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That's right folks Gavin Henson has signed with a league side

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/12 ... gby-league

Garrick Morgan came to mind.

It’s a hard choice. The poll should allow two selections.

He's 39? Where has time gone?

He'd probably have been good at it years ago. If he's going to be half back (or whatever they call it), he might just have to stand in the pocket and pass.



... but the real answer is: most Union props and locks.

With the amount he's discussed it's easy to forget that Henson has a mere 33 caps to his name. That's fewer than Jamie Noon!


Luther Burrell makes a compelling argument as an answer to the title, recently released from League without playing having made a fair amount of noise at the time of crossing codes.

sockwithaticket wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:26 pm With the amount he's discussed it's easy to forget that Henson has a mere 33 caps to his name. That's fewer than Jamie Noon!


Luther Burrell makes a compelling argument as an answer to the title, recently released from League without playing having made a fair amount of noise at the time of crossing codes.

That's interesting for sure. Was he a centre (or whatever they call the blokes with 3 and 4 on their shirts)?

Brisbane had a crap season, but I barely noticed Te'o in their 'highlights'. The best centres seem to be faster and better handlers than the typical Union 12, who seem to fit the second row mould better?

Niegs wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:37 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:26 pm With the amount he's discussed it's easy to forget that Henson has a mere 33 caps to his name. That's fewer than Jamie Noon!


Luther Burrell makes a compelling argument as an answer to the title, recently released from League without playing having made a fair amount of noise at the time of crossing codes.

That's interesting for sure. Was he a centre (or whatever they call the blokes with 3 and 4 on their shirts)?

Brisbane had a crap season, but I barely noticed Te'o in their 'highlights'. The best centres seem to be faster and better handlers than the typical Union 12, who seem to fit the second row mould better?

From the sounds of the article I read about his return to Union he didn't get any game time, so no idea of position.

Afraid I've watched far too little league to offer much of an opinion on positional differences between the codes, but Burrell was definitely more of a ball carrier than a distributor and not particularly quick for a union back, He dropped a few kilos for League, so it would have been interesting to see if that changed the way he played had he got that far.

League features players closer to a median of around 6" and 100kgs, so I would say players miles away from that kind of physique.

Not to say there aren't exceptions to that kind of Rugba League Bot (TM).

SBW at the moment, looked bloody awful in all the games he has played for the Roosters who just had 60 put on them by the Bunnies.

ASMO wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:59 am SBW at the moment, looked bloody awful in all the games he has played for the Roosters who just had 60 put on them by the Bunnies.

He's relatively old now. His athleticism was his greatest asset in his heyday, and he's clearly lost some of this as he's aged.

Jimmy Smallsteps wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:40 am League features players closer to a median of around 6" and 100kgs, so I would say players miles away from that kind of physique.

Not to say there aren't exceptions to that kind of Rugba League Bot (TM).

Pretty much. Anyone who is too tall or heavy will struggle in League. Also if they are too small, unless they are very quick and/or a playmaker.