, and he's getting 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there, he is hardly getting enough time to prove himself, so-"
Does Rugby Union want League players to fail in our code to make it look like we are a tougher, more complex sport that the average league star can't handle, or was the likes of Sailor and Marshall hard done by? Lastly, does Rugby League just have a chip on their shoulder? Personally I'm sick of the chip on the Rugby League's shoulder about everything to do with Union. I'm glad when League comes up in conversation on Fox, on The Rugby Club, FSN or pre/post game, we aren't afraid to use the other codes NAME, let alone discuss openly about converts like Izzy Folau and their background. Watch any Footy Show on Channel 9, and were are referred to like a disease ("The other code").
What are you guys thoughts? Do you guys hope that Sam Burgess fails. Did you hope Izzy failed when he first came over?
Further comments were made from Matty Johns about Marshall saying "I've watched Benji come off the bench, and he's getting 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there, he is hardly getting enough time to prove himself, so-"
Does Rugby Union want League players to fail in our code to make it look like we are a tougher, more complex sport that the average league star can't handle, or was the likes of Sailor and Marshall hard done by? Lastly, does Rugby League just have a chip on their shoulder? Personally I'm sick of the chip on the Rugby League's shoulder about everything to do with Union. I'm glad when League comes up in conversation on Fox, on The Rugby Club, FSN or pre/post game, we aren't afraid to use the other codes NAME, let alone discuss openly about converts like Izzy Folau and their background. Watch any Footy Show on Channel 9, and were are referred to like a disease ("The other code").
What are you guys thoughts? Do you guys hope that Sam Burgess fails. Did you hope Izzy failed when he first came over?