They don't take it seriously, usually played here and as a pre season game.

So why do they send full strength team, arrive nearly a week before and celebrate like they've won gold .....?

If they genuinely didn't care they would send a load of fringe/academy players across but no one ever has !

The pre season nonsense ours are only 2 weeks in hardly running at full tilt by then

We hear it every week the "weakest team in nrl would best Saints or Wigan by 50" but when their best only win by 10 all the excuses come out in their droves

They take it that seriously that Penrith couldn't be arsed to play Saints this season

100% he won't reply to this, they don't take it that seriously.

Look at the best players in SL, French, Field, they were fringe players at best before they came.

The best prop in SL goes to the NRL and fails to make a impact. There are exceptions to the rules, but if you name the best English players in any position, there will be 10 plus NRL players better than them.

Looking at those metre stats our lads must have been playing Rugby Union.

Bateman was one of their best players

Even George Williams did well at Canberra

But go on then 10 hookers better than Roby

Then 10 props better than walmsley

Then 10 wingers better than makinson

You sure you wanna play this game

They also thought couldn't be arsed with last years world cup

But world cup viewing will be higher than origin or any nrl games worldwide fact

Outside of queensland and nsw nrl is smalltime

Point of the post has totally gone over your head......

No light bulbs going off today as to ask why out academy and reserves dont use the same structures and systems as the first team?

It's possibly a big part of when we get Injurys we capitulate so badly. I honestly can't believe Hodgsons even made that comment and openly admitted it

He didn't - he was referring to the three loan players. Reading clearly not one of your strong points.