Thereโs just one week to go until Super League kicks off for 2019 and the excitementโs building as every club anticipates the new season. A new year brings new hope, and with it, new signings.
A whole host of NRL players have decided to head to England this year and itโs great to see a few younger players, with none of them approaching retirement just yet.
Here are the five NRL imports Iโm most looking forward to seeing in Super League in 2019.
5. Trent Merrin
Yet another new Leeds arrival, Merrin is a superstar signing that I canโt wait to see. Heโs played over 200 NRL games, made 13 appearances for New South Wales and won 7 caps for Australia.
At 29 his best days are probably behind him and heโs very unlikely to play rep footy again, but heโs certainly not on his last legs yet and the Rhinos clearly donโt think so either, having given him a 4-year deal.
His experience in the biggest of games should be a great asset to the Rhinos, who had a difficult year in 2018 and who have lost a few experienced heads in recent years.
Tui Lolahea๐๐ thatโs a good one
+1 Jake. You can also forget about Hurrell making any impact.
Personally i dont think any of these guys will light up the super league
Kurt gidley and sandow lit the superleague up, most of our players are a league above there players.
Albert Kelly is over there doing fine, I would prefer tui over him.
Hurrel will be one of the top try scorers over there this year. I take it you got for the warriors Jake? Well you have Kata and he is pretty much the same player as hurrel lol
Canโt disagree with that, thereโs still a clear gulf between the 2 comps. Some of the English lads have become stand outs in the NRL though, Josh Hodgson, James Graham and Sam Burgess in particular.